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A. R. Rahman and The Lord of the Rings musical

A. R. Rahman and The Lord of the Rings musical

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#0A. R. Rahman and The Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 4/29/04 at 12:34am

From Playbill On-Line...

PBOL: You're also working on The Lord of the Rings musical. What's happening with that show at this point?

A. R. Rahman: We are still doing the creative [aspects] — writing numbers. But a readthrough or a workshop will probably happen soon.
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I like A. R. Rahman, but I don't think The Lord of the Rings will make a great musical. I didn't realize that the project was this far along. What do we think?
PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with A. R. Rahman

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#1re: A. R. Rahman and The Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 4/29/04 at 12:01pm

I am some what scared. I mean come on a chorus line of orcs, singing and dancing wizards? When I hear LOTR I don't think musical. If Bombay Dreams bombs I just don't know if it will fly.But who knows, it could gp gangbusters. Anyone else???
Barbara


"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." Conan O'Brien

Ruffian
#2re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 4/29/04 at 12:08pm

I am a LOTR Freak. I will feel compelled to see Dancing Wizards

Might it be any good? To quote Aragorn: "There is always hope."

lmao

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#3re: re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 4/29/04 at 12:15pm

I too loved the movies and books, but remember that horrid Hobbit cartoon?YIKES!!! It is sooo vast and epic it could be very hard to pull off on a live stage.
Hopefully others will cherp in with their opinions.
Barbara


"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." Conan O'Brien

Ruffian
#4re: re: re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 4/29/04 at 12:21pm

Dancing Wizards
Dancing Hobbits
Dancing Elves

Already buying a ticket

LMAO

It could realllllly be tricky to pull off

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#5re: re: re: re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 4/29/04 at 12:35pm

Awww Who the heck am I trying to kid!! Save me a place in line. I hope they get Viggo far Arragon ( HUBBA!!)


"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." Conan O'Brien

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#6re: re: re: re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 4/29/04 at 12:36pm

I loved reading "The Hobbit" and "The Trilogy - Lord of the Rings" - twice - many years ago. I thought that the recently released Lord of the Rings movies were incredible. The whole story is of such a massive scale, that is amazing that Peter Jackson did such a good job of translating the books into movie format. As a fan, attention to detail and staying true to the ENTIRE story were key in the success of the movies. I hope that the story can be adapted for stage, but I am a bit skeptical about it being truncated properly to fit within a 2 and 1/2 - 3 hour time frame. I will be anxious to see how this project progresses.

Ruffian
#7re: re: re: re: re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 4/29/04 at 12:38pm

VIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

(wipes the drool)

We will have to watch the progress, it cannot stand up to the books or the films....but ...stay tuned....

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#8re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 4/29/04 at 12:50pm

I couldn't get through one of the books and slept through the films. I don't think I'll be catching this one. Is he trying to fit the entire trilogy into one show? Or will it be a Wagner thing?


"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

Ruffian
#9re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 4/29/04 at 12:54pm

I must confess the final movie did not meet my expectations, but the first two were AMAZING. I hope we hear more info on this show as it progresses.....

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#10re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 4/29/04 at 1:00pm

Mr. Matt - I believe that Tolkien is someone you either love - or not. There's not too much in between with his works. Personally, I love his work - the massive scope and attention to detail in a fantasy world - Middle Earth - a parable for our own world.

I can't imagine how the 'entire' LOTR can be truncated effectively to a "fan's satisfaction" for a 2 and 1/2 - 3 hour stage musical. I'm intrigued and interested, but skeptical.

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#12re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 4/30/04 at 5:52pm

One word: Shogun.


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#13re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lord of th
Posted: 4/30/04 at 7:11pm

I have not seen, nor do I have any desire, to see these films. About 30 minutes into the first one is as far as I got.


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#14re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lord of th
Posted: 4/30/04 at 7:59pm

Are you talking about the Clavell book, Borstalboy? They tried to musicalize that? The mind boggles.

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#15re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lo
Posted: 4/30/04 at 8:07pm

The composer of Shogun disowned it as he more or less designed it as an opera & the score was gutted. I saw it & found it enjoyable . Not great but enjoyable


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#16re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lo
Posted: 5/1/04 at 6:40pm

I'm not sure this could work as a musical. Especially if its just one. You need to assimilate all the material and characters into about 2 1/2 hours? It seems like so much of the gargantuan work would be lost in the process. I wish them luck, but I don't keep my expectations high on this one.

~K

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#17re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A. R. Rahman and The Lo
Posted: 5/1/04 at 6:56pm

I'm not quite sure I can see this working as a musical. But I guess you never know. I mean, there are probably a number of shows that started out seeming really far-fetched, but ended up successful.


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Posted: 5/1/04 at 8:03pm

Yeah, how about story in which a very ugly guy who lives in the cellar of an Opera House---it will never fly re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A. R. Rahma

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Posted: 5/1/04 at 9:04pm

isnt it opening in london? those people in london have some intrestering show, mary poppins and jerry springer to name a few i think that LotR is a perfect fit to be on stage, we know everything cant be included, or if it is it could be done with several intermissions, and include a dinner break etc.


need to defrag my brain.


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