Lord of the Rings Musical to Open in Toronto

MitsuMirage writes "Mirvish Productions is hosting the world opening of The Lord of the Rings musical in Toronto in March 2006. Originally planned for London, UK and to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the publication the trilogy, the musical was moved to Toronto when no theatre was available." From the article: "With a cast of 50 and elaborate staging, the audience will be "plunged into the events as they happen...We have not attempted to pull the novel towards the standard conventions of musical theatre, but rather to expand those conventions so that they will accommodate Tolkien's material." A look is also available at the BBC. We originally mentioned the musical when it was slated to run in Britain.

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Bombadil

[ctrl-alt-elite]

Here's hoping they cut Tom Bombadil out of this one, too...

Featured songs

[Dark Paladin]

One (sung by Gandalf, to the tune of "One"):

Well it's - one Ring,
To bind,
And hold them in the darkness -
Tonight

It's One, but we're, not the same
We'll just hurt each other

I'm Too Sexy (Sung by Aragorn):

I'm - to sexy for my sword,
To sexy for my shield, to sexy for my shirt
So sexy it hurts,

And I'm, to sexy for shampoo,
My hair is long and greasy,
But girls don't think I'm freaky,
No way I'm becoming the High King

I'm a Ranger, you know what I mean,
And I'm dating a real hot Elf girl
Oh, an Elf girl, yeah.....

Fish Heads (Sung by Golem)

Fish heads, fish heads,
Rolly polly fish heads
Fish heads, fish heads,
Eat them up - yum!
(OK, so no word changes - but why mess with a classic?)

Re:Ob: The One Man Lord Of The Rings

[Rei]

I can just picture it now... to the tune of "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Gandalf: "I see a little silhouetto of an eye!"
Saruman: "Scaramouche, scaramouche, can hear the eye calling? Thunderbolts and lightning, Lord Sauron is calling thee!"

(switch scenes)

Frodo: Samwise Gamgee!
Samwise: Mr. Frodo!
Frodo: Samwise Gamgee!
Samwise: Mr. Frodo!
Frodo: Samwise Gamgee, off the road!
(chorus): The Nazgul come!!! ... oy, I better stop myself, this could get bad.