Lord of the Rings dream casting

[EponineThenardier]

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]

Posted: 11/12/04 at 9:40pm

IDINA MENZEL AS THE RING!!!

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 11/12/04 at 9:42pm

nah, I was thinking of Chenoweth as the Ring. She's smaller. :)

[FabalaCohen]

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]

Posted: 11/12/04 at 10:57pm

HAHA.

I do love Christopher Fitz as Frodo, though :)

[VivaBohemia]

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"

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:09pm

"Plus, who's composing the monster?"

the same composer of Bombay Dreams.

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:19pm

No, Legolas is gonna be singing "I feel pretty" :)

[VivaBohemia]

Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:21pm

And I suppose the big Gondor number will be "The Heat is on in Gondor"

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:32pm

This would be like STAR WARS, The Musical. I don't think it's going to work, but who am I to say...

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:33pm

"No, Legolas is gonna be singing 'I feel pretty'"

LMAO. Thank you!

[The Distinctive Baritone]

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]

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]

Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:55pm

HEATHER HEDLEY AS THE WORD "OF"!!!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/12/04 at 11:56pm

Hey! Heather Headley deserves to be more than a two-letter word, darling.

[TGIF]

Posted: 11/13/04 at 12:05am

how about "THE" haha. Just kidding. :)

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/13/04 at 12:07am

*smacks TGIF*

blasphemy!

Okay, back to topic.

[billygoatgirl300]

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.

[TGIF]

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]

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?'

Updated On: 11/13/04 at 12:15 AM

[Plum]

Posted: 11/13/04 at 12:41am

LOTR 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.

[musicalmjk]

Posted: 11/13/04 at 1:00am

how 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.

[paradox_error]

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...

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 11/13/04 at 1:14am

I 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]

Posted: 11/13/04 at 1:59am

Bit 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!)