The recent Off-Broadway musical Rock of Ages will transfer to Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre with previews begining on March 20, 2009, with an official opening scheduled for April 7.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124461.html

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Paula Abdul will sure be happy if Constantine continues to succed in musicals.

That's awesome!

Major bump, but casting has been announced for this show: Constantine Maroulis will reprise the role of Drew and the show will also feature Amy Spanger and James Carpinello. The company includes Adam Dannheisser , Mitchell Jarvis, Michele Mais, Lauren Molina, Paul Schoeffler, Wesley Taylor, Ericka Hunter, Jeremy Jordan , Michael Minarik , Angel Reed, Bahiyah Sayyed-Gaines , Katherine Tokarz, Andre Ward, Savannah Wise, Tad Wilson, and Jeremy Woodard.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/126430.html

AMY <3


I really hope this is still open in the fall when I move to NYC.

The marquee went up a few days ago...it looks like Guitar Hero or Rock Band.

Rock of Ages is going to be on Regis and Kelly 4/29!

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128597.html

i can't get over how much i enjoyed this show. thats all. lol
no, but seriously..FUNNIEST SHOW I HAVE EVER SEEN.
just thinking about it makes me laugh.
i didn't really want to see it, not too into rock music.
my mom got pulled for lottery. two right front seats in theatre. (there are 4 seats total in the very front, we had the 2 on the right, center)...amazing seats. amazing show.
stand outs = mitch jarvis, wesley taylor and lauren molina. OH, and of course the leading two, constantine maroulis and amy spanger. but my faves by far were wesley, mitch and lauren.

go see it. now.

Video of Constantine's day at the Tony Nominees party. He runs into alot of the other nominees:

http://www.broadway.com/broadway_information_html/5015931

so Amy Spanger is leaving the cast, Savannah Wise is taking over for now and it's rumored that Jackie Burns (who was in the off-Broadway version) is leaving HAIR to go back into RoA
http://broadwayworld.com/article/Amy_Spang...F_AGES_20090629

That's very interesting. I heard it was vocal rest for her original leave. I wonder what'll happen.

We should rename this thread: Rock of Ages thread.

Does anyone know if Constantine and Amy were in the show on Tony day? Thanks

According to someone who spoke to Jackie Burns today, she will not be leaving Hair to return to Rock of Ages.

The show broke the Guinness World Record for Largest Air Guitar Ensemble following the matinee performance today.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/13075...ss_World_Record

Hey.. What's the theatre like? Is it smaller/more intimate like Avenue Q or ITH where you can really sit anywhere and see the faces of the actors great, or more like Wicked, where if you're farther back, you're screwed? My friend wants to get tickets and I told her I'd help her out but I've never been to this theatre.

I think the only bad seats in the house are the lotto seats. And those seats are TERRIBLE.

IDK why that double posted?

Thanks Conor =]

I sat in the mid-mezz. They were great!

I really wasn't gelling with this show.
As previously posted Lotto seats are epic fail...but easy to get we got ours 30 mins before the show.

The show was just pointless.
A few cas members shone out mainly female ensemble and leads.

The beggining with the air over the face deffinatly made me burst out laughing and scraemed "NO GOOD DEED" to my friend.

Constantine has an article in people.com today:

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20295470,00.html

Kerry Butler is going to be Sherrie for six months! http://www.playbill.com/news/article/13229...er_in_September

Yay Kerry!

I was planning on making my first trip to New York in Feb. durring my reading break. I could catch Alice before she leaves n2n and now Kerry!

However, I realized the Olympics were during this time, and I live in Vancouver, so I doubt I'll get away.

Yay for Kerry! Love her!!!!!

OT...when is Alice leaving? I can't seem to find it. Okay..sorry for going off-topic.

I'm not a huge fan of Rock of Ages but I do love Kerry Butler! I think she's fantastic! Loved her as Penny!

Tom Lenk who played the part of Franz in the Los Angeles and Las Vegas productions will take over the role on Broadway September 14.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/13238...7s_Rock_of_Ages

Kerry and Tom will now start next Friday (9.18) http://www.playbill.com/news/article/13277...f_Ages_Sept._18

Here's a chat with Kerry Butler:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/13317...eters_Chenoweth

Constantine was named broadway.com's star of the year. I'm sure all of his fans from Idol voted for him.

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/speech-speech...-star-year-win/

Saw the show last night. I liked it. It wasn't my favorite show I've seen but it wasn't the worst by far. I won lotto - my seat was row E seat 7 and NOT partial view (the sides of the orchestra were all pretty much empty). Standouts for me were Kerry, Constantine, Lauren and Katharine Tokarz.

