News for Jan. 31, 2006
The public gets its first look at The Lord of the Rings musical this week. That's exciting for Tolkien fans, but nerve-wracking for the show's creative team, who have their reputations -- and a lot of their money -- on the line According to the calendar, opening night for the most ambitious theatre project in history -- the $27-million production of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings -- is still seven weeks away. But for the show's producers, cast and creative team, the March 23 world premiere at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre is only a distant focus of attention. [
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