Lord Of The Rings, Plus!

Just when you thought the world had not yet totally milked J.R.R.Tolkien for all his dessicated corpse is worth, someone came up with this fascinating concept. Now don't get me wrong- I love the Lord Of The Rings. I am a complete geek. I've read the books and seen the movies many many times. But giving it a full-on musical overhaul... well, that's questionable. Some musicals are good- I've enjoyed a good show on Broadway, and Gilbert and Sullivan and Rogers and Hammerstein have produced some memorable numbers here and there. I'd just have a hard time picturing LOTR in musical format.

On the other hand, Mama Mia proved that the works of Abba could, in fact, be transformed into a successful musical, and Cats showed the same thing with the poetry of T.S.Eliot. So, maybe LOTR The Musical isn't such a bad thing... unless left to my deranged songwriting imagination. Like this:

( If you want to see me maul song lyrics, click here. )