The Lord of the Rings Musical Delays Previews Two Days

The first preview of the musical adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings has been pushed back by two days. The show will now begin previews at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre on February 4.

"After four years of planning we are so close to delivering, to its first audience, a show we will all be extremely proud of," producer Kevin Wallace said in a statment. "We had every expectation of putting this together in 17 weeks of rehearsal, including five full weeks of onstage rehearsals. However, the process is going to take an additional 48 hours, and regrettably that means the first two scheduled preview performances will be moved and the first performance will now be on Saturday, February 4."

The Lord of the Rings features book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus, and music by A.R. Rahman and Vãrttinã with Christopher Nightingale. The cast features Tony winner Brent Carver as the great wizard Gandalf, James Loye as Frodo Baggins, Michael Therriault as Gollum, Evan Buliung as Aragorn, Richard McMillan as the wizard Saruman, Peter Howe as Frodo's best friend Samwise Gamgee, Dylan Roberts as Merry, Owen Sharpe as Pippin, Gabriel Burrafato is Legolas, Dion Johnstone is Boromir, Carly Street as Arwen, Victor A. Young as Elrond, Kerry Dorey as Théoden and Kristin Galer as Rosie.

The Lord of the Rings is still scheduled to officially open on March 23.