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Lord of the Rings Musical to Open in Toronto

Posted by Zonk on from the duck-during-the-arrow-volleys dept.

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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  1. Ob: The One Man Lord Of The Rings by fembots · · Score: 5, Informative

    40 characters. 3 masterworks. 3600 seconds.

    One Man to do it all.

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    1. Re:Ob: The One Man Lord Of The Rings by Rei · · Score: 5, Funny

      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.

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  2. Oh my god that scared me... by Alpha_Traveller · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I thought for sure they were talking about "Fellowship" the Tap-Dancing hobbit musical in LA...

    http://www.dailytrojan.com/news/2005/01/21/Lifesty le/TapDancing.Hobbits.Bring.New.Light.To.ring-8375 27.shtml

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  3. Bombadil by ctrl-alt-elite · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  4. Featured songs by Dark+Paladin · · Score: 5, Funny

    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?)

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