LOTR Premiere Review *SPOILERS WITHIN* — Page 3

Wow, sounds like an amazing experience. I guess there is not really any way they can make this one into a national tour. It would have to be EXTREMELY sized down. Unless they tried to do it in Arenas.

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i'm flying to Toronto in the next few months just to see this show!

It really sounds exhilarating, and I can't wait to see it!

It's been long rumoured (as someone stated) that the next production of this will be in London, at the Dominion (currently home to We Will Rock You which is closing in October). The Dom is *I think* Londons biggest theatre with 2001 seats. Whether Lord of the Rings would fill it or not, I don't know...

Hah,

Oh man do I ever want to play Gollum. I am known for my wicked impression of his form th movie (both physical and vocally).

And Algy...Theres a funny story behind the Dominion theatre. A few years ago, We Will Rock You was playing there (as it is still) and it got smashed critically and the Lord of the Rings producers were gonna move into that theatre once it inevitabely closed...only problem is it didn't. It kept going and going, even though it was blasted in reviews. So then they had to look at their other options, and decided on Toronto.

So at least We Will Rock You was good for something! Now Toronto gets a bit of a neededn boost to it's theatre industry.

Akiva

I was so very against this show from the outset, but, after recently seeing the bway.com video and reading these reviews, I think I need to give it a chance. arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!!!!

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It would be hard to split it up. how would they do it? like run the first one for a year, then the second one for a year, etc. Or how would that work? it seems like a tough show cause I know it would sell out on tour, but its designed to where it can't tour. I don't think it would work on Broadway either. I think Vegas would be great for it. Admist all the Cirque shows, LOTR would fit right in. though of course, id never get to see it, itd still be cool. Maybe they could just make the show an even and like offer an hour break b/w acts or something. I dunno.

i'm going in march! can not wait.
i'd just like to know why some of you have this fear of going to toronto to see it?

LOTR was amazing!!! I saw it on Sat evening. Not bad for only a few weeks into previews. It looks like they are really working out all the kinks.

I can't see why this couldn't be put in one of the other huge theatres on Broadway. The Ford/Hilton theatre, for example.

(I haven't seen the show; I wrote this post because I want to hear somebody who's seen it tell me that I'm plain wrong).

I saw this show last night, and they probably will not be able to tour this show because of the huge technical demands of the stage deck alone.

They had to tear out the front part of the concrete stage of the Princess of Wales Theatre so that they can install a revolving elevator stage that juts out over the orchestra pit.

If it weren't for the stage deck, they would have been able to tour this show. But they can't really take away the revolving elevator stage because it figures so much into the staging of this show.

The last time I saw a show make heavy use of elevating stage decks was DER GLOCKNER VON NOTRE DAME in Berlin, which used them to stunning effect. But they were not as complicated as the one for LOTR, and the stage for LOTR alone is probably the most spectacular for any stage production I have ever seen... legit stage production I mean. I haven't seen KA in Las Vegas, although I have seen the impressive levitating swimming pool stage in "O" in Las Vegas.