Lord of the Rings (2006)
Book: Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus
Lyrics: Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus
Director: Matthew Warchus
Choreographer: Peter Darling
Music by: A.R. Rahman, Värttinä, and Christopher Nightingale
Produced by: Kevin Wallace and Saul Zaentz in association with David & Ed Mirvish, and Michael Cohl.
Venue
Run
March 23rd, 2006 – September 3rd, 2006
Synopsis
The Lord of the Rings tells the tale of a humble hobbit who is asked to play the hero and undertake a treacherous mission to destroy an evil, magic ring without being seduced by its power. (en.wikipedia.org)
Cast
| James Loye | Frodo Baggins |
| Peter Howe | Sam Gamgee |
| Brent Carver | Gandalf |
| Kristin Galer | Rosie / Ensemble |
| Owen Sharpe | Pippin (Peregrin Took) |
| Dylan Roberts | Merry (Meriadoc Brandybuck) |
| Richard McMillan | Saruman |
| Shawn Wright | Treebeard / Barliman Butterbear / Ensemble / Understudy for Gandalf and Théoden |
| Greg Armstrong-Morris | Ensemble / Understudy for Bilbo and Gaffer Gamgee |
| Joel Benson | Déagol / Ensemble / Understudy for Gollum, Bill Ferny, Treebeard, and Barliman Butterbur |
| Alexandra Bonnet | Ensemble / Understudy for Galadriel and Arwen |
| Brent Buchanan | Ensemble / Understudy for Sam and Pippin |
| Evan Buliung | Strider |
| Gabriel Burrafato | Legolas |
| Matt Cassidy | Ensemble / Understudy for Strider and Boromir |
| Mike Cota | Ensemble |
| Kerry Dorey | Théoden / Ensemble / Understudy for Saruman and Elrond |
| Susan Dunstan | Ensemble / Understudy for Rosie and Elránien |
| Joe Eigo | Ensemble |
| Josh Epstein | Ensemble / Understudy for Merry |
| Troy Feldman | Ensemble |
| Omar Forrest | Swing |
| Matthew Gagnon | Ensemble / Understudy for Frodo |
| Krystal Kiran Garib | Swing / Understudy for Éowyn |
| Nicholas Gede-Lange | Ensemble / Understudy for The Witch King of Angmar |
| Peter van Gestel | Ensemble / Understudy for Sam |
| Nicko Giannakos | Ensemble / Understudy for Haldir |
| Don Gough | The Witch King of Angmar / Ensemble |
| Graham Guthrie | Swing |
| Colin Heath | Ensemble / Understudy for Gollum and Déagol |
| Peter Huck | Ensemble / Understudy for Strider and Boromir |
| Dion Johnstone | Boromir / Ensemble |
| Chilina Kennedy | Ensemble / Understudy for Rosie |
| Bryce Kulak | Ensemble / Understudy for Merry and Pippin |
| Monique Lund | Elránien / Ensemble / Understudy for Galadriel and Éowyn |
| Shannon Lynch | Ensemble / Understudy for Frodo |
| Ayrin Mackie | Éowyn / Ensemble / Understudy for Arwen and Elránien |
| Patrick McManus | Bill Ferny / Ensemble / Understudy for Elrond and Théoden |
| Colin Maier | Swing |
| Rebecca Jackson Mendoza | Galadriel |
| Tyler Murree | Ensemble / Understudy for Gimli and Gaffer Gamgee |
| Cory O’Brien | Swing |
| Phillip Nero | Swing |
| Danny Pathan | Ensemble / Understudy for Legolas and Haldir |
| Jesse Robb | Ensemble / Understudy for the Witch King of Angmar |
| Sean C. Robertson | Ensemble / Understudy for Déagol |
| Louise St. Cyr | Swing |
| Cliff Saunders | Bilbo / Ensemble / Understudy for Gimli and Treebeard |
| Carly Street | Arwen |
| Michael Therriault | Gollum |
| Vincent Tong | Ensemble |
| Fraser Walters | Haldir / Ensemble / Understudy for Legolas |
| Sanders Whiting | Gaffer Gamgee / Ensemble / Understudy for Bilbo and Bill Ferny |
| Victor A. Young | Elrond / Ensemble / Understudy for Gandalf and Saruman |
Creative Team
| Shaun McKenna | Book |
| Matthew Warchus | Book |
| Shaun McKenna | Lyrics |
| Matthew Warchus | Lyrics |
| A.R. Rahman | Music |
| Christopher Nightingale | Music |
| Matthew Warchus | Director |
| Peter Darling | Choreographer |
| Christopher Nightingale | Musical Supervision |
| Christopher Nightingale | Orchestrations |
| A.R. Rahman | Orchestrations |
| Rob Howell | Set Designer |
| Rob Howell | Costume Designer |
| Paul Pyant | Lighting Designer |
| Simon Baker | Sound Designer |
| David Newton | Moving Image Direction |
| Andrew Savage | Moving Image Direction |
| Yuri Tanaka | Moving Image Direction |
| Thomas Gray | Moving Image Direction |
| Gregory Meeh | Special Effects Designer |
| Paul Kieve | Illusions and Magic Effects |
| Rick Fox | Director |
| Rob Tannion | Associate Choreographer |
| Alex Frith | Circus Skills Specialist |
| Terry King | Fight Director |
| Laurie Battle | Tolkien Creative Consultant |
| Megan Huish | Associate Set Designer |
| David Howe | Associate Lighting Designer |
| Sten Severson | Associate Sound Designer |
| Irene Bohan | Associate Costume Designer |
| Joe Bostick | Associate Fight Director |
| Richard Brown | Associate Musical Director |
| Alisa Palmer | Resident Director |
| Franklin Brasz | Assistant Musical Director |
| Andrzej Goulding | Set Design Assistant |
| Heidi McDonald | Assistant Lighting Designer |
| Michael Walton | Assistant Special Effects Designer |
Music
| Rick Fox | Conductor |
| Franklin Brasz | Keyboards |
| Jason Jestadt | Keyboards |
| Sasha Luminsky | Keyboards / Accordian |
| Michele Irion | Violin / Concertmaster |
| Anne Lindsay | Violin / Folk Fiddle / Joihikko / Nyckelharpa |
| Jonathan Craig | Viola |
| Amy Laing | Cello |
| Pat Kilbride | Bass |
| Levon Ichkhanian | Bouzouki |
| Leslie Allt | Flute / Piccolo / Ethnic Flutes |
| Norman Engel | Trumpet |
| David Haskins | French Horn |
| David Quackenbush | French Horn |
| Alastair Kay | Trombone |
| Allistar Gaskin | Trombone |
| Terry Promane | Bass Trombone |
| Paul Ormandy | Percussion |
| Nick Coulter | Percussion |
| James Spragg | Orchestra Contractor |
Production
| David Mirvish | Canadian Associate Producer |
| Ed Mirvish | Canadian Associate Producer |
| Michael Cohl | Canadian Associate Producer |
| Saul Zaentz | Producer |
| Kevin Wallace | Producer |
| The. John Gray | Production Stage Manager |
| Chris Porter | Stage Manager |
| Mike Deschambeault | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Melanie Klodt | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Stephanie Gorin | Casting (Canada) |
| Maggie Lunn | Casting (UK) |
| Phillip Nero | Dance Captain |
| Phillip Nero | Fight Captain |
| Jesse Robb | Assistant Dance Captain |
| Danny Pathan | Assistant Fight Captain |
| David Mucci | General Manager |
| Glenda Fraser | Company Manager |
| Stephen Rebbeck | Production Manager (UK) |
| Scot Whitham | Production Manager (Canada) |
| Stewart Crosbie | Production Manager (UK) |
| Greg Shimmin | Associate Production Manager (UK) |
| Chris Prideaux | Associate Production Manager (Canada) |
| Yvette Drumgold | Assistant Production Manager |
| Phij Adams | Music: Technology & Keyboard Programming |
| Jonathan Rouse | Moving Light Programmer |
| Simon Brindle | Associate Armour & Weapon Designer |
| Edward Gibbon | Assistant Costume Supervisor |
| Jason Bendig | Costume Coordinator |
| Nancy Granfield | Costume Coordinator |
| Micky Murray | Production Carpenter (UK) |
| Andy Hardy | Production Engineer (UK) |
| Ralph Goyarts | Automation Engineer |
| Chris Redman | Wigs & Make-up Consultant |
| Nick Murray | Draftsman |
| Martin Loomer | Music Copyist |
| Colin Rae | Music Copyist |
| Greg Diakun | Rehearsal Pianist |
| Larissa Mair | Canadian Casting Associate |
| Karen Williams | Canadian Casting Associate |
| Kathleen Howell | Canadian Casting Associate |
| Kate Hodgert | Canadian Casting Assistant |
| Andrew Wade | Voice & Language Consultant |
