Like an orc invasion, the media descended on a stark east-end rehearsal studio Monday for what producers promised would be a “taste” of the massive theatrical production of Lord of the Rings, scheduled to open in February. With no props, costumes, sets or lighting — just a bare stage and some recorded music — six excerpts from the three-hour, $27-million Mirvish production based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved fantasy trilogy were performed in front of an outsider audience for the very first time. [More]