EXCLUSIVE:A musical stage adaptation of J.R.R.
The music theater shows book and lyrics are by Shaun McKenna and Warchus, with music by A.R.
However, that was not enough to satisfy some critics who gave it the Dark Lord treatment.
Watermill Theatre in the UK; Musical theater production of The Lord of the RingsEden Harrhy/Getty/Watermill
It ran for a year, failing to recoup its eight-figure budget.
However, the Watermills managers are betting that their theaters pastoral setting will lure fans.
Immersive set
The Lord of the Ringswill be semi-immersive, he added.
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Wallace partnered with Oscar-winning producer Saul Zaentz when the musical played in Toronto and London.
Zaentzs Middle-earth Enterprises wasacquiredby Swedens Embracer Group last August.
The Watermill is producing its production in association with Wallace for KWL and Middle-earth Enterprises.
Fredrica Drotos, Director of Brand and Licensing at Middle-earth Enterprises, collaborated with Wallace on the complex arrangements.
The musical has the blessing of the Tolkien family.
Hart laughed when he observed that theres nothing more ambitious thanThe Lord of the Rings.
Weve been holding off waiting for an opportunity to reintroduce the copyright in the UK, he said.
This production is location-based and were concentrating on that, said Wallace firmly.
Casting for the WatermillsLord of the Ringswill officially start today.
