Rock Of Ages
From Theatre Breaks
The musical Rock of Ages is due to preview at the Shaftesbury Theatre on the 31st August opening sometime in Spetember 2011.
1980s Stadium Rock Musical
Rock of Ages celebrates (glam) rock music of the 80’s featuring Material by Bon Jovi, Journey, Whitesnake, Poison, Pat Benatar and many more. Expect to rock along with old favourites including ‘I wanna know what love is’, ‘Wanted dear or alive’, ‘Every rose has its Torn’, We built this city’.
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Rock of Ages at West End Live
Theatre goers on Twitter have posted their verdicts on the show:
“What a show!! Absolutely incredible. Hilarious, rocking and brilliant.”
“A funny, feel-good show.”
“Rock of Ages might be the best musical playing in the West End right now.”
The response has been overwhelmingly positive, for both the show and its cast. Support for cast member Simon Lipkin has been particular high and the West End debut of both Justin Lee Collins and Shayne Ward appears to have been well received.
Rock of Ages Casting News
It has recently been announced that the full original London cast line up including Justin Lee Collins, Shayne Ward, Oliver Tompsett, Amy Pemberton and Simon Lipkin are to continue in the show for at least another six months taking them through to the end of September 2012.
Casting is complete for the forthcoming West End production of '80s tuner Rock of Ages, which is set to begin performances on August 31st and open on September 27th at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre.
Amy Pemberton will play Sherrie and Oliver Tompsett will play wannabe rocker Drew. They join the previously announced Justin Lee Collins, who will play Sunset Strip club owner Dennis Dupree, and Shayne Ward, who will play over-the-top rock star Stacee Jaxx.
The cast will also feature Simon Lipkin (Lonny), Rohan Tickell (Hertz), Rachel McFarlane (Justice/Mother), Jodie Jacobs (Regina/Candi) and Sandy Moffat (Franz), as well as Nathan Amzi, Natalie Andreou, Grant Anthony, Carly Mercedes Dyer, Cordelia Farnworth, Ian McIntosh, Twinnie-Lee Moore, Jamie Muscato, Andrew Spillett, Zizi Strallen, Amy Thornton and Dylan Turner.
Amy Pemberton's West End credits include Footloose and Jersey Boys. Oliver Tompsett is best known for playing Fiyero in Wicked . His other West End credits include Mamma Mia!, Our House and Over My Shoulder.
Rock of Ages is set in 1987 on the Sunset Strip, where a small town girl meets a big city rocker in L.A.’s most famous rock club. Their love story is told through the hits of Journey, Bon Jovi, Styx, Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Twisted Sister, Asia, Whitesnake and more. Currently running at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre, the show received five Tony nominations (including Best Musical) after opening on April 7, 2009. A national tour stars American Idol alum Constantine Maroulis, and the A-list-filled movie adaptation is currently filming in Miami, with an eye on a June 2012 release date.
It has already been announced that Shayne Ward and Justin Lee Collins will be appearing the musical Rock of Ages which starts previews at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 31st August 2011.
The latest bit of news is that Rohann Tickell who is currently playing Piangi in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre will be joining them playing Hertz Klinemann.
Rock of Ages Setting
Hertz is one of the German developers who works with his son Fritz to convince the city's Mayor to abandon the "sex, drugs and rock-n-roll" lifestyle of the Sunset Strip and introduce "clean living" into the area so that they can start demolishing properties.
The story is set in 1987 on the Sunset Strip centring on Drew who is a busboy and aspiring rocker who goes in search of his dreams to Los Angeles’ most famous rock club, where he meets Sherrie who has just arrived from Kansas.
In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl meets a big city rocker in LA’s most famous rock club and they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 80s. It’s ROCK OF AGES, an arena-rock love story told through the mind-blowing, face-melting hits such as Don’t Stop Believin’, Dead or Alive, We Built This City, I Wanna Know what Love Is and The Final Count Down.
