The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale headed to Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre
A Musical Tale, the stage production based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic trilogy beloved by generations of readers, is headed to Melbourne this April. This eagerly anticipated theatrical event has already sold out three preview performances at the Comedy Theatre, with the Melbourne season running from Saturday 26 April.
Longtime fans and newcomers alike will journey to Middle-earth™ in the company of Hobbits, as J.R.R.
Tolkien’s trilogy of books The Lord of the Rings is brought to life on stage by a cast of multi-skilled actor musicians, in a theatrical event that celebrates community, courage and camaraderie.
Fresh from seasons in both Sydney and Perth, where audiences embraced this legendary story on stage, The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale will embark on a 6-week run in Melbourne. Following Melbourne, the production will travel to the Gold Coast for the final stop on its Australian tour.
Bringing to the life the characters beloved by generations of readers, are some of Australia’s most talented and acclaimed musical theatre performers and actor-musicians, with Laurence Boxhall as Gollum, Andrew Broadbent as Elrond, Hannah Buckley as Pippin, Stefanie Caccamo as Arwen, Rohan Campbell as Boromir, Jeremi Campeseas Merry, Ruby Clark as Rosie, Terence Crawford as Gandalf, Wern Mak as Samwise Gamgee, Rob Mallett as Strider, Connor Morel as Gimli, Rarmian Newton as Frodo Baggins, Conor Neylon as Legolas, Jemma Rix as Galadriel and Ian Stenlake as Saruman.
Completing the company of thirty-two is Georgia Anderson, Gianna Cheung, Nicholas Cunningham, Cameron Davey, Natasha Dumlao, James Frampton, Anthony Garcia, Jonathan Gardner, Matt Hourigan, Esther Lukins, Jayme Jo Massoud, Patrick Schnur, James Whiting and Zayneb Zerzouri.
As the Hobbits celebrate Bilbo Baggins’ eleventy-first birthday in the Shire, he gifts his nephew Frodo his
most precious belonging – a gold ring. This fateful moment launches Frodo on a legendary and perilous
quest across Middle-earth to the darkest realms of Mordor, to vanquish evil with his loyal Fellowship.
The dynamic score is performed live by the company on stage, weaving together original music with story telling Created under license from Middle-earth Enterprises (the owner of exclusive worldwide motion picture and stage rights for The Lord of the Rings), The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale had its initial production at The Watermill Theatre in the United Kingdom, and US premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, receiving rave reviews with The Guardian proclaiming it ‘The Greatest Show on Middle-earth’ and WhatsOnStage declaring ‘Tolkien would have been so proud’.
The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale features a book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna (Maddie, La Cava) and Matthew Warchus (Groundhog Day) and original music by Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman (Bombay Dreams, Slumdog Millionaire), Finnish folk band Värttinä, and Tony Award winner Christopher Nightingale (Matilda the Musical).
The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Taleis presented in Australia by Kevin Wallace Productions, GWB Entertainment, Middle-earth Enterprises, Tim McFarlane, KHAM Inc, People Entertainment Group, The Watermill Theatre and Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
Season Details
Venue: Comedy Theatre| Melbourne
Date: From 26 April 2025
Venue: HOTA Theatre| Gold Coast
Date: From 04 July 2025
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