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"X Factor star Rhydian Roberts will appear in a new musical version of The War Of The Worlds. Ex-Atomic Kitten singer Liz McClarnon and popstar Jason Donovan will also appear in the production, which is composed and produced by Jeff Wayne. Roberts will play Parson Nathaniel, a role previously taken by Russell Watson and Thin Lizzy&amp;#039;s Phil Lynott. &amp;quot;My dream has always been to appear in a musical which tours large arenas and I&amp;#039;m very excited to be joining such an incredible cast for The War of The Worlds 2010 tour,&amp;quot; said Roberts. &amp;quot;I am a big fan of Jeff Wayne and I grew up listening to the classic album, so it&amp;#039;s very special to be performing one of the main roles of Parson Nathaniel - even more so given that I will share the stage with an 11-foot floating 3D hologram of my fellow countryman, Richard Burton, 26 years after his death!&amp;quot; Wayne commented: &amp;quot;Rhydian is an incredibly talented singer whose range and depth of voice will suit this role perfectly. I am delighted to welcome him into this year&amp;#039;s production.&amp;quot; War Of The Worlds - Alive On Stage! will tour UK arenas in November and December. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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