LOTR: The Musical

[mollyringwraith]

Reviews are starting to come in for the 'Lord of the Rings' musical, which opened last night in Toronto. They are, on the whole, not so good. It is as we feared

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[technocracygirl]

Bombay Dreams is Andrew Lloyd Weber. Thinking he's indicative of Bollywood is like thinking Yanni is indicative of classical music.

[technocracygirl]

Really? I figured he wrote the music. Huh. My bad for spouting off with absolutely nothing to stand on.

Makes me glad I didn't go -- what's the point in seeing a Weber play without the Weber?

[jewelsong]

I saw this in February when it was in the preview stage.

The music is fantastic - stunning and beautiful. It fit the mood and the story perfectly - I was totally transfixed and can't wait for the CD.

[jewelsong]

Also wanted to add that the reviews I have read (including one in today's Boston Globe) have been fairly positive, particularly about Sam and Frodo and especially about the music.

Don't judge until you've seen/heard it.

[mollyringwraith]

Oh, I'll definitely still track down the music when it's available. I will still want to hear what they've made of our dear LOTR. (Going to Toronto is not quite an option for me right now...) But maybe going in with low expectations is actually better, for the chance of being pleasantly surprised. :)

[nympha_tonks]

the review in the NYTimes seemed to not really like it either. I'll hold out though. I'll go see it and then decided whether to love or mock it afterwards ^_^

[canadianyams]

I just love that one of the reporters seemed to think that Shelob was a giant scorpion :P

[mollyringwraith]

Hee. I liked the one that called the Ringwraiths "Night Riders." :D