▁the ▁show . ▁And ▁third : ▁Ne es on ▁would ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 - hour ▁CG I ▁film ▁displayed ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 - foot ▁" animation ▁wall " ▁played ▁throughout ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁Jeff ▁Wayne ▁would ▁conduct ▁the ▁U LL Ad ub ULL A ▁Str ings ▁and ▁Black ▁Sm oke ▁Band ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁t ours ▁before . ▁ ▁In ▁mid ▁September , ▁the ▁cast ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁casting ▁R icky ▁Wilson ▁as ▁the ▁Art illery man , ▁J oss ▁Stone ▁as ▁Beth , ▁Alex ▁Cla re ▁as ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁Human ity , ▁Ma ver ick ▁Sab re ▁as ▁Par son ▁Nathan iel , ▁and ▁Take ▁That ▁singer ▁Gary ▁Bar low ▁as ▁the ▁S ung ▁Th ought s ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ist , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Ne es on ▁as ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ist . ▁The ▁release ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Generation ▁album ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁be ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁but ▁moved ▁to ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁Arena ▁tour . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁stage ▁show ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Theatre ▁in ▁London ' s ▁West ▁End ▁and ▁ran ▁until ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Jeff ▁Wayne ' s ▁The ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁World s : ▁The ▁Musical ▁D rama ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁it ▁was ▁announced