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| THE STORY |
| ACT I, The Fellowship of the Ring |
| ACT II, The Two Towers |
| scene 1: the Emyn Muil Alone in the Emyn Muil, Frodo and Sam march on towards Mordor, still stalked by Gollum (We Wants it Back). But when the creature attacks them, Frodo and Sam manage to capture him, and Frodo tells Gollum of his pity for him (Sm�agol/Stinker). scene 2: Edoras Meanwhile, in the human kingdom of Rohan, turmoil reigns. King Th�oden sits decrepid on his throne while his son and nephew roam the plains slaying orcs. Gr�ma Wormtongue, the King's evil advisor, rules the kingdom from the shadows. He covets the king's neice, �owyn, and decides that he'll find a way to win her (Whatever Wormtongue Wants). When the king's only son is slain, Wormtongue accuses the king's nephew �omer of treason and banishes him from Rohan. �omer vows to get revenge (Just You Wait, Gr�ma Wormtongue). scene 3: the Plains of Rohan Aragorn Legolas and Gimli are following the Uruks who have captured Merry and Pippin. They meet up with �omer, who recounts the battle he fought in the night with the same Uruks they are hunting (Battling Tonight). The three hunters hasten to the scene of the battle (The Orc Song), and find that Merry and Pippin have run into Fangorn Forest. scene 4: Fangorn Forest In the Forest, the two Hobbits meet Treebeard, one of the last Ents, tree-herders (Hello, Little Orcs). The Hobbits beg the Ents to fight for Middle-Earth, but they refuse. Merry and Pippin reflect on the good days they had in the Shire (Those Shire Days). The three hunters enter the Forest seeking the Hobbits, and are astonished when Gandalf returns from the dead in an even more powerful incarnation (Well Hello, Gandalf). The Ents gather together in an Entmoot to decide whether or not to go to war (The Entmoot Song - We're Called the Ents). One of the Ents, Quickbeam, wonders why Old Entish is such a slow language (Why Can't Old Entish?). scene 5: Edoras Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Gandalf arrive at Edoras, the capital of Rohan. �owyn falls in love with Aragorn, and she and Arwen daughter of Elrond both sing of their love for him (I'm Only Thinking of Him). Gandalf banishes Wormtongue forever, and King Th�oden is rehabilitated (I Enjoy Being a King). scene 6: the road to Helms Deep Th�oden decides to flee to Helm's Deep to make one last stand against Saruman. On the road to Helms Deep, Aragorn dreams of Arwen, and both Arwen and �owyn dream of Aragorn (I Still Believe/In His Eyes). scene 7: Minas Morgul In Minas Morgul, the Nazgul put their feet up and relax for a while before being sent out to chase Hobbits again. They complain bitterly about Sauron while the Witch-King tries to stir them into action (Master of the Ring). scene 8: the Dead Marshes Frodo, Sam, and Gollum, meanwhile, must pass through the Dead Marshes, where dead people lie underwater. Candles float on the water, luring the unwary to watery graves (Little Candles). Gollum desperately misses the Ring (My Precious). scene 9: the Black Gate Frodo & Co. finally reach the Black Gate, but it is barred to them. Frodo suddenly feels the compulsion of the Ring, and decises that he will use is to dominate all life on Middle-Earth (Frodo!), but Sam brings him out of it, and they head out through Ithilien towards Gollum's "secret entrance." scene 10: Ithilien En route to the "secret entrance," Gollum asks Sam why he follows Frodo (I Like Him), and Gollum plaintively asks what Frodo's plans for him are (What Does He Want of Us?). Gollum battles with Sm�agol for dominion (Confrontation). The three are captured by Faramir, the young captain of Gondor, and he brings them back to his lair, where he learns that the Hobbits carry the One Ring. Gollum tries to reclaim the Ring while it calls out to Faramir (The One Ring of Sauron). Faramir, however, realizes that he must let the Hobbits go and begins his journey back to Gondor alone (Unworthy of the Ring). scene 11: Helms Deep At Helms Deep, both the attacking Uruk-Hai and the Rohirric soldiers boast about how they'll send the other running (By the Sword/Sons of Eorl). The Battle of Helm's Deep is fought and won, thanks to Gandalf's timely arrival with �omer. scene 12: Isengard Merry and Pippin show Treebeard where Saruman cut down part of Fangorn, and Treebeard reacts by calling the Ents to war (We Will Avenge the Trees). They flood Isengard, trapping Saruman and Wormtongue inside. scene 13: Ithilien Frodo, faced with the long and perilous journey ahead, despairs, but Sam encourages him to go on (The Impossible Dream). |
