I realize that a lot of people are sad about the missing ending. I wish I had access to a complete recording but to my knowledge such a thing might not even exist. This is 'the full show' in the sense that it is the Most complete version of the show in known existence. I also encourage those willing and able to download this video and keep it secret and safe just in case someone DMCAs my ass.

I cannot thank you enough for uploading this. I have been looking for this for years and am so grateful I can experience this show ❤

My partner and I flew out to Chicago to see the new production at the Shakespeare theater. We ended up having such a good time that we bought tickets to see it a second time! Hopefully the new tours are a hit and the show continues to grow!

Thank you so much for uploading this! As a huge fan of Lord of the Rings and musical theater, it was a great sadness to me that I never got to see this show. Even if the video isn't complete and much of it is blurry, it was amazing to finally see this! Not gonna lie, I got a little teary-eyed a few times. Been wanting to watch this for years. There's a revival being performed over in England now that's getting good reviews. Maybe it will convince other theater companies to tackle this musical in the future.

This still stands as the most spectacular theatrical production I’ve ever seen. I feel so lucky to have made it to see it in London ☺️ I have always hoped it would return somewhere in this its original form. Stunning music, magical theatrical moments, costumes, illusion, intricate sets, action packed choreography. It was a wonder!

Head to The Watermill Theatre in Newbury, UK to see this live on stage again in an intimate setting - it's stunning!

Saw it twice in London, I feel so privileged that I did, it was spectacular

There really needs to be a DVD of the stage production.

Thank you ever so much for posting this as I doubt this show will ever be staged again due to the cost of producing such an intricate musical. I thoroughly enjoyed it, however. The staging was superbly done, the music and choreography both outstanding, and the special effects unexpectedly complex and totally mesmerizing! How I wished I could have seen it live! So why did it play for only six months on Broadway? (Or was it London? Not sure.) I can only imagine that the running time of a good 3 hours was problematic to non-Tolkien devotees and that the storyline might have been difficult to follow if one were not well-versed in the mythology of Middle Earth- - and I doubt most (NYC or London) critics are hard core LOTR fans, which saddens me. This was quality entertainment with a great moral lesson to boot; how I wish more musicals had such substance! It certainly deserved more recognition than it got. I recognized Laura Michelle Kelly's outstanding soprano voice as Galadriel, that in and of itself is certainly worth the price of admission! Is there anything she can't do? Wow. Amazing vocals. Kudos also for the fast paced "The Cat and the Moon," the delightful "The Road Goes On," and the ode to true friendship, "Now and For Always." Each superb in its own way, and so complementary to the action of the musical. I loved the music so much that I purchased a CD to call my own. So thank you, Magikarp, watching this musical was certainly an evening well-spent.❤

My god what a lavish production! This needs be restaged as a musical under a canvas bigtop and tour the world like a cirque du soleil show.

I have only seen the clips and pieces of the only bootleg at the time that was in a pretty bad quality… this right here might be one of the holy grails if not THE holy grail of musical bootlegs that are good and mostly clear! A shame it is ALMOST complete

how does one just stumble upon a lost musical video in full? like is it a long lost dvd or what? there need be more details

I’m sad the end was missing but enjoyed watching it, great memories of seeing the show

This is an incredible find! Thank you so much for sharing it. Please consider uploading the second part if you have it.

Was so bummed this wasn't complete. I hope there will be a part 2.

Is this the best possible quality we can get? Its a shame to lose the detail. But thank you so much for the upload regardless!

I've definitely seen video footage of the Wonder sequence with Gollum falling the full height of the stage into the fire. Saw the show twice in London- precious memories! The attention to detail was amazing, including the moment the Ballrog exploded and tiny fragments were blown ito the audience. so you felt the force of the explosion.

This is awesome! I remember looking for recordings years ago. Any live performances were long over before i discovered this was a thing.

Whispers thank you for uploading this

I saw the Toronto production during previews it was during a 7th grade class trip.

You are the real MVP and deserve the best. Truly. 💜

Could you release a part 2 of this that includes the ending if you have it? That would be fantastic!

Thank you for loading this

Any change to upload it in higher res or the original file to the internet archive? the compression on KZfaq is terrible

Please could you release the ending? But oh my gosh! what a find! I can now somewhat show people how this show was! This is incredible! maybe one day we also stumble across better resolution, who knows :)

This is amazing, do you have the second part?

Thanks for sharing, the show is great! The recording breaks off in the middle, do you have the second part?

Hearing Frodo and Bilbo without their upperclass accents really threw me off LOL

Gandalf has zero chill

does anybody know if this is the Toronto or the London one?

It looks amazing!!! altough it looks almost like an Cirque Du Soleil show

Heroes of Middle-Earth

Does the rest of the show exist?

How on middle-earth did you find this

will the rest be uploaded

YES FINALLYYYYYY I FOUND IT

What year was this?

Was this Toronto or London?

Why does Gandalf suck though?

I saw the final performance in Toronto and the huge standing ovation at the end was like nothing I have ever seen or heard ever!Coming out of the Theatre I had 3 words for the TV interviewer..."I Hate Critics"!

Didn't hear a single song, just as promised. Perfection.

This video quality of this might be low, but the production quality of this play must’ve been astronomical, not to mention a nightmare to rehearse. Amazing to see them constantly switching between scenes on the fly so fast.