London Rings Folds
2008-03-24

London Rings Folds
Compiled by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER

The $25 million London production of “The Lord of the Rings,” above, will close at the Theater Royal Drury Lane on July 19 after 492 performances, Broadway.com reported from London. The Guardian of London reported that the show would enter the record books as one of the West End’s costliest failures, and it noted that the show had also flopped in Toronto, where its budget was a reported $23 million. Nevertheless, Broadway.com said, the producers are discussing a German-language version, to open in Germany next year, as well as tours of New Zealand, Australia and Asia.


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