Journey to Center-earth in a New Immersive Musical Primarily based onThe Lord of the Rings

Get able to expertise The Lord of the Rings in a brand new musical retelling of J.R.R. Tolkien’s lore. Directed by Paul Hart, The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Story will quickly make its transfer from a run on the UK’s Watermill Theatre to the Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

The U.S. manufacturing begins its performances July 19, operating by way of September 1. The guide options lyrics by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus and authentic music by A.R. Rahman, Finnish folks band Värttinä, and Christopher Nightingale.

“I can’t look forward to this subsequent step within the epic journey of The Lord of the Rings as we craft this new staging for the U.S. premiere manufacturing with Chicago Shakespeare Theater for Chicago audiences,” Hart stated in an announcement shared by Deadline. “We liked creating this model which was retold from the attitude of the Hobbits on the Watermill and can now be expanded far past these horizons. Will probably be thrilling to share with new audiences internationally as a part of this subsequent stage.”

Mixing open air areas and a theater set, the manufacturing units to make the most of an identical arrange in Chicago because it did within the UK, telling the story of how Frodo Baggins inherits his uncle Bilbo Baggins’ valuable ring. The course of Frodo’s life modifications launching him on the journey to fulfill a fellowship that may information him to the darkest realms of Modor to destroy an evil that threatens Center-earth. The musical seemingly crams all three books into its three hour run-time, which begs the query, “will there be second intermission?”

Check out the trailer under for the Watermill Theatre’s manufacturing final yr. It seems to be to cowl a whole lot of floor and maybe condensing the tales into music makes it go by quicker, however that doesn’t essentially bode nicely for storytelling functions.

The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Story will start performances July 19 on the Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater and run by way of September 1, with a global tour to observe.

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