Lord of the Rings musical opens in Toronto
Nico on Mar 25 2006 at 7:00 am | Filed under: General Theatre
… and is promptly panned, at least by the Telegraph.
An excerpt:
Like the evil Sauron, the production has plans for world domination, and is due in London next spring. Tolkien buffs (and they are legion) may ensure its survival, but I have a hunch that most will find the show far from hobbit-forming and emerge as bored of the Rings as I was.
Oops.
There is an article from the BBC that also has some quotes from various critics. That article can be found here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4841976.stm
I’ve also heard that since it opened, ticket sales have doubled so this might very well be a critic proof show but one will just have to wait and see.