Both tour versions used narration, projected computer graphics and a large Martian fighting machine on stage. 1978 - Game designer Tomohiro Nishikado was a huge fan of Wells' novel.

Both tour versions used narration, projected computer graphics and a large Martian fighting machine on stage. 1978 - Game designer Tomohiro Nishikado was a huge fan of Wells' novel.

A Martian-fighting machine hovering over London, from a 1906 edition of “The War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells. (Illustration: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) ...

This week's The Shows Must Go On! musical is a sci-fi classic This weekend's streaming video from The Shows Must Go On! is the full stage show of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds.