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LOTR to Become a London Musical

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can't-wait-for-gollum's-solo dept.

PenguinRadio writes "Sky is reporting that Lord of the Rings will become 'the most expensive musical ever seen in London', sporting a price tag of 8 million pounds and a running time of nearly 3 and 1/2 hours."

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  1. Cant wait for some scenes... by -kertrats- · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Gollum crooning to the ring in his cave...

    --
    The Braying and Neighing of Barnyard Animals Follows.
  2. Scene One by ElizabethP · · Score: 3, Interesting
    [INTRO]:

    to be recited by a middle earthsman with a British accent

    There once was a hobbit named Smeegle
    This Hobbit sure turned rather evil
    He beheld that darned ring
    Yes, that horrid thing
    That made desparate humans to wheedle

    We must destroy that curse
    Nothing could be worse
    Than a crazy wizzard
    With eyes like a lizzard
    For evil, he has a thirst

    I'll take my axe and you your bow,
    And on this mission we'll go
    We'll cross distant lands
    And lend one another a hand
    So let's get on with the show!

  3. Rankin-Bass adaptations were musicals by brocktune · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Rankin-Bass did "The Hobbit" and "Return of the King". Remember the toe-tappers "Where there's a whip, there's a way" and "Frodo of the Nine Fingers"? And that Godawful warbling singer?

    I actually think it could be decent if it's done right. Professional stage people know how to grab the audience. I've been to several Broadway shows that I just knew would be crap, and 30 minutes in, I was swinging my feet and humming along just like everybody else. Musicals have a different vocabulary than film, and they just might pull it off.