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Seriously

exactly my thinking!! I've been trying to find good footage for ages but this has never come up before! I've got all the music on my channel

Isn't it awful? The musicals I really care about seeing ended before I knew they existed.

trust me I saw this. it was not good at all. 3 books/films compressed into a 2.30-hour show. it was an ambitious idea that was impossible to pull off. I will say that the sets and costumes were good.

@@ryanlong8741 I was lucky enough to see it in Toronto and I loved every second of it.

@@ryanlong8741 idk. I don’t think a show has to be “good” to be good. If that makes sense. Sometimes it’s just enjoyable to see a new take on something you love. And really, musicals are mostly for the music, which seems fairly good and would be enjoyable to watch live

I went to see it with school years ago and fell asleep within 30 mins lol

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Sorry I didn’t get it, why?

@@MateusPereirah Because Arwen is also called The Evevning Star and, if I remember correctly (haven't read LOTR in 5 years), there is something similar with Galadriel representing the sunlight or something. Hope this helps ^^'

Massi yeah I think it was either Frodo or Sam who said something along the lines of “I always thought elves were about the moon and stars but here in Lothlorien it’s sunny”

You're so lucky to have seen it!!! I'm jealous 😂

I agree with all of this

Sounds apt. Have you seen Bat out of Hell the Musical. I would kill to have seen that one.

Yes we do love the spectacle of it all!

Was it worth going to London though?

I don't know why they don't. Looking at the video I'm guessing it was probably very expensive. I guess when doing a musical like Lord of the Rings it would be very costly.

@@0eazy4 It was on stage, I went to see it in London back in 2007. Apparently it lost popularity against the cost per production, which is understandable as more and more people saw it and the price to run it stayed the same. This is a shame as I'd love to go and see it again...

@@0eazy4 It was actually the most expective stage production at the time of it's launch and couldn't make the money back, it's basically the biggest west end flop in history.

If u guys wanna see a full show Here it is: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/osCmm8d8nJjeqqM.html

SHIIIIIIIIIIIIINE FOREEEEEEEEEEVEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRR

I saw the London production several times (over a period of 10 months) and it was massive. I seriously doubt they could make it a touring version without having to scale it down. If you try to scale it down, you will ruin the magic. Theatre Royal Drury Lane was almost too SMALL for this show. This show requires a massive stage (very wide and very deep), plenty of space above the stage (aerial acrobatics), plenty of space under the stage (revolving mechanism with lifts), a large orchestral pit, and plenty of space backstage (huge ensemble cast, tons of costumes). Not to mention the lights, special effects, and the endless technical rehearsals. This show is a dream to watch but an absolute nightmare to take on tour. You could do a very, very slow tour. The show arrives in town, takes over an entire theatre (minimum of 2,000 seats) and plays for 6 months straight before moving on. But I don't see how they could make a fast or even a semi-fast touring version. It is possible technically, but you would break the bank. Or you would have to make changes to the show (scale it down considerably) and that would break the illusion. I guess the reason why this show is NOT on tour is because the producers know what they're dealing with. They don't want to break the bank and don't want to break the illusion. If I were to see a scaled-down version of this show, I'd be disappointed. "Come on, put some effort into it! What? You think this touring version is awesome? Pffft. You should have seen the London version. You don't know, man! You weren't there!"

@@kfor47 is this anywhere on the web in full version? With what name or keywords can i find it? [edit] found it xD you're so correct. the website says it was one of the most expensive and had to make £350,000 per week just to break even.

how did you find the full version on the web? I’ve been looking all over and I can only find clips and the musical recording

@@donsanjino If you have a link please send it over

@@kingbeanxiv o pardon the misunderstanding. i didnt find the full version yet. :| still looking. i found the website of the show where they had info on the show name, organizers. and was happy to have found a lead with which to focus my search lol. ill post a link if i find it :D

Yep.

They canceled this show years ago! :( It was only premiered in London. It was too expensive and not enough ticket purchases.

jazminestryder it premiered in Toronto actually, then it moved to London where just a year or so ago an Arena tour was announced. We haven't heard from it since.

@@jazminestryder but that didn't stop Hamilton from closing down early!

Solun same. I would give a lot to be able to see this show 😖

@@justme5100 There are a few bootleg versions available

Molly McDade really!? Where? I've never seen any before!

