Lord of the Rings - 2006 - Toronto Articles Page 16

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On February 23rd, Ian McKellen will begin his run in the Donmar Warehouse's production of Mark Ravenhill's The Cut

The first preview performance of the stage adaptation of THE LORD OF THE RINGS will now take place on Saturday, February 4, 2006 at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. This will be two days later than originally announced.

Marty Thomas and Anne Runolfsson will perform at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre this February

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

The Phantom of the Opera will become the longest-running Broadway musical in history on January 9th, 2006

The musical - now in its 18th year on Broadway at The Majestic Theatre, having given an astonishing 7,325 performances (as of 8/21/2005) - has played to 99.2% capacity audiences this summer and has consistently been among Broadway's highest-grossing shows.

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

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.

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.

Billy Elliot cancels his first three previews, Jerry's Opera tour is postponed and Frodo goes to Canada!

The musical of the Lord of the Rings, unable to book a theatre in the West End, will open in Toronto next year.