The Lord of the Rings, an epic high fantasy novel by the British author J. R. R. Tolkien, set in his world of Middle-earth, has been adapted several times for the musical theatre. The musicals tell the tale of a humble hobbit who is asked to play the hero and undertake a treacherous mission to destroy an evil, magic gold ring without being seduced by its power. Though sometimes described as "musicals", no adaptor(s) of either version characterized their productions as musical theatre.

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  • The Lord of the Rings, an epic high fantasy novel by the British author J. R. R. Tolkien, set in his world of Middle-earth, has been adapted several times for the musical theatre. The musicals tell the tale of a humble hobbit who is asked to play the hero and undertake a treacherous mission to destroy an evil, magic gold ring without being seduced by its power. Though sometimes described as "musicals", no adaptor(s) of either version characterized their productions as musical theatre. Indeed, both versions were specifically noted to be theatrical adaptations with vital musical elements, but not with the structure of a musical, per se.
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  • The Lord of the Rings, an epic high fantasy novel by the British author J. R. R. Tolkien, set in his world of Middle-earth, has been adapted several times for the musical theatre. The musicals tell the tale of a humble hobbit who is asked to play the hero and undertake a treacherous mission to destroy an evil, magic gold ring without being seduced by its power. Though sometimes described as "musicals", no adaptor(s) of either version characterized their productions as musical theatre.
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  • The Lord of the Rings (theatre)
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