The Lord of the Rings

A Musical Tale

World Tour 2024-5


Book and Lyrics by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus

Music by A.R. Rahman, Värttinä with Christopher Nightingale 

Directed by Paul Hart

Designed by Simon Kenny, Choreography by Anjali Mehra

Lighting by Rory Beaton, Sound by Adam Fisher & Nicholas Pope

Puppetry Direction by Ashleigh Cheadle, Puppet design by Charlie Tymms

Chicago Puppet Direction by Lindsey Noel Whiting

Musical Supervision & Orchestrations by Mark Aspinall

Music Director & Music Programming by Michael McBride

Video and Projection designed by George Reeves

Fight & intimacy Direction by Rachel Flesher


Opened July 26th 2024 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

“Immensely talented cast of actor musicians and a rich sense of theatricality”
— Chicago Tribune
“Spellbinding... The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale is a hit!”
“A visual marvel with epic, fantastical puppet design and brilliant, inventive projections”
— Broadway World
“Highly recommended. Directed with reverence, skill and style by Paul Hart. A truly ambitious artistic achievement... an excellent example of ensemble storytelling at it’s very best.”
— Chicago Theatre Review
“A must-see show”
— Chicago Stage & Screen
“Fabulous... if you are into the books or the film you will find yourself in heaven at the theater”
— Around The Town Chicago

The production moves to the Civic Theatre , Auckland from November 5th 2024

and begins its Australian tour in Sydney in January 2025 before heading to Melbourne and Perth

Cast - Chicago and New Zealand

Spencer Davis Milford (Frodo), Michael Kurowski (Sam), Tony Bozzuto (Gollum), Tom Amandes (Gandalf), Lauren Zakrin (Galadriel), Will James Jnr (Aragorn), Justin Albinder (Legolas), Eileen Doan (Merry), Rick Hall (Bilbo), Suzanne Hannau (Rosie), Ian Maryfield (Gimli), Ben Mathew (Pippin), Jeff Parker (Saruman), Alina Taber (Arwen), Matthew C Yee (Boromir), Joey Faggion, Mia Hilt, James Mueller, Jarais Musgrove, Hannah Novak, Adam Qutaishat, Laura Savage, Bernadette Santos Schwegel, Arik Vega

Cast - Australia

Rarmian Newton (Frodo), Wern Mak (Sam), Laurence Boxhall (Gollum), Terence Crawford ( Gandalf), Jemma Rix (Galadriel), Rob Mallett (Strider), Andrew Broadbent (Elrond), Hannah Buckley (Pippin), Stefanie Caccamo (Arwen), Rohan Campbell (Boromir), Jeremi Campese (Merry), Ruby Clark (Rosie), Connor Morel (Gimli), Conor Neylon (Legolas), Ian Stenlake (Saruman) Georgia Anderson, Gianna Cheung, Nicholas Cunningham, Cameron Davey, Natasha Dumlao, James Frampton, Anthony Garcia, Jonathan Gardner, Matt Hourigan, Esther Lukins, Jayme Jo Massoud, Patrick Schnur, James Whiting and Zayneb Zerzouri.