[panda]

i have just hread that lord of the ring will be coming to the west end stage next year i cnta wait to see what they do with it and also lligally blond the musical not to sore hwo that will turn out

[London01]

From what I hear the show will go to the Drury Lane.
Not sure how this will work on stage.

[star2ballie]

My choir went to go see it a few months ago, in Toronto. I didn't go, sadly...(my year end ballet performance was the same weekend)...but the response I got from friends was that the staging, special effects, etc., were AMAZING...the music, not so much. I loved my friend mary's line: "Well, during one song, I kind of wanted to gauge my eyes out with the corner of my program. but, ya know." I would still like to see it though, for the sheer monumentous-ness (gosh, that was a mouthful [keyboard-ful?]) of the show.

[rytoast25]

i want to see that

[candleshoe]

I saw the show in June and it was AMAZING! Quite a spectacle! You really have to experience to understand how amazing it is! I was in the 2nd row too, so that made it even more unique, with characters right in front of you!

[katethegreat]

I went for the Hobbit auditions at Drury Lane (it'll be replacing The Producers in July) but was waiting around so long I had to leave for work before I got seen
I heard alot of rumours in the line of what had happened with the Toronto production: how it had shut early, how they'd done a re-write before they brought it here etc....
Does anyone know if they're true? I honestly don't know what I think about this coming to stage - especially in musical form. I'm a musical fan but also a movie fan. But I did fall asleep in the cinema when I went to see all 3 films....you'd think I'd have given up after the first....so I don't know if it would be for me. But then do they squeeze all 3 books into about 3 hours? Thats a bit more attractive

[Joel]

[mozurkz]

I liked the show a ton, and while the music wasn't Les Mis, it fit the show and was enjoyable.

[Faded_Flowers]

Is there any cast info around for Lord of the Rings yet?

I have:

James Loye as Frodo
Peter Howe as Samwise Gamgee
Jerome Pradon as Aragorn (<--- the reason wild horses couldn't keep me from this production )

[ado amber]

wow i thought it was really weird when i first heard about it but i did see a trailer/ documentary thing and it looks fantastic. boy id love to see it!

[Colle]

More casting new: Laura Michelle Kelly as Galadriel

http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=541917

[Jenko]

I know the guy playing Bilbo

[Matthew]

I heard it was really bad and lost a TON of money.

[bwayluvor31]

[elanor_isolda]

I'm a massive LotR fan (book), but I must confess I purchased my tickets to the musical with a view to seeing something more akin to a train wreck...

[ADistantMoonAgo]

blah. i feel that this musical was a mistake. i love the peter jackson films way too much, i dont want the musical to destroy that

[kiwitechgirl]

[Mistress]

I saw it in Toronto in August. Visually, it was gorgeous (especially the Balrog in the mines of moria-that was the best part) The singing was quite good, although the male vocals leave a little to be desired. The best song was the one Galadriel sang. She was thebest vocalist too. I remember my sister whispered to me during the show that the woman playing the part HAD to be black (she was latina, her name is Rebecca Jackson Mendoza) Legolas was the one male vocalist with a smooth voice (he also played the phantom in "hey mr producer").

Over all, the show was incredicble,but the story did drag, so I'm hoping that they will do some massive editing.

p.s. Gollum was f***ing incredible too! I almost forgot to mention him

[Jordan]

[Mistress]

[Jordan]

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[LesD]

Ugg, the very thought, some things are not meant to be musicals and do not work on stage.

Cheers
Les

[Dvarg]

[Jordan]

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[The Pirate King]