LONDON: Stage musical adaptation Lord of the Rings 2005

Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 08:59:59 +0000 (UTC)
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The world premiere of the first stage musical adaptation of JRR
Tolkien's classic trilogy The Lord of the Rings, will open in the West
End in the Spring of 2005.
The 8 million UKP production has book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna and
music by Stephen Keeling and Bernd Stromberger. McKenna & Keeling were
the team responsible for the West End musical "Maddie" at the Lyric
THeatre in 1997.
It is directed by Matthew Warchus, whose recent credits include "Tell
me On A Sunday", and "Our House", and the Yasmina Reza plays "Life
x3", "The Unexpected Man" and "Art".
It is designed by Rob Howell, whose credits include " Our House",
"Simply Heavenly", "The Graduate" and "The Caretaker".
The show will be produced by Kevin Wallace and Saul Zaentz.
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