Queen announce The Show Must Go On - The Queen + Adam Lambert Story

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Brian May, Adam Lambert and Roger Taylor
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 1st Mar 2019
Last updated 1st Mar 2019

Queen have announced details of a new two-hour documentary called The Show Must Go On - The Queen + Adam Lambert Story. Produced by Jim Beach and acclaimed writer and filmmaker Simon Lupton, the documentary will air on the ABC Television Network on Monday 29th April ahead of Queen + Adam Lambert’s completely sold-out North American ‘Rhapsody’ tour. A UK release date hasn’t been confirmed.

According to Queen’s official website, the synopsis for The Show Must Go On is as follows:

“With rare concert footage and exclusive, revealing portraits of the band members off-stage, “The Show Must Go On” chronicles Queen and Lambert’s incredible journey since they first shared the stage together on ‘American Idol’ in 2009.

"From his humble beginnings and meteoric rise on reality TV to now standing centre stage as lead singer of Queen + Adam Lambert, the documentary features brand new interviews with Lambert, his parents Leila and Eber and Queen founding members Brian May and Roger Taylor, as well as ‘American Idol’ judge Simon Cowell, Golden Globe and Oscar winner for Best Actor, Bohemian Rhapsody’s Rami Malek and Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins.”

The documentary will also follow the aftermath of Freddie Mercury’s death in 1991. The blurb continues:

“The Show Must Go On” simultaneously follows the ensuing 17 years. Lambert, starting at the age of 10, is beginning to come of age, discovers his love of music and finds a voice of his own while, across the pond, the surviving members of Queen see their songs remain staples with DJ’s, in clubs, in theatres around the globe with their hit musical “We Will Rock You” and in movies.

"Lambert and Queen intersected in spectacular fashion when Lambert first performs with the band, singing “We Are the Champions” as one of only two finalists on Season 8 of “American Idol.” The public reaction was remarkable and first seeded the idea that perhaps Lambert might become a permanent fixture in the Queen family. In 2012 Queen + Adam Lambert was born. To date, Queen + Adam Lambert have performed together in nearly 200 sold-out shows in arenas and stadiums across the world.”

Queen + Adam Lambert opened the 91st Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday night performing a medley of ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘We Are The Champions’.

Bohemian Rhapsody went on to triumph in four categories at The Oscars making it the biggest winner of the night. Rami Malek won Best Actor for his role as Freddie Mercury and the film also took home the Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing gongs.

Now take a look at some of the Oscars 2019 winners:

Best Picture: Green Book

Winner: Green Book
BlacKkKlansman
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Roma
A Star Is Born

Best Actress: Olivia Colman

Winner: Olivia Colman - The Favourite
Yalitza Aparicio - Roma
Glenn Close - The Wife
Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy - Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Best Actor: Rami Malek

Winner: Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
Christian Bale - Vice
Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe - At Eternity's Gate
Viggo Mortensen - Green Book

Best Supporting Actress: Regina King

Winner: Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
Amy Adams - Vice
Marina de Tavira - Roma
Emma Stone - The Favourite
Rachel Weisz - The Favourite

Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali

Winner: Mahershala Ali - Green Book
Adam Driver - BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott - A Star Is Born
Richard E Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell - Vice

Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron

Winner: Alfonso Cuaron - Roma
Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite
Spike Lee - BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay - Vice
Pawel Pawlikowski - Cold War

Best Production Design: Black Panther - Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart

Winner: Black Panther - Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart
The Favourite - Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton
First Man - Nathan Crowley and Kathy Lucas
Mary Poppins Returns - John Myhre and Gordon Sim
Roma - Eugenio Caballero and Barbara Enriquez

Best Original Song: Shallow

Winner: 'Shallow' (A Star Is Born) - Lady GaGa, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt'All The Stars' (Black Panther) - Mark Spears, Kendrick Lamar, Duckworth and Anthony Tiffith and Solana Rowe
'I'll Fight' (RGB) - Diane Warren
'The Place Where Lost Things Go' (Mary Poppins Returns) - Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
'When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings' (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) - David Rawlings and Gillian Welch

Best Original Score: Black Panther

Winner: Black Panther - Ludwig Goransson
BlacKkKlansman - Terence Blanchard
If Beale Street Could Talk - Nicholas Britell
Isle of Dogs - Alexandre Desplat
Mary Poppins Returns - Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman

Best Adapted Screenplay: BlacKkKlansman

Winner: BlacKkKlansman - Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike LeeThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Can You Ever Forgive Me? - Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
If Beale Street Could Talk - Barry Jenkins
A Star Is Born - Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper and Will Fetters

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