The Lord of the Rings musical that opened final yr within the UK will stage its U.S. debut in Chicago this July, producers introduced right this moment.
Primarily based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien and directed by Paul Hart, The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Story will start performances July 19 at The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, working by means of September 1. A world tour will comply with, with venues and dates to be introduced in June.
“I can’t anticipate this subsequent step within the epic journey of The Lord of the Rings as we craft this new staging for the US premiere manufacturing with Chicago Shakespeare Theater for Chicago audiences,” Hart stated in a press release. “We cherished creating this model which was retold from the attitude of the Hobbits at The Watermill and can now be expanded far past these horizons. It will likely be thrilling to share with new audiences internationally as a part of this subsequent stage.”
The open-air musical debuted final summer season on the UK’s Watermill Theatre in Berkshire, the place Hart is the creative director. The manufacturing options e book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus and unique music by A.R. Rahman, Finnish folks band Värttinä, and Christopher Nightingale. (An earlier iteration was staged at London’s Royal Drury Lane in 2007).
The synopsis: Because the Hobbits rejoice Bilbo Baggins’ eleventy-first birthday within the Shire, he items his nephew Frodo his most valuable belonging—a gold ring. This fateful second launches Frodo on a legendary and threatening quest throughout Center-earth to the darkest realms of Mordor to conquer evil together with his loyal Fellowship.