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SirDennisC
Half-elven
Apr 18 2014, 7:00pm
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The staging was innovative, costumes and story-line adequate. There was a lot of material to pack into one show... probably should have been conceived of as a series of 3 shorter works. It only lasted 6 months which given the cost seemed short to me. I think it did better in London.
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DanielLB
Immortal
Apr 18 2014, 7:16pm
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And it was *superb*. You must listen to the soundtrack (it is on youtube) - expect the usual cheesy number, but some of them are beautiful (Arwen & Aragorn's duet, Lothlorien). They feel very Middle-earthy. I have a feeling it was the most expensive show in theaters in the UK, and you could have seen why.
There were obviously large portions of the book missing.
I hear it's doing a world tour in 2015. I hope to see it again.
The whole thing was such a spectacle.
(This post was edited by DanielLB on Apr 18 2014, 7:17pm)
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Hamfast Gamgee
Tol Eressea
Apr 19 2014, 8:44am
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I think this is the only adaptation of Tolkien which I missed! Mind, one example of a musical or indeed a play is that you can look at things which you don't like and change them the next day. You can't do that with a movie or even a TV series. Good to hear it might be coming back, might make an effort to see it if it does.
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Hamfast Gamgee
Tol Eressea
Apr 20 2014, 9:58am
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One thing I wondered about this musical
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Is how did it get by the rights issue? Or don't they apply to musicals or plays?
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BlackFox
Half-elven
Apr 20 2014, 1:25pm
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Middle-earth Enterprises (formerly known as Tolkien Enterprises), a division of The Saul Zaentz Company, owns both the film and stage rights (as well as the merchandising rights) of The Hobbit and LOTR.
"Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake." - Henry David Thoreau
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