Lord of the Rings musical
Lord of the Rings musical
#0Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 5/27/05 at 11:32pm
At first, this really turned me off, but since all these stories have been popping up, I've become intrigued.
The score sounds pretty good, from the little intro clips they have on the site. (lotr.com) Rahman seems to know what he's doing.
I wonder if it wil transfer to the great white way...7 million in Canada already is not too shabby at all.
Your thoughts?
#1re: Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 5/27/05 at 11:35pmEight views and no comments? Come on, people.
#2re: Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 5/27/05 at 11:40pm
You know, I was just thinking about this show.
I can tell you right now what this show will be:
It will be a huge spectacle. Similar to THE LION KING. However, there will be impressive dance sequences and choreography, outstanding visuals/special effects, and decent music.
However, the show won't offer much in the acting field. It will be long. Generally, the audiences will be satisfied. Some will even claim it's the most impressive piece of theatre they have seen.
It will get mixed reviews, mostly positive. Still, there will be a population of theatregoers who will hate it for these reasons. It offers nothing but shiny objects to block audiences from seeing through it's flaws.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
Updated On: 5/27/05 at 11:40 PM
--Aristotle
#3re: Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 5/27/05 at 11:46pm
I agree. I think it'd be an interesting watch, though. I'd like to see the chorography, especially.
My question is, will it ever make the transfer?
#4re: Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 5/27/05 at 11:50pm
I would think they would tour it more so than have a Broadway production. More money to be made with the LORD OF THE RINGS franchise around the country than in a single Broadway theatre.
Who knows? Perhaps there will be both?
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#5re: Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 5/28/05 at 12:14amI'm never one to miss a spectacle!
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#6re: Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 5/28/05 at 1:06amMe neither. I have tickets to the first night. I figure it'll either be a flop or a phenomen. Either way, I'll be one of the first people to see which one it is.
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#8re: Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 5/28/05 at 10:52amOf all the articles I read, it pretty much goes without saying that it will come to Broadway. The Toronto premier is the show's pre-Broadway stop. It was originally supposed to premier in London if I'm not mistaken.
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#9re: Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 5/28/05 at 12:15pm
My curiosity lies in what the fans will think of it. It's very complex subject matter, and the legions of LOTR fans are infamous for criticizing if one story detail is simplified or taken out. I still remember how people complained that the very superfluous character Tom Bombadil was (wisely) taken out of the film version.
The reason the films were so well-received was because it was made by huge fans of the book who knew what they were doing, and who embraced the book's many levels of complexity. Looking at the creative team roster, I don't think anyone working on the musical is that knowledgeable in Tolkien lore. We may be getting a watered-down Lord of the Rings. I predict the fans will be angry and want to draw blood.
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#10re: Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 5/28/05 at 12:50pm
I'm a huge fan of lotr, so yes I'm looking forward to this
My dad has an office in Toronto so hopefully my friend and I can go and watch it. I just wish that Howard Shore composed the score..that man is a genius in my book.
I'm one of those insane fans that Blue Wizard just described..and I'm sort of expecting this to be crap..i just want to see another group's interpretation of it, and hoping it'll turn out okay 
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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
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along with. There is only one cure. A new show. A new, small
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#11re: Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 5/28/05 at 1:05pmI live in upstate NY, a few hours drive or ferry ride (actually that takes about five hours b/c it is a floating piece of scrap metal) from Toronto and saw an ad for it in the paper. They haven't even put the cast up yet and they have tons of publicity already. I was absolutly amazed. I hope it does well but I wish they would let American actors work in it. Especially if they bring it to NYC.
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#12re: Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 5/28/05 at 1:29pm
I just wish that Howard Shore composed the score..that man is a genius in my book.
Yes, I feel the same way. It's going to be very strange, seeing a new musical interpretation of The Lord of the Rings, since Howard Shore's film score is now so definitive and captures the essence of the books so well.
Same with the production design -- since the musical's creative team aren't consulting any previous Tolkien artists for their vision of Middle-Earth, it's going to be quite strange to see a Middle-Earth that doesn't look like the world of the movie, which felt so familiar because it took its inspiration from Alan Lee and John Howe.
Still, I approach this stage adapation of LOTR with anticipation, to see what a different group of artists will do with the material.
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HEDWIG: "The road is my home. In reflecting upon the people whom I have come upon in my travels, I cannot help but think of the people who have come upon me."
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#13re: Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 5/28/05 at 1:49pmI was bemused to note that they're already stating a running time for it, months and months before its first preview.
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#14re: Lord of the Rings musical
Posted: 5/28/05 at 8:49pm
I can just picture it....STAR WARS - GALLACTIC OPERA....o jeez
If this is successful brace yourself for a lot of others....ugh
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