I love this show. I saw it again yesterday and it was understudy madness. Loved all of them. And, Kerry was on - she was brilliant.

Mirvish (Toronto)'s production of RoA - the Canadian premiere - begins April 20th, 2010 for an open-ended run at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

A national tour will launch Sept. 21 at The Bank of America Theatre in Chicago, IL.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/13740...go-in-September

I DVRed Rachel Ray from this morning and they let this woman sing on the Rock of Ages stage. They found out that her dream was to sing on Broadway one day so they made it happen. She began singing "Don't Stop Believing" and then Kerry and Constantine and the rest of the cast came out to join her. It was really touching. There might be a video of it online somewhere soon.

Katie Webber is joining the cast http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Emily...F_AGES_20100308

So I just got back from today's matinee of Rock of Ages, and to make a long story short, I was super-impressed!

In a little more detail...I lost the Wicked lotto (again...) and decided to hop over to the Rock of Ages lotto because they draw names 30 minutes after Wicked does. Everybody won (I would know, I was the last name called...) for $26.50 tickets. Now I know they don't give away the front row seats, but the tickets didn't seem bad to me at all. I was in the front mezzanine, and I thought the view was fantastic.

Now I walked into this show with little in the way of expectations, because I had heard a lot of people say that it was no plot and mostly just 80s rock songs. Well I knew some of the songs, but was worried I wouldn't connect with the show for not knowing others. Also, I've generally hated shows without much plot (eg Hair), so I was very worried. However, it turns out that this show DOES have plot, it's just nothing that's going to win awards for genius writing and ideas. But set the fears aside, there is a plotline to the show. And I found myself recognizing 80% of the songs even though that's not really my music genre, and I enjoyed the other 20% anyway. I thought the cast was really just stand-out terrific (it was full cast except for Katie Webber being out), they all clicked really well and seemed to be having a fantastic time doing the show. I definitely found myself laughing a lot and clapping along with the music, it was definitely a blast. So if you're like me and miss a lot of the "feel-good" shows that have closed on Broadway in the last couple years (9 to 5, Legally Blonde, Young Frankenstein, Spamalot, etc.), then I think this show is DEFINITELY worth giving a chance. If you're on the fence with this one, I definitely say give it a go!

Thanks It's opening in Toronto on the 20th, and I wasn't sure if I wanted to see it, given the cast's performances at Dundas Square during the New Years' festivities...That and the fact that the Sherrie is Elicia Mackenzie, who is fresh out of playing Maria in The Sound of Music, after winning the Webber casting competition (like I'd Do Anything). I don't know if I can believe her in this role after Maria, but we'll see. Maybe rush seats.

I actually really want to see this. Luckily, it's coming to Chicago in the fall.

The ICBH

There was supposed to be an open call for the tour in downtown Chicago today but it ended up re-schedualed at the las tminute. A friend of mine went down there to found out it was canceled.

Constantine will reprise the role of Drew in the national tour.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/13913...s-National-Tour

Please insert random American Idol fangirlish squealing HERE.

Has anyone seen the show while Michele Mais has been out? She's my favorite actress in the show, but I might go tomorrow just for the experience of seeing Katherine as Justice.

nothing to see here

The show is raising money for the Funds for Children’s Miracle Network. That's great to hear.

http://www.playbill.com/playblog/2010/06/r...iracle-network/

It looks like Constantine is going to be a father! His on-again, off-again girlfriend, Angel Reed (who is in the Rock of Ages ensemble) has just left the show due to the pregnancy. Congrats to them both!

http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/pregnancy_...t3NMfOG46w44srL

Saw the show last night for the third time and I absolutely loved it. So much fun and the cast was in fine form.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=152374 -- I was surprised to see Angel there

Constantine is leaving the show on September 7

But at least he's going on tour.

*Major Bump*

I just got back from seeing the tour in Boston Tonight and the show was unfreaken believable. Everyone in the cast was fantastic but Rebecca Faulkenberry (Sherrie), Nick Cordero (Dennie Dupree), and Patrick Lewallen (Lonny) were the stand outs. Constantine was great as Drew especially with his vocals, but i felt like he was lacking some emotional backing to the character. There is really no other way to describe this show or review this show but its awesome, everyone needs to see it. Let me know if you have questions!

Rumor has it that the cast was told yesterday that the show is set to close January 9, 2011. The show is apparently transferring to the Helen Hayes in March.

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Well, this is interesting... The show will definitely sell better at this theater, I believe.