A Gandalf with a Hobbit on Top
I just can't see how this could possibly be a good idea...'Lord of the Rings' Takes the Stage as Musical
We are ultimately dependent on 50 actors and musicians to tell the story rather than technology," producer Kevin Wallace said as he announced details of the 27 million Canadian dollar (11.5 million pound) musical.
"We are going to have to break new ground. It is a hybrid of text, music, spectacle and physical theater," he added.
Eager to quell the fears of devoted Tolkien purists who dreaded the classic being transformed into a showbiz extravaganza, he said: "There will be no singing and dancing Hobbits. The music will be in a very traditional mold and draw on ethnic traditions.
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