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<p>81.137.199.34: /* London */</p> <hr /> <div>'''The Lord of the Rings Musical''' has been the largest, and most expensive, effort to adapt [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' into a musical. It was first shown in Toronto but to mixed reviews, it closed early and re-opened in London with a new script although reviews were still far from perfect.<br /> <br /> ==Toronto==<br /> The Toronto musical was three-and-a-half hours long, had 65 actors, and was located at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, Canada. The show cost approximately $26.9 million and ran from [[March 23]]rd (press opening), 2006 to [[September 3]]rd, 2006, closing at a loss.<br /> <br /> ===Cast===<br /> * [[Gandalf]] - Brent Carver<br /> * [[Gollum]] - Michael Therriault<br /> *[[Galadriel]] - Rebecca Jackson Mendoza<br /> <br /> ==London==<br /> After the musical moved to London, the stage was rebuilt, the script rewritten, and shortened to three hours. Previews began at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on [[May 9]]th, [[2007]] and the premiere was on [[June 19]], 2007. The musical had the same creative team but had minor changes in the cast, with only 50 actors in this version. The reported total cost was approximately $49 million, making it one fo the most expensive musicals outside of Las Vegas.<br /> <br /> ===Cast===<br /> * [[Gandalf]] - Malcolm Storry<br /> * [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] - James Loye<br /> * [[Gollum]] - Michael Therriault<br /> * [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] - Jérôme Pradon<br /> * [[Galadriel]] - Laura Michelle Kelly<br /> * [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] - Peter Howe<br /> * [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] - Richard Henders<br /> * [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] - Owen Sharpe<br /> * [[Legolas]] - Michael Rouse<br /> * [[Gimli]] - Sévan Stephan<br /> * [[Boromir]] - Steven Miller<br /> * [[Arwen]] - Rosalie Craig<br /> * [[Saruman]] - Brian Protheroe<br /> * [[Elrond]] - Andrew Jarvis<br /> * [[Bilbo]] - Terence Frisch<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * '''[http://www.lotr.com Official website]'''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Musicals]]</div>

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