The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale

"... so small a thing. Such a little thing!"
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The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale, or just The Lord of the Rings, is a stage musical with music by A. R. Rahman, Värttinä, and Christopher Nightingale, and lyrics and book by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus, based on the novel of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. It is the most prominent of several theatre adaptations of the novel. Set in the world of Middle-earth, the musical 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.

The musical has been performed in four professional productions. It was first performed in 2006 at The Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. The second production opened at The Drury Lane Theatre in London's West End in June 2007 where it played until July 2008. The musical was revived in 2023 at the Watermill Theatre in Berkshire (UK), winning Best Regional Production in TheWhatsOnStage Awards 2024. This production opened in summer 2024 at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and will play at The Civic Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand in November of that same year. The same case will perform in the Chicago and New Zealand shows.^[1]