Back in 1979, I first discovered Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds. In 2009 I had the good fortune to attend the 30th Anniversary Live presentation in Brighton, England. Some photos from that show below. Click on images to enlarge.

35-Foot tall Martian Fighting Machine	Jeff Wayne	Projection of Richard Burton (George Herbert the Journalist)
Justin Hayward (The sung thoughts of the Journalist)	Chris Thompson (The Voice of Humanity)	Alexis James (The Artilleryman)
Excellent music by The Black Smoke Band and The ULLAdubULLA Strings.	Damien Edwards and Jennifer Ellison (Parson Nathaniel and Beth)	Groundbreaking technology
	Picture disc- autographed by Jeff Wayne