So We Can Finally Wear Our Slave Leia and Chewbacca Costumes to the Symphony?

In the ever expanding quest to attract new audience members to attend classical music/opera performances comes word that "Star Wars in Concert" will begin its national (and future intergalactic) tour tonight in Orange County and Los Angeles.

Comprised of a two hour symphonic concert with big screen footage from the Star Wars movies plus lasers and explosions producers hope to attract "Star Wars" enthusiasts, older rock'n' roll fans looking for a new kind of live show, and, a distant third, classical music aficionados."

Comments Lucas Liscensing president Howard Roffman, "If you look at the numbers, there are a lot more people today consuming 'Star Wars' than consuming classical music."

Ouch.

Which goes to show everything is better when you add lasers.

You can read the full report here.

And oh, Han shoots first.

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