Two days from now, the 50-odd cast members of The Lord Of The Rings stage production will don their Hobbit feet, elf ears and Orc armour for the first full-length dress rehearsal of the $27-million epic. A scant two days after that, the curtain will rise at Toronto’s packed-to-the-rafters Princess of Wales Theatre, and 2,000 paying audience members will be the first in the world to behold the three-hour melding of theatre, music and special effects. Two days from the first full dress rehearsal of a monstrously complex show to the first public performance of same? And you thought dodging evil wizards and Black Riders to chuck a magic ring into a volcano sounded scarier than hell. [More]
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Webster’s Dictionary defines “wizard” both as “One who practices magic or sorcery” and “Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.” They could have just said, “See Brent Carver.” When the 54-year-old Tony Award-winning actor was cast as Gandalf in the production of The Lord of the Rings, which starts previews at the Princess of Wales Theatre this Thursday, it came as no great surprise to anyone familiar with Carver’s theatre work. [More]
Be sure to tune into FOX tonight at 9PM EST to catch a new episode of “24” with Sean Astin. Sean has joined the cast of the hit show in it’s fifth season, he plays a savvy government agent who has taken control of ‘CTU’ the Counter Terrorism Unit.
Sean Astin will be a guest on ‘The Tony Danza Show’ today on CBS. He is there to promote ’24’ the hit show he has joined this season. Check your local listings.
Dominic Monaghan is slated to be a guest on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ tonight on NBC. He is there to talk about his hit show ‘Lost’, ‘The Tonight Show’ airs on NBC at 11:35PM.
Coming from a background of classical theatre and new Canadian works, Lord Of The Rings ensemble member Patrick McManus found himself developing new talents to play everything from Saruman spy Bill Ferny to a towering Ent. “What’s amazing about the show is everybody is having to push themselves to new levels,” said McManus, who has also worked with respected Toronto independent theatre companies Red Red Rose and Volcano. [More]