| Jane Gooderham | Voice & Language Coach |
| Susan Aho | Specialist Vocal Coach |
| Mari Kaasinen | Specialist Vocal Coach |
| Johanna Virtanen | Specialist Vocal Coach |
| Philippa Semper | Old English Translations |
| Julian Bradfeld | Elvish Translations |
| Tom Shippey | Hobbit Nonsense Lyrics Reviewer |
| Mike Puhacz | Production Carpenter |
| Kevin Dixon | Production Automation Carpenter |
| John Still | Production Electrician |
| Grace Nakatsu | Production Properties Supervisor |
| Al Merson | Production Sound Engineer |
| Bob Shindle | Production Sound Mixer |
| Pam Weston | Production Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Helen Gregor | Production Hair, Wig, and Make-up Supervisor |
| Sandra McVey | Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Michael Reilly | Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Lesley Olson | Assistant Make-up Supervisor |
| Denise Farrell | Assistant Hair and Wig Supervisor |
| Linda Ash | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Rachel Breski | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Kathy Burkett | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Raymond Cosgrove | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Michelle de Cesare | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Hal Drake | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Jenny Fraser | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Rodney P. Heffernan | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Kathleen Heron | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Stephen Hupman | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Heather Matson | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Karen Lee Meluck | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Stephen McMulkin | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Woody Millholland | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Gloria Munn | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Michelle Munn | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Pat Oney | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Lisa Sheaves | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Karl Tomczak | Wardrobe Attendant |
| Isaac Gryphon | Hair, Wigs, and Makeup Crew |
| Chris Ibbetson | Hair, Wigs, and Makeup Crew |
| Fina Khan | Hair, Wigs, and Makeup Crew |
| Brad Fraser | Assistant Head Carpenter |
| Steve McLean | Assistant Head Carpenter |
| Scott Clarke | Carpenter |
| Kevin Dixon | Automation Head |
| Barry Coyle | Assistant Automation Head |
| Jim Earls | Carpentry Hand |
| Terry Hurley | Carpentry Hand |
| Jeffrey Mallinson | Carpentry Hand |
| Daniel Montgomery | Carpentry Hand |
| John Reilly | Carpentry Hand |
| Mike Switzer | Carpentry Hand |
| John Beirne | Carp / Prop Swing |
| Mike Still | Lighting Board Operator |
| Rob Burns | Assistant Electrician |
| Dan Malloy | Video Operator |
| Brian Benet | Deck Electrician |
| Douglas Hook | Deck Electrician |
| Andrew Tennant | Deck Electrician |
| Jason Linton | Lead Followspot Operator |
| Mark Kelman | Followspot Operator |
| William Meadows | Followspot Operator |
| Sean Poole | Followspot Operator |
| Andrew Vukovic | Followspot Operator |
| Gregg Feor | Lighting / Sound Swing |
| Wayne Coyle | Assistant Head of Sound |
| Vivianne Cowley | Deck Sound |
| Craig Kadoke | Band Sound |
| Doug Fraser | Assistant Head of Props |
| Mike Bluestone | Properties Hand |
| Joel Burgon | Properties Crew |
| Darrin Carter | Properties Crew |
| Paul Ward | Properties Crew |
Staff
| Tom Locke | Head Carpenter |
| Ron Montgomery, Jr. | Head Electrician |
| Sean Taylor | Head of Properties |
| Danny Walker | Lead Fly System Operator |
