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[etakyma]

Okay, I'm gonna say some things that are not going to be a surprise to most of you. Confession time. Ready

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[wildfyre]

I have to disagree, but I'll qualify that by saying that I don't see LotR as a "musical" in the traditional sense. It doesn't use the music to advance the plot, but to add atmosphere and a sense of culture and other-worldliness. Which is, of course, the same way that the songs and poetry are used in the book. So even though a lot of the plot is left out, it feels to me far more Tolkien-esque than the films did.

As a show, one of the things I love about it is how completely original it is. It doesn't follow the musical formula, so where a lot of shows are kind of interchangeable - and I do love the formula so that's not a criticism - LotR is entirely different. It also involves the audience in a way that makes the theatregoing experience unique - you get clambered on by hobbits, covered in crepe paper ash from the Balrog, and so on. And it really is spectacular - the way the moving stage works is fantastic, and some of the special effects really are...well, magical

[conjured_1]

Oh, that's right, you are of the "I LUV BROADWAY MUSICALS" let's play ALL musical CDs when driving type. So, we shall have to compromise while driving to Acadia - 1 musical CD, 1 non-musical CD, 1 musical CD, 1 non-musical CD. Yis?

[etakyma]

Hey, I like other kinds of music. I just don't have a lot of other kinds of music. So bring your CDs girl, and we'll be just fine!

[conjured_1]

I'm looking at my CD's and you know, I haev lots of movie soundtracks but I no musical ones. Unless Moulin Rouge counts as a musical? Oh wait, I also have Paint Your Wagon and Oklahoma, but they are the movie versions, again, does this count? I may have to remedy this...