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Did you like the film ‘The Lord of the Rings?’ Are you a performer who can sing and dance? And most importantly, are you less than 1.7 metres tall with big, hairy feet?

If the answer is yes to all of these questions then maybe you should audition¹ for a part in the new stage production of the musical version of the Lord of the Rings.

Hundreds of aspiring² actors have descended³ upon London’s Theatre Royal hoping to be cast as hobbits in the new musical version of JRR Tolkien’s classic fantasy novel. The show, which will open in June 2007, will be the most expensive ever staged in London, costing an estimated ￡12.5 million.

Competition is fierce to get a part in the lavish⁴ production with actors queuing round the block just to get a few seconds to impress the audition panel.

However, the show’s producer Kevin Wallace has said that he is sure he will find some actors in the open auditions⁵.

“From every open call I have ever done, people have ended up in the show," Mr Wallace said, "We will not go through this process and not find anyone to join the show, I am absolutely confident of that."

The Lord of the Rings musical is the latest West End show to be adapted from Hollywood movies. Theatre-goers in London can enjoy a wide variety of musicals based on films - The Producers, Mary Poppins, Dirty Dancing and Billy Elliot all began life on the silver screen.

If the trend continues, perhaps we will soon see King Kong the Musical or Spiderman’s Song and Dance Show on the London stage.

GLOSSARY 词汇表

The Lord of the Rings 指环王

hairy 有毛发的     

audition 面试, 试演  

stage production 舞台剧  

musical version 音乐剧形式  

aspiring actors 有抱负的演员   

hobbits 哈比人   

fantasy novel 幻想小说   

staged 上演 

fierce 激烈的, 猛烈的    

lavish 奢侈的, 铺张的

queuing round the block 排长队   

audition panel 评审小组

producer 制作人;制片人  

open call 公开选拔

ended up 入选   

West End show 西区剧目 

silver screen 银幕

theatre-goers 看戏的人  

trend 潮流

1 audition   

n.(对志愿艺人等的)面试(指试读、试唱等)

参考例句：

• I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.我去试音，可并不指望会给我个角色演出。
• At first,they said he was too young,but later they called him for an audition.起初，他们说他太小，但后来他们叫他去试听。

2 aspiring   

adj.有志气的；有抱负的；高耸的v.渴望；追求

参考例句：

• Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day. 想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
• He came from an aspiring working-class background. 他出身于有抱负的工人阶级家庭。 来自辞典例句

3 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

4 lavish   

adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍

参考例句：

• He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
• The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

5 auditions   

n.（对拟做演员、歌手、乐师等人的）试听，试音( audition的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Find modeling auditions, casting calls& acting auditions, all in one place. 找一个立体感试听，铸造呼叫和表演试听一体的地方。 来自互联网
• We are now about to start auditions to find a touring guitarist. 我们现在准备找一个新的吉他手。 来自互联网