Matthew Warchus News

Laura Michelle Kelly flies from Cherry Tree Lane to Middle Earth, Frances de la Tour stars in Boeing-Boeing and Lloyd Webber casts Joseph through reality TV

Tony Award-winner Frances de la Tour and Roger Allam will star in a London revival of the 1961 comedy Boeing-Boeing, which will be presented at the Comedy Theatre beginning February 3rd

London Mary Poppins star Laura Michelle Kelly will play the elven queen Galadriel in the upcoming London production of The Lord of the Rings, which opens at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on June 19th, 2007

Lord of the Rings plans to cast its spell on London, Chris Carmack and Rosamund Pike plan Summer and Smoke, Trevor Nunn trims Porgy and Bess and a roundup of Avenue Q reviews.

Producers Kevin Wallace and Saul Zaentz, in association with David & Ed Mirvish and Michael Cohl, announced today that The Lord of the Rings will complete its Toronto engagement on Sunday, September 3, 2006 at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre.

The critically lambasted LORD OF THE RINGS walked off with 7 Dora awards (named for Dora Mavor Moore) handed out Monday June 26 at Toronto's Winter Garden Theatre.

The hit Toronto production of the musical The Lord of the Rings, previously announced to be London-bound, will begin previews at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on May 9th, 2007, for a June 19th opening

Lord of the Rings, at 15, racked up the most Dora Awards nominations; the awards celebrating Toronto Theatre will be presented on June 2nd

London's Old Vic has announced its 2006-2007 season, with a number of Shakespearean plays, a pantomime-inspired adaptation of Cinderella by Stephen Frye and a production of John Osborne's The Entertainer starring Robert Lindsay among the highlights

The musical version of The Lord of the Rings has extended its run at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre to September 24th

The Last Five Years comes to London five years after its world premiere, award winners return for Billy Elliot and 'Bored of the Rings' plans London debut

In case you missed THE LORD OF THE RINGS segment this morning on NBC's 'Today', you can access it online.

A magical physical production is undercut by script that tries to cram too much material into one show. * * * (out of 5)

According to producer Kevin Wallace, Toronto's Lord of the Rings musical is headed for London in 2007--despite having received a mixed critical reception upon opening

Today, March 23, the musical version of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings opens in Toronto

A new musical based on the life of Bruce Lee--possibly featuring the songs of rock titan David Bowie--is headed for Broadway

BroadwayWorld checks in with the orchestrator and musical supervisor of The Lord of the Rings for the lastest on the ambitious production!

Complete casting announced for the show which is to begin performances in February 2006.

While casting has not been confirmed, a number of respected actors (mostly Canadian) have been appointed to play some of the major roles in the upcoming Toronto production of The Lord of the Rings

The box office for the musical version of The Lord of the Rings, which has already made over $3 million in advance sales, is now open