Hot! Rock Of Ages Musical

Rock of Ages is a common rock hits through the 1980s, particularly with the popular glam metal bands from the decade. The musical attributes sounds from Journey , Bon Jovi , Pat Benatar , Poison in addition to Asia , among various other well-known rock bands. It is actually aimed by Kristin Hanggi and also choreographed by Kelly Devine with music supervision, arrangements, plus orchestrations by Ethan Popp. The show is actually mentioned pertaining to staying additional lighthearted and comedic than other indicates on Broadway. During performance, this performers frequently split the particular "fourth outlet ", directly approaching the actual viewers as well as apparently losing (or maybe reminding the audience) potentially they are actors in a musical.

Synopsis Act I

Narrator Lonny models upward that story: In 1987, a good aspiring rocker termed Drew Boley operates for a busboy in the Hollywood bar/club referred to as The Bourbon Room, owned or operated through Dennis Dupree ("Just Like Paradise/Nothing But A Good Time"). He drops immediately to get a girl, Sherrie Christian, who only came coming from Kansas hoping in making them significant in actor's ("Sister Christian"). After being used being a waitress in this club, Sherrie desires Drew to travel right after his goals ("I Wanna Rock").

German developers, Hertz in addition to his / her youngster Franz, encourage the particular city's Mayor to be able to give up that "sex, prescriptions plus rock-n-roll" life style belonging to the in addition to expose "clean living" on the area, very much for the fury associated with the City Planner, Regina ("Love of an Lifetime"). When Dennis finds that will portion of the plan involves demolishing The Bourbon Room, your dog thinks the tavern can create a higher cost with are a blast legend Stacee Jaxx and his piece Arsenal, that recently declared their own break-up, carry out their very last show during The Bourbon ("Bohemian Rhapsody"). He calls Stacee and convinces your pet to learn the band's last demonstrate inside the golf club where he or she began. Regina will start protesting Hertz along with Franz's redevelopment programs ("We're Not Gonna Take It").

Act II Productions Los Angeles (2006) Off-Broadway (2008-09) Broadway (2009-) Toronto (2010-2011) 1st National US tour (2010-) Melbourne, Australia (2011-) West End (2011-) minute National US Tour (2011-) Film (2012) Casts with major shows Original Broadway thrown Notable Broadway Replacements Musical figures Act I Act II Awards and also nominations Golden Mullet Awards References

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Shayne Ward set to get West End

Amy Pemberton, Oliver Tompsett, Simon Lipkin et al. Join Justin Lee Collins and also Shayne Ward inside West End's ROCK OF AGES !

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