"LOTR" In London

Actor Kevin Spacey arrives for the opening night of the musical "Lord of the Rings" at the Theatre Royal in London on June 19, 2007.

British actress Dame Judy Dench arrives for the opening night of the musical "Lord of the Rings" at the Theatre Royal in London on June 19, 2007. The show, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's literary trilogy about a Hobbit named Frodo and his quest to rid Middle Earth of evil, features a rewritten third act and a running time of about three hours.

Comedian Harry Enfield arrives for the opening night of the musical "Lord of the Rings" at the Theatre Royal on June 19, 2007. The West End production of Tolkien's tale of Middle Earth is the most expensive musical ever staged in London.

Illusionist Derren Brown arrives for the opening night of the musical "Lord of the Rings" at the Theatre Royal in London on June 19, 2007. The lavish adaptation of the popular trilogy reportedly had preview audiences screaming with fright as a 30-foot tarantula squirted ink over the front rows and orcs invaded the auditorium.

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and his wife, Madeleine, arrive for the opening night of the musical "Lord of the Rings" at the Theatre Royal on June 19, 2007. The West End production of J.R.R. Tolkien's tale of Middle Earth is the most expensive musical ever staged in London, with a $24 million price tag.

Musician Brian May and actress Anita Dobson arrive for the opening night of the musical "Lord of the Rings" at the Theatre Royal on June 19, 2007. The West End production of Tolkien's tale of Middle Earth is the most expensive musical ever staged in London.

American actor Terry O'Quinn arrives for the opening night of the musical "Lord of the Rings" at the Theatre Royal on June 19, 2007. The West End production of Tolkien's tale of Middle Earth is the most expensive musical ever staged in London. The production has been heavily re-worked and cut by 35 minutes after its debut in Toronto last year was panned by critics.

Director Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber arrives for the opening night of the musical "Lord of the Rings" at the Theatre Royal in London on June 19, 2007. At an estimated cost of $24 million, the musical spectacle, described as "Shakespeare meets Cirque du Soleil," is the most expensive production in West End history.

British actress Dame Judy Dench and Sir Richard Eyre arrive for the opening night of the musical "Lord of the Rings" at the Theatre Royal in London on June 19, 2007. The musical had a shaky start in spring previews when the complicated, moving stage platforms caused an injury to one actor. The $1 million stage is 45 feet in diameter with 17 hydraulic lifts underneath.

The cast of "Lord of the Rings" perfroms a scene in the Fangorn Forest at the Theatre Royal in London on June 18, 2007. At an estimated cost of $24 million, the musical spectacle, described as "Shakespeare meets Cirque du Soleil," is the most expensive production in West End history.

James Loye as Frodo, right, and Malcolm Storry as Gandalf perform in a scene set in the Mines of Moria from the West End production of "Lord of the Rings" at the Theatre Royal on June 18, 2007. The show, with a cast of 50, is the most expensive ever staged in London.

James Loye as Frodo, center, Peter Howe as Sam, right, and David Grant as a Black Rider perform in a scene set in the Old Forest from "Lord of the Rings" at London's Theatre on June 18, 2007. The show opened on June 19.