scene 3: The Old Forest The four hobbits enter the Old Forest (Into the Woods), where they encounter the vicious Old Man Willow (Old Man Willow), but are saved by Tom Bombadil (Welcome to the Forest). scene 3: Bree The four Hobbits make it to the town of Bree, where they are served by the owner of the local inn, Butterbur (This is the Whiskey). scene 4: the Fords of Bruinen and Rivendell They meet Aragorn, a rather uncleanly Ranger, who guides them to Rivendell and protects them from the pursuing Nazgul, agents of Sauron (Little Ring, Little Ring). At Rivendell, the Hobbits are renunited with Gandalf (A Little Gossip, A Little Chat), and Aragorn relates his fears to his girlfriend, Elrond's daughter Arwen (Isildur's Heir). Elrond, the Lord of Rivendell, calls a council to determine what to do with the Ring (They Seek it Here), and Aragorn's identity is revealed (I Just Can't Wait to be King!). Gandalf tell of how he was imprisoned by his boss Saruman, who has turned to evil (Saruman the Many-Colored). Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Gandalf, Aragorn, the man Boromir, the elf Legolas, and the dwarf Gimli are appointed to take the Ring to Mordor, and Elrond salutes them as they set off upon their quest (Nine Who are in the Fellowship). scene 5: Carahadras As the Fellowship treks up the mountain Carahadras, Frodo trips and the Ring falls in the snow. It is picked up by Boromir, but Aragorn rebukes him and makes him return it to Frodo (Hobbit Song/Golden Trinket of Isildur). The mountain, however, with a little help from Gandalf's ex-boss Saruman, defeats the Fellowship, and they are forced to take the long, dark journey through the Mines of Moria, the remnants of a Dwarf Paradise. scene 6: Moria In Moria, Frodo realizes that they are being stalked, and Gandalf explains that it is Gollum, and relates Gollum's life story to Frodo (The Ballad of Sm�agol). The Fellowship accidentally awakens a Balrog, and in slaying it, Gandalf falls from the Bridge of Khazad-Dum (Don't Cry for Me, Little Hobbits). scene 7: Isengard Meanwhile, Saruman creates the Uruk-Hai, a superior race of half-orcs half-goblins. He takes the leader, Lurtz, aside, and explains the origins of the orcs to him (The Creation of Orcs). scene 8: Lothlorien The remainder of the Fellowship enter Lothlorien, where they meet Galadriel, Lady of Light, and her husband, Celeborn (I Like to Be in Lothlorien). Galadriel welcomes the Fellowship (The Lady of Light), and she and Celeborn get in a physchic debate with Elrond and Arwen (Four Elves Psychically Bitching). The elves sing a lamnet for Gandalf, and Frodo reflects on how much he misses his friend (Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again). The Fellowship is sent on its merry way to the Argonath, which marks the proximity to the Emyn Muil. scene 9: the banks of the Anduin On the shores of the Anduin River, the Fellowship fights a great battle with Saruman's Uruk-Hai, led by Lurtz (I Feel Pretty). Merry and Pippin are captured by the Uruks, and in trying to defend them, Boromir is slain (The Death of Boromir). Frodo and Sam set out alone for Mordor (I, Frodo Baggins). |
| Each character falls asleep and dreams... scene 1: Ithilien Frodo dreams of Sam being put on trial for the murder of Gollum (Crime of the Century). Sam dreams of planting his garden with his father (Plant a Tater). Faramir dreams of telling his father that he let the Ring go (The Ballad of Denethor's Son). Gollum dreams of a Hobbit Kickline (Brush Up Your Elvish). scene 2: Helms Deep Aragorn dreams of Arwen (If I Only Had My Elf). �owyn dreams of Aragorn (Metaphor). Gandalf dreams of revealing his secret guilt (Who Am I?). Th�oden dreams of bloodthirsty warriors like Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli corrupting his surviving progeny (What a War!). �omer dreams of his sorrow at the deaths of so many of his friends (Empty Saddles, Lonely Horses). Legolas and Gimli dream of outdoing each other (Anything You Can Do). scene 3: Mordor Sauron dreams of the Ring (To Each His Precious One Ring). The Witch-King dreams of his days as a child playing in a sandbox (The Apples and Bananas Song). Ringwraith #1 dreams of becoming a trapeeze artist (Oh What a Circus). Ringwraith #2 dreams of how famous he will one day be (Ringwraith #2). Ringwraith #3 dreams of The Cause (Praise to Sauron). Ringwraith #4 dreams of redecorating Minas Morgul (This Hall is Too Stark). Ringwraith #5 dreams of his