Annie Crummer rocks as Killer Queen

LOCAL STAR: Annie Crummer on stage in We Will Rock You.

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Homegrown Annie Crummer is the talk of the town after the opening of We Will Rock You - the acclaimed musical by the surviving members of English super group Queen and writer Ben Elton.

The show is playing at the Civic Theatre until November 11 and stars Crummer - who grew up in Avondale, in the role of Killer Queen.

Crummer was born in 1966 and first came to prominence in 1986 singing a duet with Malcolm Black on the Netherworld Dancing Toys song, For Today.

She was also part of the chart topping all-women vocal group When the Cat's Away with Debbie Harwood, Kim Willoughby and former Blockhouse Bay resident Margaret Urlich.

Their single, Melting Pot, went to No. 1 in 1988 and they won group of the year at the 1989 New Zealand Music Awards.

Crummer, who has released two solo albums, made headlines earlier this year after being asked to record a remake of Another One Bites the Dust - a huge hit made famous by Queen during the 1980s.

Queen came to a grinding halt after the death of charismatic frontman Freddy Mercury in 1991.

Original members Brian May and Roger Taylor are still kept involved with various musical projects including their collaboration with Elton on We Will Rock You.

It was through the stage show that they spotted Crummer's talent and asked to her to join them on the separate recording project.

Crummer has been involved with the multi-million-dollar musical since it started touring the world in 2002.

She stars alongside Rock Star INXS finalist Miguel Ayesa and a cast of nearly 30 performers.

We Will Rock You is set in the year 2350 when live music is banned on Earth, but the kids are in rebellion, fighting against the all-powerful Globalsoft Corporation which controls their lives and feeds them a diet of synthesised pop.

It features 24 of Queen's legendary hits including Bohemian Rhapsody, We Are The Champions, Radio Ga Ga and Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

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