Lord of the Rings Musical
Lord of the Rings Musical
#0Lord of the Rings Musical
Posted: 5/22/05 at 1:28pm
My dad has an office in Toronto and i really want to see this
I'm a huge fan of lotr and of musicals (obviously). it'll probably suck but i want to see it anyway; does anyone know the dates/times itll be in toronto this summer?
"No two shows are alike in the making. Each show is a living
piece of your life in a small unreal world with its own character
and integrity; its own new set of memorable experiences and
incredible happenings. You begin to love and adapt to its strangeness.
Dreams harden into substance. Values come into focus. You wish
it would never end. The dream world vanishes like mist before a
rising sun; part of you vanishes with it. And back you land in the
real world with a thud- fogged, uneasy, jittery, difficult to get
along with. There is only one cure. A new show. A new, small
unreal world; new visions, experiences, incredible happenings.
Again you love it, adapt to it, wish it would never end.
But end it does. Another part of you vanishes.
That's show business."-Anonymous
#1re: Lord of the Rings Musical
Posted: 5/22/05 at 1:33pm
It's not opening until Spring 2006. See lotr.com for more info.
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#2re: Lord of the Rings Musical
Posted: 5/22/05 at 1:39pmoh! thank you, krisjoseph :)
"No two shows are alike in the making. Each show is a living
piece of your life in a small unreal world with its own character
and integrity; its own new set of memorable experiences and
incredible happenings. You begin to love and adapt to its strangeness.
Dreams harden into substance. Values come into focus. You wish
it would never end. The dream world vanishes like mist before a
rising sun; part of you vanishes with it. And back you land in the
real world with a thud- fogged, uneasy, jittery, difficult to get
along with. There is only one cure. A new show. A new, small
unreal world; new visions, experiences, incredible happenings.
Again you love it, adapt to it, wish it would never end.
But end it does. Another part of you vanishes.
That's show business."-Anonymous
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#3re: Lord of the Rings Musical
Posted: 5/22/05 at 2:07pm
Hah,
I just found out that someone I know is in consideration for Merry, and his roomate is up for Pippin! I thought that was pretty entertaining.
Akiva
#4re: Lord of the Rings Musical
Posted: 5/22/05 at 2:27pm
Haha! That's awesome! Do they act hobbity in real life?
I dont know much about the show, will they do any of like
Merry and Pippin's drinking songs from the movie or will they base it off some poems from the book..hmm...
"No two shows are alike in the making. Each show is a living
piece of your life in a small unreal world with its own character
and integrity; its own new set of memorable experiences and
incredible happenings. You begin to love and adapt to its strangeness.
Dreams harden into substance. Values come into focus. You wish
it would never end. The dream world vanishes like mist before a
rising sun; part of you vanishes with it. And back you land in the
real world with a thud- fogged, uneasy, jittery, difficult to get
along with. There is only one cure. A new show. A new, small
unreal world; new visions, experiences, incredible happenings.
Again you love it, adapt to it, wish it would never end.
But end it does. Another part of you vanishes.
That's show business."-Anonymous
Link Larkin Wanabe
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#5re: Lord of the Rings Musical
Posted: 5/22/05 at 2:40pm
The score is much more operatic than "Musical". The composers are using various ethnic sounds from around the world to simulate all the different cultures in Middle-Earth. I am not even a huge fan of LOTR, but am excited to see how they translate the ideas onstage. I think they are going a more theatrical route (like Lion King) rather than just trying to translate the stories exactly onstage.
Akiva
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Featured Actor Joined: 10/24/04
#6re: Lord of the Rings Musical
Posted: 5/22/05 at 4:08pmMeh. Whosever idea this was should be shot. It better be reeeaally good. I'm extremely overly obsessive-compulsively protective of Tolkien.
Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde.
#7re: Lord of the Rings Musical
Posted: 5/22/05 at 7:48pmYeah I'm not exactly crazy about the idea of a musical version but it'll be interesting to see how they translate the different cultures and whatnot on stage. I will be a bit dissapointed if it's EXACTLY like the movie, scorewise, costumewise etc just because with the money they are putting into this project, it'd be a bit disappointing to see a carbon copy of the movie just on a stage instead of on the TV. But by the sound of the music on the site, it doesnt sound like it'll be a big issue. I'm very interested in seeing this process of production, and especially in who they cast.
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