The Lord of the Rings (Musical)

This article only deals with the musical "The Lord of the Rings", other meanings can be found under The Lord of the Rings (disambiguation)

Musical dates
Title:	Lord of the Rings
Original title:	The Lord of the Rings
Original language:	English
Music:	AR Rahman , Värttinä , Christopher Nightingale
Book:	Matthew Warchus , Shaun McKenna
Lyrics:	Matthew Warchus, Shaun McKenna
Literary source:	JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings is a novel by the English author JRR Tolkien , who has served as a template for various plays a number of times.

The first official adaptation of the material as a musical is that produced by Kevin Wallace . The production advertised by Bernd Stromberger in Berlin in the 1990s as “The Lord of the Rings Musical” actually hid an adaptation of the “ Hobbit ”.

templates

The books by the British author JRR Tolkien from 1954/1955 served as templates for the musical .

Lord of the Rings:

• The fellows
• The two Towers
• The return of the king (or the return of the king)

The story tells of the young hobbit Frodo Baggins and his companions who set out to destroy the one ring of the dark ruler Sauron . They have to travel across the fictional continent of Middle-earth , where they have many adventures to master.

Toronto

Kevin Wallace and his partner Saul Zaentz - owner of the stage and film rights and producer of the 1978 animated film "The Lord of the Rings" - produced a stage version in collaboration with theater owner David Mirvish from Toronto and advertising specialist Michael Chole , in which the libretto ( Book and lyrics) by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus and the composition ( music ) by AR Rahman , Värttinä and Christopher Nightingale .

65 actors were involved in this almost four-hour version . She was seen at the Princess of Wales Theater in Toronto, Canada . The production was about 26.9 million US.Dollar . The first performance began on February 4, 2006. The musical received mixed press reviews, but was generally well received by the public. and closed on September 3, 2006 after seven months of play.

London

The slightly shortened (but still three hours) and newly revised show had its official premiere on June 19, 2007 at the Theater Royal, Drury Lane . The same creative team as in Toronto also worked here. The London version featured 50 actors and it cost "only" $ 25 million, making the "Lord of the Rings Musical" one of the most expensive productions ever to be staged in the West End or anywhere outside of Las Vegas . In contrast to the Canadian press, the English press was more benevolent. When it closed on July 19, 2008, the play was performed for the 492nd time after 14 months and attracted over 700,000 visitors.

Cologne

In Cologne, the “Lord of the Rings Musical” should open its doors again in a German version at the end of 2009. A new theater was to be built near the former Kalk chemical factory for around 20 million euros . For the production of the musical itself, 18.5 million was estimated. The theater should be reminiscent of a ship “that takes visitors on a journey”. The premiere of the musical should take place on December 6, 2009.

Since the contract went straight to the agency of the architect Hanspeter Kottmair , however, there was a controversy among various city council members as to why a competition for the contract was not advertised beforehand. In early February 2009, the withdrawal of Art.emis, one of the main sponsors of the musical, was announced.

World tour

An English-language world tour is set to premiere in 2015.

actor

role	Original Toronto Cast	Original London Cast (1st Season)	Original London Cast (2nd Season)
Bilbo Baggins	Cliff Saunders	Terence Frisch	Terence Frisch
Samweis "Sam" Gamgee	Peter Howe	Peter Howe	Peter Howe
Rose "Rosie" Cotton	Kristin Galer	Kirsty Malpass	Kirsty Malpass
Frodo Baggins	James Loye	James Loye	James Byng
Gandalf the Gray / White	Brent Carver	Malcom Storry	Andrew Jarvis
Peregrin "Pippin" tuk	Owen Sharpe	Owen Sharpe	Stuart Neal
Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck	Dylan Roberts	Richard Henders	Ben Evans
Elránien, a wandering Elbe	Monique Lund	Alexandra Bonnet	Alexandra Bonnet
Saruman the White	Richard McMillan	Brian Protheroe	Tim Morgan
Barley Man Buttercup	Shawn Wright	Tim Parker	Tim Parker
Bill Ferny	Patrick McManus	Michael Hobbs	Michael Hobbs
Strings / Aragorn	Evan Buliung	Jérôme Pradon	Robbie Scotcher
Glorfindel	-	Alma Ferovic	Alma Ferovic
Arwen Undómiel	Carly Street	Rosalie Craig	Rosalie Craig
Elrond	Victor A. Young	Andrew Jarvis	Michael Hobbs
Boromir	Dion Johnstone	Steven Miller	Steven Miller
Gimli	Ross Williams	Sévan Stephan	Sévan Stephan
Legolas	Gabriel Burrafato	Michael Rouse	Michael Rouse
Gollum / Sméagol	Michael Therriault	Michael Therriault	Michael Therriault
Haldir	Fraser Waltes	Wayne Fitzsimmons	Wayne Fitzsimmons
Galadriel	Rebecca Jackson Mendoza	Laura Michelle Kelly	Abbie Osmon
Treebeard	Shawn Wright	Michael Hobbs	Michael Hobbs
Denethor, stewardess of Gondor	-	Tim Morgan	Tim Parker
Théoden, King of Rohan	Derry Dorey	-	-
Éowyn	Ayrin Mackie	-	-
Witch King of Angmar	Don Gough	-	-
Hamfast Gamgee, and old hobbit	Sanders Whiting	-	-

Track list

first act

1. The springle ring
2. Prologue (Bilbo's Party)
3. The Road Goes On
4. The Cat and the Moon
5. Flight to the Ford
6. The Song of Hope
7. Star of Eärendil
8. Lament for Moria
9. The Balrog

Second act

1. The Golden Wood
2. Lothlórien
3. Lothlórien (reprise)
4. The Temptation of Frodo
5. The Orc Attack
6. Death of Boromir
7. The Ents
8. The Siege of the City of Kings
9. Now and For Always
10. Gollum's Soliloquy

Third act

1. The Song of Hope (reprise)
2. Shelob's Lair
3. Wonder
4. The Final Battle
5. The cracks of doom
6. City of Kings
7. Epilogue
8. Finale & Bows

literature

• The Lord of the Rings, The Companions: Klett-Cotta, 2002, ISBN 360893541X
• The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers: Klett-Cotta, 2002, ISBN 3608935428
• The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King: Klett-Cotta, 2002, ISBN 3608935436

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Brantly, Ben: Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings,' Staged by Matthew Warchus in Toronto . In: The New York Times . March 24, 2006. Retrieved June 14, 2006.
2. ↑ Mixed reviews for 'Lord of the Rings' musical (in Toronto) . In: CBC . March 25, 2006. Retrieved June 14, 2006.
3. ↑ http://www.lotr.com
4. ↑ Alistair Smith: Lord of the Rings to close in July , The Stage. March 14, 2008. Accessed on March 15, 2008.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   
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8. ↑ Green light for musical theater , Köllnische Rundschau from October 23, 2008
9. ↑ http://www.rundschau-online.de/stadtentwicklung-gruenes-licht-fuer-musicaltheater-11384062
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Web links

• Official website at lotr.com (English)