Musical? That's news.

easterlinge · 09-06-2001, 11:01 PM

Tell us more about this musical. Do the Nazgul get to sing? Does the Balrog do a dance routine?

Kyote Fields · 09-07-2001, 01:45 PM

No good can come from this....

Darth Tater · 09-07-2001, 02:37 PM

The Tolkien Trail is now hosting the musical. I recommend you go read it. It's in our Rivendell section and well worth your time

Kyote Fields · 09-07-2001, 05:21 PM

So how are they going to do the hobbits? Young kids or munchkins? Does anyone know more about the play then is posted on The Tolkien Trail? When's it scheduled to come out and where? That Balrog is going to be a big guy in a black monster suit. I don't see any way that this'll be done right. And the cut Saruman out entirely!!

Renille · 09-07-2001, 09:05 PM

I read it already! I really want to act in it. I wonder where it's first coming out, so I can audition? Or at least see it.

webwizard333 · 09-08-2001, 08:49 PM

Everyone who goes to Entcon can act it out!

hama1 · 09-08-2001, 11:49 PM

Hello to all who travel the Tolkien Trail. My name is Brad Marston and I am the librettist, lyricist, composer of The One Ring , a new musical in development, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's classic, epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings.

First and foremost, I would like to thank Ben for his generous offer to host The One Ring at Tolkien Trail. When our original web hosting service, theglobe.com shut down I was in a quandary as to how to proceed as we had attracted over 4000 visitors in a few months and having a presence on the Internet has been a big boost to developing the project.

As you can all imagine, there have been a myriad of coments about the project since we launched the site in May of this year. I am gratified that most of those who reacted negatively at first have been won over since reading material on the site or having their questions or concerns answered on various discussion boards. That is one of the reasons I am so excited about having a forum at Entmoot in order to be able to continue those discussions.

There are a couple of very positive reviews of the material at Lugburz and xenite.org. Both talk about the power and emotion of the lyrics. As we will not have the power of imagination available to readers of the Trilogy or the power of special effects available to Peter Jackson in the films, I have stressed the human or inter-personal relationships in the story and hopefully have writeen music and lyrics which properly convey the power of the emotions contained in LOTR. I am traveling at the moment but when I return home later this week I will post links to those reviews.

As for some of the posts so far, I am gratified that someone has visited the site and is interested in auditioning. I also appreciate Darth Tater's comment that it is well worth the read. As to cutting out Saruman, that was not my first choice. Originally, Saaruman and the Destruction of Isengard were in the script. However, after the intial reading of the script, it was apparent that it was too long and had too many characters. I chose to hang the story on the relationship between Aragorn and Gandalf and the Quest and the relationship between Frodo and Sam. If it didn't meet those criteria, I was hard pressed to include it in the final draft. Now before anyone has to big a fit, please admit to yourself that Tolkien himself had to make difficult choices as to what he actually put in LOTR.

Well I guess that's about it for now. I hope I can be a more frequent visitor and poster when I return home later this week. As far as dancing hobbits and Balrogs, well no...of course not. I don't foresee casting children in the roles of hobbits. As a very wise colleague of mine said..."You don't need actors who are short. You need actors who can ACT short." Also, as theater-goers are trained to suspend disbelief, if Aragorn, et al, are 6'5" or taller and the hobbits are 5' or shorter and then staged properly on a raked, or slanted stage, it will be enough to let the audience accept that the Hobbits and Gimli are much shorter than the human characters or the elves.

Sincerely,

Brad Marston

easterlinge · 09-11-2001, 09:05 AM

Hopefully you will get around to doing a musical of "Beren and Luthien". What with Luthien singing and putting Angband to sleep, Finrod's magical song duel with Sauron......etc.

**hama** · 09-12-2001, 10:57 PM

Well that's certainly an interesting idea and one that others who have suggested that I do a musical on a small part of LotR or perhaps the Hobbit would agree with. However, I think I will continue to focus on re-writes and nailing down a producer for The One Ring before I look at any other projects.

**hama** · 09-12-2001, 11:03 PM

In response to Kyote Fields "I don't see anyway this will be done right." I don't know how much you know about musical theater but I think it might help to think of the One Ring more as an opera rather than a "musical" such as Annie, Oklahoma or Cats. I have written The One Ring more in the vein of Les Miserables, Miss Saigon or Ragtime which are very serious and epic in scope.

I am a huge Tolkien fan and if I didn't feel this project could be done in a way that is a tribute to Tolkien's work, I wouldn't do it.

**hama** · 09-12-2001, 11:16 PM

Just as an FYI the reviews I mentioned earlier are at

Xenite.org Review and

Lugburz Review

Pippin Skywalker · 09-18-2001, 07:52 PM

How can I audition?

Elanor · 09-18-2001, 08:27 PM

I would love to be involved in something like this! Even if I can just comment

**hama** · 09-19-2001, 07:11 PM

Pippin,

There are no auditions scheduled at the moment. However we are planning to be in the studio withing the next 60 days to record 6 or 7 songs for a final demo CD. You can e-mail me at mbradmarston@msn.com and I would be happy to send you the address to send headshot/resume.