hatred for orcs (I Hate Orcs). Ringwraith #6 dreams of making fun of Ringwraith #7 (Ringwraith Gossip: Ringwraith #7). Ringwraith #7 dreams of rebelling against Sauron (Why Did I Listen to that Eye?). Ringwraith #8 dreams of the Witch-King (So In Love). Lurtz Jr has a distrubing dream about his father... scene 4: Gondor Denethor dreams of the great future Gondor will hopefully have (The Gondorian Dream). Beregond dreams of his son (Bergil and Dad). scene 5: Rivendell Elrond dreams that no one remembers that he's the Lord of Rivendell (The Lord of Rivendell). Arwen dreams of Aragorn (If I Only Had My Man). Glorfindel dreams of invading New Line Cinema because he was cut from the movie (Make Them Her You). Elladan and Elrohir dream of girl elves (Agony). Bilbo dreams of himself (My Name) scene 6: Lothlorien Galadriel dreams of her various sordid love affairs (To Keep My Love Alive). Celeborn reflects that no one ever listens to him (Mister Cellophane). scene 7: the Shire Rosie Cotton dreams of Sam and wonders why he left without even saying goodbye (Sammy). scene 8: Isengard Saruman dreams of seeing Sauron in the palantir (A Call on the Palantir). Wormtongue dreams of how he got invovled in the whole business (The Meek Shall Inherit). Merry and Pippin dream of Hobbiton (Good Morning, Hobbiton). Treebeard dreams of the Entwives (On My Own). scene 9: Elsewhere Boromir dreams of Merry and Pippin (Two Hobbits). The Balrog dreams of marrying a beautiful she-Balrog (The Balrog I Marry). Radagast the Brown dreams of his contempt for Saruman (Saruman Superstar). Gwahir dreams of trees (Up in a Tree). |
| The story is basically that of the books. Only this is a musical. So the characters have a tendancy to express their feelings through song. |
| ACT III, The Epic Dream Sequence |
| ACT IV, The Return of the King |
| scene 1: Cirith Ungol The world prepares for war. Frodo and Sam enter Shelob's lair where they are attacked by Shelob (Suppertime), and Frodo is badly wounded. Sam thinks he is dead, and so takes the Ring and prepares to go on to Mount Doom alone (I've Gotta Cry). But Frodo isn't dead. He is alive, but captured by the orcs of Cirith Ungol. Two seperate factions of orcs start a fight and kill each other off (The Battle of Cirith Ungol (No Good Can Come From Bad)), which allows Sam to rescue Frodo. The two set off into the heart of Mordor (I, Frodo Baggins reprise). scene 2: Isengard Meanwhile, Gandalf and the Rohirrim arrive at Isengard, and Wormtongue throws a palantir - a seeing stone - down at them. Gandalf confronts Saruman (Confrontation). Pippin looks in the palantir, and is seen by Sauron (The Ballad of Pippin Took). scene 3: Minas Tirith & Dunharrow Gandalf takes Pippin to Minas Tirith after Pippin's tearful farewell to Merry (Without You as a Friend), which soon falls under seige. Faramir returns, but is shot and badly wounded. Denethor, his father, fears him dead and starts to go mad. He sends a messanger to Th�oden, begging him to come to the aid of the White City (Help Me!). The Rohirrim prepare to go to battle, and �owyn asks her uncle to go with them, but he refuses (I Can See It). Merry swears his allegiance to Theoden, but is also denied permission to go to war, despite his protests that hobbits fight just as well as humans (Little People). He is smuggled into the battle by a boy named Dernhelm. Aragorn, meanwhile, sets out on the Paths of the Dead with Legolas and Gimli (Raise All the Dead). As they travel the haunted paths, the ghosts rise up and follow them. �owyn reflects on her practically non-existant love-life (You Can't Get a Man with a Sword). Denethor reflects on his slowly deteriorating sanity (A Man Could Go Quite Mad). Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli head out on the Paths of the Dead, and Legolas tells the story of the Dead (The Sad Tale of the Dead). That night, each character sings of what his/her future may hold in store (One Day More). scene 4: Minas Tirith & the Pellenor Fields Pippin worries about Frodo, but Gandalf has faith in him. Pippin finds a moment of respite with his friend Beregond and some soldiers (A Girl Worth Fighting For). The battle commences, and Gandalf squares off against the Witch-King before the Witch-King flies off to deal with the newly arrives Rohirrim, led by Th�oden (Oh What a Beautiful Morning). Th�oden slays the lord of the southrons, but is mortally wounded when his horse falls on him. Young Dernhelm stands over his dead body and stands firm against the Witch-King (Bad). Together, Dernhelm