C-3PO actor brings ‘Star Wars’ concert to arena; win a ‘Star Wars’ prize package
Written by Toledo Free Press Staff Writers | | news@toledofreepress.comShould it be named “George Lucas County Arena?”
“Star Wars in Concert” will feature a symphony orchestra and choir performing composer John Williams’ music from the six “Star Wars” films, Dec. 1 at the arena. The performances will be narrated live by C-3P0 actor Anthony Daniels and accompanied by a three-story-tall high-definition screen displaying movie footage synchronized to the live music.
“My role is not to be 3P0 in ‘Star Wars in Concert,’” said Daniels in an Associated Press interview. “It is to be the host, to be the narrator. I very simply tell the story in segments. 3P0 certainly features on screen quite a lot, and there are moments on stage when his spirit shines through.”
Anthony Daniels
As part of its worldwide tour, the show will play Dec. 1 at the Lucas County Arena. Tickets for “Star Wars: In Concert” go on sale Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. at the Lucas County Arena box office and Ticketmaster, by phone at 800-745-3000, and at the Web site www.ticketmaster.com.
“We’ve taken the key themes from the music and cut together all the images that fit with each theme, so you can really get a sense of how the music played into the images,” said George Lucas, creator of the ‘Star Wars’ saga, in a news release. “The whole soundtrack is a testament to John Williams’ creativity and his extraordinary ability to enhance the emotional aspects of the films.”
“Creating the music for the ‘Star Wars’ films has been an exciting and wonderful experience for me, and I therefore have derived particular pleasure in assembling a compendium of themes from all of the films to be presented in ‘Star Wars in Concert,’” Williams said in a news release. “The editors at Lucasfilm have created original film montages to accompany each of the musical selections, and in the process, I believe that a singular and unique ‘Star Wars’ experience has been born.”
Accompanying the concert is an exclusive exhibit of Star Wars costumes, props, artifacts, production artwork and specially created behind-the-scenes videos from the Lucasfilm Archives. Many of these pieces are leaving Skywalker Ranch for the first time.
The exhibit features many classic fan favorite artifacts, as well as several new and never-before-seen items, including:
- Full costumes for Jedi Masters Kit Fisto and Plo Koon will be on display.
- For the first time ever, pages from John Williams’ original hand-written sheet music for “Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace” will be exhibited for the public.
- Also on display will be various never-before-seen props from the films, including blasters and helmets from Coruscant, Tatooine and other iconic Star Wars locations.
Win a galactic ‘Star Wars’ prize package
Is The Force still with you? Answer these five trivia questions and submit them with a brief essay on why you should be honored as NW Ohio’s biggest ‘Star Wars’ fan. The winner will receive:
- Two free tickets to see “Star Wars in Concert” at the Lucas County Arena;
- A prize package with more than 20 authentic “Star Wars” collectibles;
- An “out-of-this-world” dinner for two at Johnny Rockets at the Town Center at Levis Commons.
Deadline for entries is Nov. 1. Winner will be named and a portion of their essay printed in the Nov. 8 edition of Toledo Free Press. E-mail your entry to letters@toledofreepress.com or mail them to Toledo Free Press Star Wars contest, 605 Monroe St., Toledo, OH 43604.
1. Who ranked higher on the “Heroes” section of the American Film Institute’s 100 Heroes and Villains” list — Han Solo or Obi-Wan Kenobi?
2. Which of the six “Star Wars” films were nominated for the Academy Award Best Picture?
3. Who among the following did not appear in the 1978 “Star Wars Holiday Special”? A. Bea Arthur. B. Art Carney. C. Grace Slick. D. Harrison Ford.
4. Who is Ailyn Vel’s father?
5. Which of the following Harrison Ford movies did John Williams not compose the score to? A. “Sabrina.” B. “Presumed Innocent.” C. Patriot Games.” D. “Indiana Jones and Last Crusade.”
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