History became legend,
​legend became myth,
myth became a book,
the book became a movie,
and the movie became a
...Musical​

Book by Kelly-Holden Bashar & Joel McCrary

Music by Allen Simpson
​
Lyrics and Additional Material by 
Brian D. Bradley, Lisa Fredrickson, Kelly Holden-Bashar, Joel McCrary, 
Edi Patterson, Steve Purnick, Cory Rouse, Allen Simpson,
Ryan Smith, Peter Allen Vogt and Matthew Smith Young​

​
​Fellowship! is the hilarious musical parody of
​the Peter Jackson film of the JRR Tolkien novel
​The Fellowship of the Ring, following all of the events from this epic adventure with one big difference:
​ This time it’s funny!

​This Broadway style musical is an hilarious send-up featuring twelve original songs, from over-the top opening number complete with barefooted tap-dancing Hobbits to an elf-on-human 80’s power ballad with live guitar solo performed by the rightful heir of Gondor. 
In an actual showstopper, ​the Balrog (a terrifying creature of shadow and flame) performs a sequin-studded New York style cabaret number.

The original Company
​2004

The authors clockwise from left: Joel McCrary, Mathew Smith Young, Kelly Holden-Bashar, Cory Rouse, Peter Allen Vogt, Ryan Smith, Steve Purnick, Allen Simpson, Edi Patterson, Brian D. Bradley, Lisa Fredrickson

In 2004, Joel McCrary and Kelly Holden-Bashar were at the dog park talking about every movie out there being turned into a broadway musical. They agreed the idea of a Lord of the Rings musical was laughable... but what if it were supposed to be funny? That was the spark that started Fellowship! 

Over the next few months, they wrote the book for the parody musical. Then with friends that were fellow actor/improvisors, they had a script reading. Surprised that the early draft was in good shape, Kelly and Joel asked composer Allen Simpson to join the team, and they began writing songs along with the original cast, using a highly improvisational and collaborative process.

In December of 2004, the show opened to critical acclaim, leading to the run being extended several times. What was supposed to be a three-week workshop production turned into six months of sold out houses. In 2005, Fellowship! moved to San Diego and the Lyceum Theater with a production for fans at Comic-Con. 

After receiving the stage rights from the Saul Zaentz Company in 2009, Fellowship! mounted a hugely successful run at the Falcon Theater (now the Garry Marshall Theater). In 2010, the creators teamed with production company Senovva and took the show to the New York Musical Festival. The show has been re-mounted several times across the U.S., most notably in 2012 at the historic Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles.

Fellowship! 
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