Lord of the Rings dream casting
Lord of the Rings dream casting
#0Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 9:38pm
I'm sure there was an old thread about this. Probably posted by me no doubt. This is referring to the musical opening in London late 2005 I believe. Dream casting:
Frodo: Christopher Fitzgerald
Gandalf: Ian McKellen (can he sing?)
Aragorn: Hugh Jackman
andyf
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/12/04
#1re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 9:40pmIDINA MENZEL AS THE RING!!!
#2re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 9:42pmnah, I was thinking of Chenoweth as the Ring. She's smaller. :)
FabalaCohen
Broadway Star Joined: 10/30/04
#3re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 9:47pm
How the hell are they gonna condense over a thousand pages of war and travelling into a stage show? I love LOTR, don't get me wrong, but still! Even Pete Jackson had to cut out stuff from the film version.
Plus, who's composing the monster?
bwaymyway
Understudy Joined: 5/8/04
#4re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 10:57pm
HAHA.
I do love Christopher Fitz as Frodo, though :)
#5re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:03pm
I am a huge Lord of the Rings fan. And this is the worst Idea I have ever heard. I dont think the musical will do it justice, although I am hoping it proves me wrong.
I still think there should be a Legolas solo called "Me and my Lothlorien Bow"
#6re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:09pm
"Plus, who's composing the monster?"
the same composer of Bombay Dreams.
#7re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:19pmNo, Legolas is gonna be singing "I feel pretty" :)
#8re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:21pmAnd I suppose the big Gondor number will be "The Heat is on in Gondor"
#9re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:32pmThis would be like STAR WARS, The Musical. I don't think it's going to work, but who am I to say...
#10re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:33pm
"No, Legolas is gonna be singing 'I feel pretty'"
LMAO. Thank you!
#11re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:35pm
Yeah, this show was doomed before they even wrote it, but it should be interesting.
And yes, Hugh Jackman would make a great Aragorn, I imagine.
FabalaCohen
Broadway Star Joined: 10/30/04
#12re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:40pm
Hugh as Aragorn, I can support.
Now, I'm just getting a very bad feeling that Eowyn's gonna be a little Eponine wanna-be. *shudders* Tolkien is turning in his grave.
andyf
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/12/04
#13re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:55pmHEATHER HEDLEY AS THE WORD "OF"!!!
#14re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:56pmHey! Heather Headley deserves to be more than a two-letter word, darling.
#15re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/13/04 at 12:05amhow about "THE" haha. Just kidding. :)
#16re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/13/04 at 12:07am
*smacks TGIF*
blasphemy!
Okay, back to topic.
billygoatgirl300
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/04
#17re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/13/04 at 12:11am
How are they going to do this? It's going to be really long.
Yes I also can see Legolas sining I feel pretty. I also think Christopher Fitzgerald would be wonderful as Frodo. How are they going to make the actors playing hobbits 3'6"?
Oh yeah I'm for Hugh as Aragorn all the way.
#18re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/13/04 at 12:12am
ouch! *whines* emcee!!!
anyway, I adore Chris Fitz, but I don't think he could vocally handle a leading role.
FabalaCohen
Broadway Star Joined: 10/30/04
#19re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/13/04 at 12:15am
I believe the term my mother used when we first heard about this was the "10 hour musical."
And I actually wrote bits and pieces of an LOTR musical for a friend who loves the books and was in theatre. Granted, I had the Council singing "Hello, Dolly!" (don't ask- I wrote it after a very long day), but it was still funny as hell. And, just my dumbness, I threw the thing out by accident. But damn- why didn't I think of 'I Feel Pretty?'
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#20re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/13/04 at 12:41amLOTR needs to be a big ol' multipart opera, if anything. I despise the source material, but it seems right for the Wagner Ring (ha!) Cycle treatment.
#21re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/13/04 at 1:00amhow on earth can they do a show like this on stage? all the actors are different sizes, ranging from like 3' 5"-4' for hobbits up to 7' for Gandalf.
#22re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/13/04 at 1:14am
Legolas - Max Von Esson
anyone else see the similarities in looks to orlando bloom?
::fawns::
but i dont think the show will be much chop...
#23re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/13/04 at 1:14amI think they're likely go for short actors but not actaul 3'6. Also I think a lot of the characters are going to be bit parts shared by the chrous.
FabalaCohen
Broadway Star Joined: 10/30/04
#24re: Lord of the Rings dream casting
Posted: 11/13/04 at 1:59amBit parts? God, I really hope the Shieldmaiden of Rohan isn't reduced to a low standing (nothing against chorus members and bit actors- but it's Eowyn!)
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