and Merry defeat the Witch-King, but not before Dernhelm reveals that he is, in fact, �owyn. �owyn falls, greviously wounded, and Merry hears Th�oden's last words (Tell Her I Love Her). Aragorn arrives, and he and �omer drive back the hordes of orcs. �owyn and Merry are taken to the Houses of Healing. They are taken care of by an old woman named Ioreth, who recognizes Aragorn as soon as he arrives, because "The hands of the King are the hands of the healer" (The King). Eowyn, Merry, and Faramir are healed by Aragorn, but �owyn and Faramir are depressed and convinced that their lives are going nowhere (If He/She Can't Love Me). Saddened by the lost of his eldest son and the fact that he's sure all the humans are going to wind up extra-crispy in the fires of Mount Doom, Denethor commits suicide by burning himself on a pyre (Farewell, Good Angel). scene 5: the Black Gate Ringwraiths 1 and 5 wait around for the Armies of the West to arrive, and pass the time by complaining about Mordor. The Mouth of Sauron and a bunch of orcs join in (Eastward). The Mouth of Sauron sings an ode to himself (The Mouth of Sauron's Song). Aragorn, Gandalf, �omer, and their hordes finally arrive, and the two armies have a big show-down (By the Sword/Sons of Sauron), and the battle finally commences (The Battle of the Black Gate (The Oliphaunt Song)), and Sauron's forces are defeated. scene 6: Mount Doom Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam arrive at Mount Doom, but Frodo doesn't want to give up the Ring. All turns out for the best, though, when Gollum springs out of the shadows and bites off Frodo's finger, Ring and all, and plunges into the Cracks of Doom (At Mount Doom). Sauron is defeated, the mountain begins to crumble around them, and all Frodo and Sam can do is hold each other and pray for the best (Last Night of the World). Fortunately, Gwahir the Eagle King shows up at the Black Gate and flies Gandalf to their rescue. scene 7: Minas Tirith Back in Minas Tirith, �owyn and Faramir have fallen in love (Some Enchanted Morning), and they are married not long after Aragorn and Arwen. Gandalf councils Aragorn to accept his destiny and rule as King of Gondor (Who Am I? - the Coronation), and Aragorn finally comes to terms with his birthright: the crown of Gondor (Isildur's Heir reprise). Arwen arrives for her wedding to Aragorn, but he catches her making eyes at Legolas. She assures him of her fidelity (Always True to You in my Fashion), and the two plan their wedding (Old Fashioned Wedding). At �owyn and Faramir's wedding, the Gondorians and Rohirrim finally resolve their long-held differences (The Gondorians and Rohirrim Should be Friends). scene 8: the Shire Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin return to the Shire, but upon their arrival they discover that it has been taken over by Saruman and Wormtongue. They and Rosie remember the good ol' days (The Simple Joys of Hobbiton). They stage a Hobbit-uprising, and defeat the badguys. Wormtongue kills Saruman and is in turn slain by the hobbits. scene 9: the Grey Havens Frodo falls ill and decides to leave for Valinor, which he does after a tearful farewell with Sam (You Are My Home). Sam finally returns home once and for all. scene 10: the Epilogue (Gondor) Aragorn and the humans sing of the world they have inherited and that now it mankind's chance (Bring On the Men, reprise). |
| (The Last Stand (For the Glory)). The One Ring comes to Isildur after he slays Sauron, and it passes out of all knowledge... scene 2: The Shire We find ourselves in the peaceful Shire (Down on Ol' Hobbiton Square). Bilbo Baggins throws a big birthday bash for himself (Eat, Eat, Eat!). After the fesitivities, he quietly disappears, leaving everything to his nephew Frodo. Gandalf the Grey, a wizard and an old friend of Bilbo, reveals to Frodo that he has the Ring (The Eye of Sauron). Frodo and his friend Sam set out to bring the Ring to the Elves, but are interrupted by Frodo's cousins, Merry and Pippin, who are chasing food while being chased by an angry Farmer Maggot (Lovely Mushrooms). |
| scene 1: The Prologue (Mordor) Galadriel tells the story of Sauron, who wants to dominate all life in Middle-Earth, and knows that Men will help him acheive his goal, because men are weak (Bring on the Men). Sauron gives Rings of Power to unsuspecting elves, dwarfs and men, attempting to corrupt them (Rings, Glorious Rings) But Gill-gilad, Elrond, Elendil, and Isildur won't stand for that, and they fight back, despite Sauron's deceptive offers of power |