@@justme5100 I mean the official one. There are no videos though. www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Original-London-Recording/dp/B0010Y3C4Q

@@mollymcdade4031 WHERE?!? I would kill for even a hint at where to look for that

Yeaah?

Psyche Li excuse me?

tiffany aching U sound slightly like a non-native speaker~ Just a little curios.

Psyche Li honey love, i'm american born-and-bred. i basically shit stars and stripes out my asshole. so i'm confused; which part of my comment gave you the impression that i'm non-native? the misplaced period, which is clearly meant to denote emphasis in this non-formal setting? we are on the internet. i was speaking colloquially. something a non-native speaker would be more likely have trouble with, i should note. and no offense, but your own stilted syntax hardly gives one confidence in your judgment vis-a-vis linguistics. #justsaying

tiffany aching U're right, I myself is not a "native", with English is not even my 2nd language. So I didn't mean to offend, AT ALL ( I've no idea if "non-native" means sth. humiliating to real natives. In my culture "sounds non-native" or "translatorese" only infers one has been reading too much in foreign language so the mother tongue gets influenced somehow). BTW I do know a non-native musical fan elsewhere whose name is A_Tiffany_A... Moreover, the way you expressed "my life is now complete" in the very end of sentences with an m in lower case is kind of common among my local fan girls, and thus I was just wondering if I came across a Lotr musical fan of them (which is quite rare). And now I learn the expression is far from regionally typical. Thanx. Sorry if you feel anything uncomfortable. Guess I was overly excited and arrogant.

Psyche Li i understand that you were excited and maybe thought i was your friend, but it's kind of rude to go up to random people and be like, "YO! you have an accent." (which i don't even have!) as an asian-american, the number of times i've been other-ed and exoticized by non-asians is frankly staggering, and automatically puts me on the defensive when it comes to conversations like this. i accept your apology, and hope you'll be more careful in future. i apologize myself for being too harsh in my reply. (btw, it's quite common among american internet users to type exclusively in lowercase. just letting you know. furthermore, the phrase "my life is complete" is actually grammatically correct, while "my life is completed" is never used. it isn't just a regional thing, it's actually the correct way to say it.)

They tend to only film specific sections like this for the EPK (Electronic Press Kit) and trailers etc. The whole show wasn't filmed to this standard

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They should have professionally filmed the entire thing so they could at least sell DVDs after they cancelled it. It was so well done so why waste it? But there is a bootleg compilation of countless low quality clips on KZfaq for Acts 1, 2, & 3 on three separate hour-long videos.

@@thorr18BEM Because they had already lost millions and it costs millions to record a DVD

I was lucky enough to see this in London when I was 15 and it was beautiful and amazing. I think it may of confused audiences who weren't familiar with LOTR.

2021

2021

2222 lol jk

Me

2021 for me as well. And I'm usually on top of underrated musicals. I had NO IDEA.

I've been waiting for this for *so long*

Did they really? Will Laura Michelle Kelly be playing Galadriel?

@@rachelcoleman4693 I wouldn't count on it. The cast hasn't been announced yet, but Laura is living in the US now and has three kids, it's unlikely that she's coming back. But hey, I WISH

I've been waiting so long to see it again and I got tickets!!! So excited! 😁😁😁😁

@@MelianEvenstar congratulations!! I've got my tickets as well 🎉

I’ve heard it was due to liability problems with the danger levels of certain stunts, they had a chorus member sustain a traumatic injury with part of the moving stage. This really isn’t an impossible challenge to address well, though, and they owed the legacy of this incredible show an effort to preserve it. It’s very sad so many of us will probably never see it.

seriously jealous

29 de Setembro de 2021?

It was estimated to break even they needed to make about £350,000 a week I think. I'm really glade their doing a world tour for 2015.

Matthew Parsons Question is are they using the same set as the Toronto Production. I remember this years ago and the production was massive with all of those effects. Sadly it was a mess that never made it to Broadway.

pallafox It is scheduled to be coming to Broadway this summer, or late spring.

You may have heard about it already, but a revival has just been announced!

@@emskulblaka !!

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In the Lord of the Rings, no mention is made of Legolas' hair colour. Peter Jackson choose to go with blond hair just so Legolas would stand out a little more and to give him a noble look, he is a prince after all.

Yeeeah!