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LotR musical for London in 2007
Kevin Wallace, one of the producers of the LotR musical currently playing in Toronto, confirmed that the stage show will open in London in 2007. More information can be found in this article at Backstage, in which Wallace also talks about critical reaction to the production.
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A.R. Rahman on composing for LotR stage show
The composer of the music for the stage adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, music director A.R. Rahman, talks about his “amazing experience” working on the stage show in this article at Glasham.com.
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Happy birthday, Brad Dourif!
Yesterday, March 18th, was Brad Dourif’s birthday. He was born in 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia, and turned 56 yesterday. You can read his cast biography as Gríma Wormtongue here. You can also see some pictures of Brad here and pictures of Brad in the role of Gríma Wormtongue here. Happy Birthday Brad!
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Happy birthday Craig Parker
Today is Craig Parker’s 35th birthday. He was born in Suva, Fiji on November 12, 1970. He played the role of Haldir in the LotR films. There are some great pictures of Craig in the role of Haldir in the CoE Gallery here. Happy Birthday Craig.
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LotR exhibit in Indiana
First, it happened in New Zealand; second, it was exposed to the US and the rest of the world. Now, another LotR exhibit can be seen in Indiana State Museum through until January. The exhibit, which began on 6th October, displays props from the trilogy and includes discussion about the new digital effects that have…
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Ringers: Lord of the Fans on DVD
The movie feature made by fans for the fans of LotR entitled, ‘Ringers: Lord of the Fans’ will be released on DVD on November 22, 2005 in a special edition. It can be ordered now at Amazon, and Moviesonline.ca also has more information.
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The Hobbit in Irish
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit now has an Irish-language version to be published in this near end of 2005. The book was translated by Nicholas Williams who has previously translated a number of books into Irish. Go to Slovobooks.com for more information.
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Chemistry and the Lord of the Rings movies
Chemist Norman Gates, made blood, lava and many prosthetic ears, noses and feet for the LotR movies. In this article at Stuff he discusses his work and he states that, “Without the latest advances in chemistry, the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy would never have been so realistic”.
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LotR trilogy all in a day
The Broadway Theatre in Peterborough, England will show all three Lord of the Rings films back-to-back on the theatre’s big screen on July 23 and July 24, starting at 11:00 in the morning and ending at 7:00 that evening, with breaks between the three films. The 250 tickets cost £12.50 each. See Peterborough Today for…
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The Hobbit in Cape Cod
In this article at The Cape Cod Chronicle, Harwich Junior Theatre director Lisa Canto talks about the challenges of bringing Tolkien’s The Hobbit to the stage and of how, to her, The Hobbit is about, “friendship, loyalty, and being courageous”.
