Little Delving
Beyond Here There Be Dragons
The Lord Of The Rings Musical
Mar 27, 2006 07:27 PM Filed in:
Tolkieny
Goodness
Lothlorien, a
song from the new Lord Of The Rings musical.
Time Magazine
“A breathtaking theatrical adaptation, directed, designed and choreographed, produced with searing attention to detail. I was completely transported, not just by the story but also by the way 21st-century stage know-how melded with old fashioned stagecraft”
Daily Mail (UK)
"Scenically, technically and imaginatively The Lord of the Rings is a marvel. Under Matthew Warchus' implacably disciplined direction, hardly any of the effects are gratuitous... Rob Howell's sets, a forest of invention with withered branches as the governing motif, pull not just the stage but the auditorium into Middle Earth, as does Paul Pyant's lighting, which, in its beauty and variety, calls for the coining of new superlatives... The adaptation, by Shaun McKenna and the director, is outstandingly intelligent."
National Post (Canada)
The world premiere stage production of THE LORD OF THE RINGS opened March 23 at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre. J.R.R. Tolkien’s world renowned book trilogy has sold in excess of 200 million copies and now, THE LORD OF THE RINGS has arrived on stage.
Well,
whether you're ready for it or not, it's here! The Lord of The Rings Musical
has opened at the Princess of Wales Theater in Toronto.
A cast over 70 strong, 500 costumes, fight scenes and acrobatics atop a 40-ton, computer-controlled stage floor featuring 17 elevators spinning and rising amid three and a half hours of magic and illusion.
Adapting the sprawling trilogy to a single sitting 3 hour plus telling seems an impossible task, but I have a feeling the
Tolkien
faithful will be welcoming the effort with open arms. The book and
lyrics are by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus and the score by
India’s most popular composer, A.R. Rahman along with the
renowned Finish group Vårttinå collaborating and musical
orchestrator Christopher Nightingale.
So
far the critics seem to be mixed in their response, but reports
from the audience called it breathtaking and
spectacular.
I think this is one I'll just have to go to Toronto and see for myself!
Time Magazine
“A breathtaking theatrical adaptation, directed, designed and choreographed, produced with searing attention to detail. I was completely transported, not just by the story but also by the way 21st-century stage know-how melded with old fashioned stagecraft”
Daily Mail (UK)
"Scenically, technically and imaginatively The Lord of the Rings is a marvel. Under Matthew Warchus' implacably disciplined direction, hardly any of the effects are gratuitous... Rob Howell's sets, a forest of invention with withered branches as the governing motif, pull not just the stage but the auditorium into Middle Earth, as does Paul Pyant's lighting, which, in its beauty and variety, calls for the coining of new superlatives... The adaptation, by Shaun McKenna and the director, is outstandingly intelligent."
National Post (Canada)
The world premiere stage production of THE LORD OF THE RINGS opened March 23 at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre. J.R.R. Tolkien’s world renowned book trilogy has sold in excess of 200 million copies and now, THE LORD OF THE RINGS has arrived on stage.
A cast over 70 strong, 500 costumes, fight scenes and acrobatics atop a 40-ton, computer-controlled stage floor featuring 17 elevators spinning and rising amid three and a half hours of magic and illusion.
Adapting the sprawling trilogy to a single sitting 3 hour plus telling seems an impossible task, but I have a feeling the
I think this is one I'll just have to go to Toronto and see for myself!