Tickets on Sale for Toronto The Lord of the Rings May 15
May 12, 2005 - by BWW News Desk
Tickets to the spectacular C$27,000,000 stage adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's
THE LORD OF THE
RINGS will go on sale in a manner as unique as the production. To offer equal
opportunity to
the trilogy's legions of fans around the world, tickets will first go on sale
via the web.
On Sunday May 15, 2005, at 9 AM Eastern Time, tickets will be available on
www.lotr.com for an
exclusive 24-hour period.
Phone and in-person sales will begin on Monday May 16, 2005, at 9 AM Eastern
Time.
With a thrilling score, a spectacular design, and an ensemble of over 65
actors, singers and
musicians, THE LORD OF THE RINGS is the biggest, most ambitious theatrical
production ever
staged.
The international creative team, led by critically acclaimed director Matthew
Warchus and
including award-winning designer Rob Howell and the celebrated choreographer
Peter Darling, has
combined all three books into one unmissable theatrical event.
The book and lyrics are by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus. The score is by
India's most
popular composer, A.R. Rahman, and the renowned Finnish group V�rttin�,
collaborating with
Christopher Nightingale.
The World Premiere production will begin performances on February 2, 2006 at
the Princess of
Wales Theatre in Toronto, Canada. The gala opening night will be March 23, 2006.
Casting has been ongoing since the production was announced on March 16, 2005.
Over four
thousand performers have already been auditioned across Canada. Auditions will
continue
throughout the summer, with rehearsals scheduled to begin in October 2005.
Teams of engineers, carpenters, painters, welders, prop-makers, armourers,
cutters and
seamstresses are focusing their efforts on realising the design for the stage;
and, after an
eight-month build, Rob Howell's inventive and spectacular stage floor, weighing
30 tonnes and
costing C$1,200,000, is nearing completion in the UK, ready for shipping to
Toronto,
THE LORD OF THE RINGS is a Kevin Wallace Limited Production, presented by Kevin
Wallace and
Saul Zaentz, in association with David and Ed Mirvish and Michael Cohl.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
Performances begin February 2, 2006
The Princess of Wales Theatre,
300 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
www.lotr.com
Phone sales: TicketKing 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333
Groups 416-593-4142 1-800-724-6420
Ticket prices: $56 to $125 CDN
"We neglect our cities at our peril. For, in neglecting them, we neglect the
nation."
-John F. Kennedy
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