Because of the power of the Tolkien name, people will travel from remarkable distances to see this production. |
Because of the Stratford and Shaw [festivals], and the traditions of theater in Toronto, we knew this could be the bedrock for our success. |
execution and effort was symbolic of a losing football team. ... I think that is the worst we've probably played in three years. |
I always give myself a 5-per-cent cushion either way. So I can tell you that we will definitely spend the $27-million by opening night [March 23]. That's when the budget runs until, because we begin to recoup the next day. And we could go slightly over $28-million. But all projections are within the 5-per-cent window. |
I'm really curious to see first the 10 days of previews, and the chemistry of the stage and the audience. Do they embrace the story and the actors and all the special effects? I want to see how they respond to the totality. If it doesn't work, we will tweak and fine-tune and address moments of weakness. If anything, that's the area we will be in. |
I'm skeptical of people being impressed by the money. It is The Lord of the Rings , which meant that there would have to be a great deal of research and development before we even went into a rehearsal room. |
It isn't that there is a problem. It's just the volume of work. We need an extra 48 hours. |
It?s amazing. It's miraculous to see how God has taken such a near-death experience and received glory for it. |
Looking at it technically, those teams were better than we were. |
Our play was symbolic of a losing football team, ... We were very fortunate to take advantage of some personnel mismatches. That is the only reason why we won the football game. |
Our play was symbolic of a losing football team. We were very fortunate to take advantage of some personnel mismatches. That is the only reason why we won the football game. |
That would be twice as much as most. So it's very important before we go near Broadway that we have sent lots of ambassadors. This is a unique piece, and the audiences and media are going to have to articulate on our behalf what the experience is like. |
This is a unique part of our schedule where we have Trigg sandwiched between St. X and Warren Central, ... But we've got nine starters back from a defense that gave up just over seven points a game last year, so I feel comfortable. |
This is a unique part of our schedule where we have Trigg sandwiched between St. X and Warren Central. But we've got nine starters back from a defense that gave up just over seven points a game last year, so I feel comfortable. |
Toronto really wanted this premiere. The Tolkien books and films are hugely popular in Canada. |