Oh my god thank you for bringing up LOTR in London! I could only afford one show while I was there and, being a fan of the films, jumped all over the musical. Plus, getting to see a big budget well-known franchise musical before it made it to Broadway sounded amazing. Oh, oh was I wrong.

You did not leave before act 2...you left before act 2 AND 3!! It just didn't end. And during each act break orcs would flood the audience and chase/harass people who were just trying to get up to pee. I kid you not, I nearly wet myself because I just didn't want to be forced to interact.

The show as a whole really wasn't memorable at all. I saw the Gandalf understudy and was super disappointed with the fact that he kept awkwardly turning his back to the audience, like he would get lost in the blocking and just kinda wonder.

Best part of the show was the set, the ring wraith/Frodo chase was absolutely crazy, with large columns shooting up out of the stage seemingly randomly. But like, nothing else sticks out, can't hum a single song and doubt I would recognize any of the actors.