Wil Wheaton is an award–winning actor, voice artist, author, and audiobook narrator. Some of his credits include The Defiant Ones, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, and Fiddler on the Roof. Theodore Bikel (1924–2015) was an award-winning stage and screen actor, an activist for civil rights and progressive causes worldwide, and a singer whose voice won him critical acclaim. He is married to actress-singer Marnie Mosiman, and they have two sons, Keegan and Owen. He has also been featured in the popular Assassins Creek video game series and has appeared on stage at the American Shakespeare Festival, the Seattle Repertory Company, and the Old Globe, among others. John de Lancie is an actor and voice-over artist known for his numerous television roles, including Star Trek, Stargate SG-1, and Breaking Bad. An acclaimed stage actor, he has also cowritten four science fiction novels. TV Guide named Spock one of the fifty greatest television characters.Īrmin Shimerman is familiar to science fiction fans as Quark on Star Trek: DS-9 and as Principal Snyder on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Spock had a significant cultural impact and garnered Nimoy three Emmy Award nominations. He made his first appearance in the rejected Star Trek pilot, “The Cage,” in 1965 and went on to play Spock until 1969. He began his career in his early twenties, teaching acting classes in Hollywood and making minor film and television appearances through the 1950s, as well as playing the title role in Kid Monk Baroni. His most famous role was that of Spock in the original Star Trek series, as well as in multiple film, television, and video game sequels. Leonard Simon Nimoy (1931–2015) was an American actor, film director, poet, musician, and photographer.

Library Journal, a Wyatt’s World Pick of Five Fabulous Listens Here it presents a re-creation of one of the most famous dramas, the 1897 sf tale that terrified a nation, joining three Star Trek alumni-Leonard Nimoy, Brent Spiner, and Gates McFadden-to render a high-octane performance of the time when many were convinced Martians had indeed invaded Earth.”

“LA Theatre Works…produces star-studded audio plays. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring John de Lancie, Meagan Fay, Jerry Hardin, Gates McFadden, Leonard Nimoy, Daryl Schultz, Armin Shimerman, Brent Spiner, Tom Virtue, and Wil Wheaton. The War of the Worlds is truly the mother of all space invasions, offering a rare combination of chills, thrills and great literature.Īn L.A. Originally directed by Orson Welles and performed by his Mercury Theatre of the Air, The War of the Worlds is an adaptation of H. The breathless pace and convincing details make it clear why the 1938 broadcast of an “eyewitness report” of an invasion from Mars caused a nationwide panic. Join actors from Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation as they recreate this classic radio thriller.

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