We just got back from seeing the new
Lord of the Rings musical in which, and I am not making this up, there actually is a love song from Sam to Frodo. Frodo even cuddles up into Sam's lap at one point.
Other highlights in this see-it-to-believe-it production:
• Galadriel glitters in a diva soul searching cirque de soleil number...

• Treebeard dons a fedora and a ZZ Top beard...

• The orcs are about as scary as Jimmy from South Park...

• Three of the four hobbits are possibly played by women...

The acting is abysmal, the music like bad Enya, and the adaptation laughable. We loved it.