The Lord Of The Rings
Book and Lyrics by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus
Music by A.R. Rahman, Värttinä with Christopher Nightingale
Directed by Matthew Warchus
Designed by Rob Howell, Choreography by Peter Darling
Lighting by Paul Pyant, Sound by Simon Baker for Autograph
Special Effects by Paul Kieve
A Kevin Wallace Limited Production.
The World Premiere production opened at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto on February 4, 2006 and had its press opening on March 23, 2006.
The show was nominated for 15 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, winning 7, including "Outstanding New Musical."
Cast
James Loye (Frodo), Peter Howe (Sam Gamgee), Michael Therriault (Gollum), Brent Carver (Gandalf), Evan Buliung (Aragorn), Rebecca Jackson Mendoza (Galadriel), Owen Sharpe (Pippin), Dylan Roberts (Merry), Dion Johnstone (Boromir), Gabriel Burrafato (Legolas), Ross Williams (Gimli), Carly Street (Arwen), Richard McWilliam (Saruman), Victor A. Young (Elrond)
The UK Premiere production opened at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on May 9th 2007 and had its press opening on June 19th 2007.
The show was nominated for5 Olivier Awards, including "Best New Musical" and won a SOBOM "Outstanding Achievement" Award.
Cast
James Loye( Frodo), Peter Howe (Sam Gamgee), Michael Therriault (Gollum), Malcolm Storry (Gandalf), Jerome Pradon (Aragorn), Laura Michelle Kelly (Galadriel), Owen Sharpe (Pippin), Richard Henders (Merry), Steven Miller (Boromir), Michael Rouse (Legolas), Sevan Stefan (Gimli), Rosalie Craig (Arwen), Brian Protheroe (Saruman), Andrew Jarvis (Elrond)
“The adaptation by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus is astoundingly intelligent.”
“A truly remarkable, thrilling theatrical spectacle. The big number, Lothlórien, is marvellous and the choreography is sublime.”
“The sheer intelligence of this adaptation is a pure pleasure to see. The narrative is slick and fluent, but the show brims with warmth from beginning to end, with its keynote sounding from the start of the ‘pre-show,’ as hobbits clamber over audience-members in their quest for fireflies. The best portrayal of the two leading hobbits, Sam and Frodo, that I have ever seen. Absolutely superb, and not to be missed!”
““This show is a wonder... Go with an open mind and an open heart and prepare for enchantment””
