The musical version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic trilogy, “The Lord of the Rings,” is set to open in London, UK next June after its world premiere in Toronto.

Reuters reports that the production will move into London’s Theater Royal Drury Lane, taking over for Mel Brooks’ award-winning musical, “The Producers.”

The premiere run in Toronto has received mixed reviews from critics, something that producer Kevin Wallace said has been taken into consideration for the British run.

“The writers have been doing some reworking. This will be a cut and reworked version with more music and we have edited out some of the sub-plot,” he said.

Wallace also said that, at a cost of ?12.5 million ($25.5 million CAD), it’s the most expensive musical ever staged in London.






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