Rock of Ages features glam-rock music from Bon Jovi, Journey, Whitesnake, Poison and Pat Benatar with over 20 hits including “Sister Christian”, “I Wanna Rock”, “We’re Not Gonna Take It”, “Come on Feel the Noize”, “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”, “The Final Countdown” and “Don’t Stop Believin’” , “Dead or Alive”, “We Built This City”, “I Wanna Know What Love Is” and “The Final Countdown" and others from bands including Styx, Twisted Sister, Poison and Bon Jovi. Ironically, the Def Leppard song from which the show takes its title doesn’t feature in the musical as the band wouldn’t approve the license,
Rock of Ages premiered in Los Angeles in 2006 and opened Off-Broadway in 2008 before transferring to Broadway’s Brooks Atkinston Theatre in 2009. A Hollywood screen adaptation starring Tom Cruise is scheduled for 2012.
Tickets go on sale on 7th March 2011
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Rock of Ages London Cast
Welcome to 1987, the era of big bands and even bigger hair! Justin Lee Collins and Shayne Ward star in a hilarious high-octane show, packed with tongue-in-cheek comedy and classic 1980s tunes including Don't Stop Believin', The Final Countdown and loads more. So pull out your air guitar, get your glam rags on and strut down to the Shaftesbury Theatre.
No full casting details yet, unless you believe:
The London Cast of Rock of Ages includes Oliver Tompsett as Drew, Caroline Keiff as Sherrie, Gavin Lee as Dennis, Duncan James as Franz, Andy Mace as Stacee Jaxx, Kerry Ellis as Regina, Aoife Mulholland as Sherrie's Mother, David Stoller as Hertz, Natalie Anderson as Justice, Alex Gaumond as Record Company Man, Ben James-Ellis as Record Company Man, Jenii Hicks as Candi, Liam Tamne as Lonny. The Rock of Ages ensemble comprises Adam Garcia, Nicky Griffiths, Gary Forbes, Lisa Stokke, Adrian Hansel, Nikki Mae, Michael Vinsen, Elinor Collett, Stuart Neal, Lisa O'Hare, Sean Parkins, Zoe Rainey, Andile Gumbi, Verity Rushworth.
Songs Featured in Rock Of Ages
Songs include Don’t Stop Believin’, We Built This City, The Final Countdown, Wanted Dead or Alive, Here I Go Again, Can’t Fight this Feeling and I Want To Know What Love Is.
Full list of songs from Rock Of Ages
"We Built This City" by Starship
"Nothing But a Good Time" by Poison
"Keep On Lovin' You" by REO Speedwagon
"I Wanna Rock" by Twisted Sister
"Too Much Time on My Hands" by Styx
"Renegade" by Styx
"Oh Sherrie" by Steve Perry
"Waiting For a Girl Like You" by Foreigner
"Shadows of the Night" by Pat Benatar
"Don't Stop Believin" by Journey
"Heaven" by Warrant
"The Search is Over" by Survivor
"High Enough" by Damn Yankees
"The Final Countdown" by Europe
"I Want To Know What Love Is" by Foreigner
"Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake
"To Be With You" by Mr. Big
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison
"Can't Fight This Feeling" by REO Speedwagon
"Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi
"Come On Feel the Noize" by Quiet Riot
"Any Way You Want It" by Journey
"Heat of the Moment" by Asia
"Sister Christian" by Night Ranger
"More Than Words" by Extreme
Five Facts about Rock Of Ages
Five Facts
- Rock of Ages actually premiered in Los Angeles in 2006, before transferring to Broadway in 2009.
- The Broadway run of Rock of Ages was a huge hit and won five Tony Award nominations. It has attracted celebrity visitors like Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Steve Augeri of Journey and Stephen Pearcy of Ratt.
- The film version of Rock of Ages will premier next year and stars Tom Cruise, Malin Akerman, Russell Brand and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
- The cast performed for the first time in June on West End Live after only two days of rehearsals.
- This is Justin Lee Collins’ first time performing in a musical, apart from a short stint in the musical Chicago as part of a television series.
