LOTR als musical in 2005

Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 23:52:37 +0200
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The Lord Of The Rings: "The Lord of the Rings", the first major stage
musical adaptation of JRR Tolkien's classic trilogy, will receive its
World Premiere when it opens in London in Spring 2005. This coincides
with the 50th anniversary of the publication of the complete trilogy,
"The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the
King".
The £8 million production has book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna and
music by Stephen Keeling and Bernd Stromberger. McKenna & Keeling were
the team responsible for the critically acclaimed West End musical
"Maddie".
Award-winning Matthew Warchus will direct. His recent credits include
the London musicals "Tell Me On A Sunday" and "Our House", and the
Yasmina Reza plays "Life x 3", "The Unexpected Man" and "Art".
Award-winning Rob Howell will design. His recent West End credits
include "Our House", "Simply Heavenly", "The Graduate", "The
Caretaker" and "Sophie's Choice" at The Royal Opera House.
The Musical Supervisor is Christopher Nightingale. Chris provided
additional arrangements for "Bombay Dreams" for which he is also
Musical Supervisor.
"The Lord of the Rings" will be produced by Kevin Wallace and Saul
Zaentz. Kevin Wallace was in-house producer at The Really Useful
Theatre Company from 1997-2001 when it produced the Andrew Lloyd
Webber musicals "Whistle Down the Wind", "The Beautiful Game", "Jesus
Christ Superstar" and "Sunset Boulevard". In 2001 he received an
International EMMY Award as executive producer of the film version of
"Jesus Christ Superstar". His other London productions include the
critically acclaimed "Gagarin Way" and "Eden". The legendary Saul
Zaentz, whose film productions include the award-winning "One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Amadeus", "The Unbearable Lightness of
Being" and "The English Patient", was this year awarded the BAFTA
'Academy Fellowship'.
Zie ook:
http://www.thelordoftheringsmusical.com/#
Pieter