First Look: ABC’s Queen + Adam Lambert Special Airs On April 29
“The Show Must Go On” will air from 8-10PM EDT on April 29.
THE SHOW MUST GO ON: THE QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT STORY (Miracle Productions / ABC)
This past winter, ABC confirmed plans to air an upcoming special called “The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story.”
The two-hour broadcast airs at 8PM EDT on April 29. Ahead of the airing, ABC shared a collection of production photos.
“With rare concert footage and exclusive, revealing portraits of the band members offstage, ‘The Show Must Go On’ chronicles Queen and Lambert’s incredible journey since they first shared the stage together on ‘American Idol’ in 2009,” says the official press release. In addition to the concert and behind-the-scenes footage, the special will feature interviews with Lambert, his family, members of Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody” star Rami Malek and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
The first-look photos follow (courtesy ABC and Miracle Productions):
THE SHOW MUST GO ON: THE QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT STORY – On the heels of Queen and Adam Lambert’s show-stopping opening performance at the Oscars on Sunday, February 24, Lincoln Square Productions has acquired the U.S. television rights to a documentary from Miracle Productions on the iconic band and their new regular frontman, Adam Lambert. Produced by Jim Beach and acclaimed writer and filmmaker Simon Lupton, “The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story” airs MONDAY, APRIL 29 (8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network, prior to Queen and Lambert’s already sold-out July/August 2019 U.S. “Rhapsody” tour. (Miracle Productions) ADAM LAMBERT, QUEENTHE SHOW MUST GO ON: THE QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT STORY – On the heels of Queen and Adam Lambert’s show-stopping opening performance at the Oscars on Sunday, February 24, Lincoln Square Productions has acquired the U.S. television rights to a documentary from Miracle Productions on the iconic band and their new regular frontman, Adam Lambert. Produced by Jim Beach and acclaimed writer and filmmaker Simon Lupton, “The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story” airs MONDAY, APRIL 29 (8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network, prior to Queen and Lambert’s already sold-out July/August 2019 U.S. “Rhapsody” tour. (Miracle Productions) ADAM LAMBERT, QUEENTHE SHOW MUST GO ON: THE QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT STORY – On the heels of Queen and Adam Lambert’s show-stopping opening performance at the Oscars on Sunday, February 24, Lincoln Square Productions has acquired the U.S. television rights to a documentary from Miracle Productions on the iconic band and their new regular frontman, Adam Lambert. Produced by Jim Beach and acclaimed writer and filmmaker Simon Lupton, “The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story” airs MONDAY, APRIL 29 (8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network, prior to Queen and Lambert’s already sold-out July/August 2019 U.S. “Rhapsody” tour. (Miracle Productions) ADAM LAMBERT, QUEENTHE SHOW MUST GO ON: THE QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT STORY – On the heels of Queen and Adam Lambert’s show-stopping opening performance at the Oscars on Sunday, February 24, Lincoln Square Productions has acquired the U.S. television rights to a documentary from Miracle Productions on the iconic band and their new regular frontman, Adam Lambert. Produced by Jim Beach and acclaimed writer and filmmaker Simon Lupton, “The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story” airs MONDAY, APRIL 29 (8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network, prior to Queen and Lambert’s already sold-out July/August 2019 U.S. “Rhapsody” tour. (Miracle Productions) QUEEN, ADAM LAMBERTTHE SHOW MUST GO ON: THE QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT STORY – On the heels of Queen and Adam Lambert’s show-stopping opening performance at the Oscars on Sunday, February 24, Lincoln Square Productions has acquired the U.S. television rights to a documentary from Miracle Productions on the iconic band and their new regular frontman, Adam Lambert. Produced by Jim Beach and acclaimed writer and filmmaker Simon Lupton, “The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story” airs MONDAY, APRIL 29 (8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network, prior to Queen and Lambert’s already sold-out July/August 2019 U.S. “Rhapsody” tour. (Miracle Productions) ADAM LAMBERT, QUEENTHE SHOW MUST GO ON: THE QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT STORY – On the heels of Queen and Adam Lambert’s show-stopping opening performance at the Oscars on Sunday, February 24, Lincoln Square Productions has acquired the U.S. television rights to a documentary from Miracle Productions on the iconic band and their new regular frontman, Adam Lambert. Produced by Jim Beach and acclaimed writer and filmmaker Simon Lupton, “The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story” airs MONDAY, APRIL 29 (8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network, prior to Queen and Lambert’s already sold-out July/August 2019 U.S. “Rhapsody” tour. (Miracle Productions) ADAM LAMBERT, QUEEN
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