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15 thoughts on The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale

I saw this about a week and a half ago and here are some thoughts! 

  1. The real stars of the show were the set, set pieces, and lighting (truly impressive)
  2. My favorite song was "Now and for Always"
  3. Though it's impressive how much was packed into one play, I felt some things were lost 
  4. Not sure how I feel about the orcs being in hoodies and breakdancing (not to say they were bad at it, to be clear, they were quite good especially as sometimes one would just cock their head to the side in a way that made me go "Gah!")
  5. I'm grateful that, especially given that Éowyn was cut, that one of the hobbits (Merry) was played by a woman
  6. The voice of Tree Beard was (impressively and rewardingly) John Lithgow! Who knew?
  7. My favorite aspect of the theater itself was that pretty much every seat had a great view
  8. Though I was not compelled to buy merch after the show, I was glad I got a themed cocktail
  9. Not to say I could do better, but I feel like this show was poorly advertised as I only got advertisements for it after I posted photos and I am really a target audience for this show
  10. I really liked that the actors mingled in the audience before the show, really welcoming everyone into the experience 
  11. The Nazgûl and Shelob were really scary! I kept checking to be sure they weren't coming up to the level I was on given that actors did use the whole theater for the show
  12. My favorite actors were those who portrayed Gollum and Gandalf
  13. Though all actors should be applauded for acting, singing, dancing, playing instruments, and moving set pieces
  14. Not all of the choreography worked for me to be honest, some of it was a little too staccato and some of it was a bit too experimental movement for the songs
  15. I missed some key moments from the movies (though I can't say if they are also epic book moments)

(Prompt by me)



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