Elanor, Comment? Please do!!! Currently Act One, Scene One, a synopsis of the script and lyrics of many of the major songs are available here atTHE ONE RING I would love to hear what you think. As the show is still in development, your suggestions may end up on stage.

Elven Warrior Maiden · 09-30-2001, 06:09 AM

I saw what was written. Shouldn't bother emailing you hama, no way I could audition.
1: I wouldn't be aloud
2: I'm in Australia
3: I'm a girl, and there aren't many girl parts.

I'm starting to feel depressed. Guess I'll just have to comment and help, like Elanor said, if I want to do anything.

Just a thought, Pippin Skywalker, cool name.

**hama** · 10-03-2001, 10:43 PM

Well I would love it if Elanor or anyone else here would comment and help half as much as you are.

Pippin Skywalker · 10-05-2001, 11:19 PM

Where will all this take place? I'm in Britain...visiting.....

I am really from NY.

**hama** · 10-06-2001, 12:38 AM

I'll be in NYC troughout October and November directing the recording of the cd...let me know when you'll be in town and maybe you can sit in on one of the sessions...

samwise of the shire · 11-01-2001, 05:48 PM

THIS IS REALLY TAKING PLACE? SEND ME A VIDEO TAPE PULEEEAAAAASSSSSEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

**hama** · 11-02-2001, 02:27 AM

Sam...no wonder they call you wise...I had planned on taking still photos of the recording session and of course making the music available but I hadn't considered shooting a video. Of course it will only be the recording session and not a video of a full blown production but I think it could be interesting to people.

Thanks so much.

09-06-2001, 11:01 PM	#1
easterlinge Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Farthest Khand, the darkest East... Posts: 442	Musical? That's news. Tell us more about this musical. Do the Nazgul get to sing? Does the Balrog do a dance routine?

09-07-2001, 01:45 PM	#2
Kyote Fields Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: California Posts: 218	No good can come from this.... __________________ No longer posting. If you'd like to write to me I can be reached at kyote_fields@hotmail.com. It was nice knowing all of you.

09-07-2001, 02:37 PM	#3
Darth Tater The man Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: MA Posts: 4,572	The Tolkien Trail is now hosting the musical. I recommend you go read it. It's in our Rivendell section and well worth your time __________________ Visit the worlds greatest webpage! No, not The Tolkien Trail! Just click this! The Tolkien Trail ~Camelot

09-07-2001, 05:21 PM	#4
Kyote Fields Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: California Posts: 218	So how are they going to do the hobbits? Young kids or munchkins? Does anyone know more about the play then is posted on The Tolkien Trail? When's it scheduled to come out and where? That Balrog is going to be a big guy in a black monster suit. I don't see any way that this'll be done right. And the cut Saruman out entirely!! __________________ No longer posting. If you'd like to write to me I can be reached at kyote_fields@hotmail.com. It was nice knowing all of you.

09-07-2001, 09:05 PM	#5
Renille Elven Lady of Speed-posting Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the cheese state Posts: 988	I read it already! I really want to act in it. I wonder where it's first coming out, so I can audition? Or at least see it. __________________ Oh the thinks you can think! Think and wonder and dream...far and wide as you dare! When your thinks have run dry, in the blink of an eye, there's another world there... (from Seussical the Musical. Listen to it...watch it...really.)

09-08-2001, 08:49 PM	#6
webwizard333 Elf Lord Join Date: May 2001 Location: myob Posts: 587	Everyone who goes to Entcon can act it out! __________________ Boo!

09-08-2001, 11:49 PM	#7
hama1 Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: NY and MA Posts: 133	Hello Hello to all who travel the Tolkien Trail. My name is Brad Marston and I am the librettist, lyricist, composer of The One Ring , a new musical in development, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's classic, epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings. First and foremost, I would like to thank Ben for his generous offer to host The One Ring at Tolkien Trail. When our original web hosting service, theglobe.com shut down I was in a quandary as to how to proceed as we had attracted over 4000 visitors in a few months and having a presence on the Internet has been a big boost to developing the project. As you can all imagine, there have been a myriad of coments about the project since we launched the site in May of this year. I am gratified that most of those who reacted negatively at first have been won over since reading material on the site or having their questions or concerns answered on various discussion boards. That is one of the reasons I am so excited about having a forum at Entmoot in order to be able to continue those discussions. There are a couple of very positive reviews of the material at Lugburz and xenite.org. Both talk about the power and emotion of the lyrics. As we will not have the power of imagination available to readers of the Trilogy or the power of special effects available to Peter Jackson in the films, I have stressed the human or inter-personal relationships in the story and hopefully have writeen music and lyrics which properly convey the power of the emotions contained in LOTR. I am traveling at the moment but when I return home later this week I will post links to those reviews. As for some of the posts so far, I am gratified that someone has visited the site and is interested in auditioning. I also appreciate Darth Tater's comment that it is well worth the read. As to cutting out Saruman, that was not my first choice. Originally, Saaruman and the Destruction of Isengard were in the script. However, after the intial reading of the script, it was apparent that it was too long and had too many characters. I chose to hang the story on the relationship between Aragorn and Gandalf and the Quest and the relationship between Frodo and Sam. If it didn't meet those criteria, I was hard pressed to include it in the final draft. Now before anyone has to big a fit, please admit to yourself that Tolkien himself had to make difficult choices as to what he actually put in LOTR. Well I guess that's about it for now. I hope I can be a more frequent visitor and poster when I return home later this week. As far as dancing hobbits and Balrogs, well no...of course not. I don't foresee casting children in the roles of hobbits. As a very wise colleague of mine said..."You don't need actors who are short. You need actors who can ACT short." Also, as theater-goers are trained to suspend disbelief, if Aragorn, et al, are 6'5" or taller and the hobbits are 5' or shorter and then staged properly on a raked, or slanted stage, it will be enough to let the audience accept that the Hobbits and Gimli are much shorter than the human characters or the elves. Sincerely, Brad Marston

09-11-2001, 09:05 AM	#8
easterlinge Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Farthest Khand, the darkest East... Posts: 442	Hopefully you will get around to doing a musical of "Beren and Luthien". What with Luthien singing and putting Angband to sleep, Finrod's magical song duel with Sauron......etc.

09-12-2001, 10:57 PM	#9
hama Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 181	Well that's certainly an interesting idea and one that others who have suggested that I do a musical on a small part of LotR or perhaps the Hobbit would agree with. However, I think I will continue to focus on re-writes and nailing down a producer for The One Ring before I look at any other projects.

09-12-2001, 11:03 PM	#10
hama Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 181	In response to Kyote Fields "I don't see anyway this will be done right." I don't know how much you know about musical theater but I think it might help to think of the One Ring more as an opera rather than a "musical" such as Annie, Oklahoma or Cats. I have written The One Ring more in the vein of Les Miserables, Miss Saigon or Ragtime which are very serious and epic in scope. I am a huge Tolkien fan and if I didn't feel this project could be done in a way that is a tribute to Tolkien's work, I wouldn't do it.

09-12-2001, 11:16 PM	#11
hama Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 181	Just as an FYI the reviews I mentioned earlier are at Xenite.org Review and Lugburz Review Last edited by hama : 09-13-2001 at 02:33 AM.

09-18-2001, 07:52 PM	#12
Pippin Skywalker Enting Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 93	How can I audition?

09-18-2001, 08:27 PM	#13
Elanor Hobbit in the Music Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Westmarch Posts: 1,111	I would love to be involved in something like this! Even if I can just comment

09-19-2001, 07:11 PM	#14
hama Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 181	Pippin, There are no auditions scheduled at the moment. However we are planning to be in the studio withing the next 60 days to record 6 or 7 songs for a final demo CD. You can e-mail me at mbradmarston@msn.com and I would be happy to send you the address to send headshot/resume. Elanor, Comment? Please do!!! Currently Act One, Scene One, a synopsis of the script and lyrics of many of the major songs are available here atTHE ONE RING I would love to hear what you think. As the show is still in development, your suggestions may end up on stage.

09-30-2001, 06:09 AM	#15
Elven Warrior Maiden Hobbit Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 38	I saw what was written. Shouldn't bother emailing you hama, no way I could audition. 1: I wouldn't be aloud 2: I'm in Australia 3: I'm a girl, and there aren't many girl parts. I'm starting to feel depressed. Guess I'll just have to comment and help, like Elanor said, if I want to do anything. Just a thought, Pippin Skywalker, cool name.

10-03-2001, 10:43 PM	#16
hama Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 181	Well I would love it if Elanor or anyone else here would comment and help half as much as you are.

10-05-2001, 11:19 PM	#17
Pippin Skywalker Enting Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 93	Where will all this take place? I'm in Britain...visiting..... I am really from NY.

10-06-2001, 12:38 AM	#18
hama Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 181	I'll be in NYC troughout October and November directing the recording of the cd...let me know when you'll be in town and maybe you can sit in on one of the sessions...

11-01-2001, 05:48 PM	#19
samwise of the shire Radically Tolkienited Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: If home is where the heart is, and my heart is in heaven...that should answer your question. <+>< Posts: 967	THIS IS REALLY TAKING PLACE? SEND ME A VIDEO TAPE PULEEEAAAAASSSSSEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! __________________ Jesus is my all in all <><+<><+<><+<><+<><+<><+ People who are so concerned with escapism do have a name...we call them jailers. ~J.R.R Tolkien Radically Saved, Totally Tolkienited GOD... BLESS... AMERICA...

11-02-2001, 02:27 AM	#20
hama Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 181	Sam...no wonder they call you wise...I had planned on taking still photos of the recording session and of course making the music available but I hadn't considered shooting a video. Of course it will only be the recording session and not a video of a full blown production but I think it could be interesting to people. Thanks so much.

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