Tom Lenk News

On Friday, September 18, 2009, Kerry Butler as 'Sherrie' and Tom Lenk as 'Franz' will begin performances in the five-time Tony nominated hit musical, ROCK OF AGES at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street) for a six month engagement.

The cast of the five-time Tony nominated hit musical, ROCK OF AGES, will continue to rock eight times a week through summer 2010. Tom Lenk joins the cast as 'Franz,' the role he originated in the Los Angeles and Las Vegas productions, beginning Monday, September 14, 2009 for a six month limited engagement. Mr. Lenk is best known for his portrayal as 'Andrew Wells' on television's 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.' Mr. Lenk is taking over for Wesley Taylor, who will play his final performance on Sunday, September 13. Mr. Taylor is leaving to join the cast of the upcoming production of The Addams Family.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' star Tom Lenk will join five-time Tony nominated hit musical, ROCK OF AGES on Sept. 14. Lenk will star as 'Franz,' the son of a German developer who wants to demolish the Sunset Strip (including LA's favorite rock club). The actor originated the supporting role in the Los Angeles and Las Vegas productions.

Arielle Kebbel ('The Uninvited', 'The Grudge 2'), DB Sweeney ('Jericho', 'Crash'), Nicholas Brendon ('Criminal Minds', 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'), Jack Lauffer ('Huff'), Michael Welch ('Twilight', 'Joan of Arcadia'), Elaine Hendrix ('Privileged', 'The Parent Trap'), Jim Beaver ('Harper's Island', 'Supernatural'), Todd Grinnell ('Desperate Housewives'), Eric Nenninger ('Generation Kill'. 'Malcolm in the Middle'), Dale Dickey ('My Name is Earl'), Spencer Daniels ('Star Trek', 'The Office'), Hallie Hirsch ('E.R.', '90210'), Greg Ellis ('Star Trek, 'Pirates of the Caribbean', '24'), and Emmy Award-winner Gordon Clapp ('NYPD Blue', Tony nom. for Broadway's 'Glengarry Glen Ross') are all starring in The Blank Theatre Company's 17th Annual Nationwide Young Playwrights Festival; a month-long Festival of 12 plays by teenaged playwrights, aged 15 -19 from across the United States.

Arielle Kebbel ('The Uninvited', 'The Grudge 2'), DB Sweeney ('Jericho', 'Crash'), Nicholas Brendon ('Criminal Minds', 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'), Jack Lauffer ('Huff'), Michael Welch ('Twilight', 'Joan of Arcadia'), Elaine Hendrix ('Privileged', 'The Parent Trap'), Jim Beaver ('Harper's Island', 'Supernatural'), Todd Grinnell ('Desperate Housewives'), Eric Nenninger ('Generation Kill'. 'Malcolm in the Middle'), Dale Dickey ('My Name is Earl'), Spencer Daniels ('Star Trek', 'The Office'), Hallie Hirsch ('E.R.', '90210'), Greg Ellis ('Star Trek, 'Pirates of the Caribbean', '24'), and Emmy Award-winner Gordon Clapp ('NYPD Blue', Tony nom. for Broadway's 'Glengarry Glen Ross') are all starring in The Blank Theatre Company's 17th Annual Nationwide Young Playwrights Festival; a month-long Festival of 12 plays by teenaged playwrights, aged 15 -19 from across the United States.

Upright Cabaret transformed into a winter wonderland of song last week as producers/hosts Chris Isaacson and Shane Scheel presented their 4th Annual HOLIDAY BLOWOUT 2008. This highly anticipated yearly event featured over 40 of Los Angeles' most talented performers, three Music Directors including Upright's Chris Bratten and guests Ben Toth and Gerald Sternbach, and welcomed over 700 patrons who came to be entertained on these four incredible evenings of cuisine, style and song.

April brought a shower of Upright Cabaret across Southern California as the Upright Boys celebrated their third-year anniversary by producing a star-studded re-grand opening, four solo engagements, and a benefit for The Trevor Project co-hosted by Neil Patrick Harris...

With West Hollywood hotspot La Boheme Restaurant going through a remodeling phase, Upright Cabaret has taken their show outdoors for the warm summer months and on August 10, 2007 they performed at EAT on SUNSET at Gower Studios in Hollywood, with stars including Shoshana Bean, Julie Reiber and Chad Kimball turning out for the event...

This Summer, Café La Boheme (Upright Cabaret's home for 2 years) is 'having a little work done' and the Upright Boys are taking their show on the road during the brief hiatus and EAT on SUNSET at Gower Studios in Hollywood is their first stop!...

Upright Cabaret in Los Angeles ended their summer run at La Boheme Restaurant with performers from Wicked and Jersey Boys...

UPRIGHT Cabaret celebrates two years of providing vibrant entertainment in West Hollywood. Producers Chris Isaacson, Shane Scheel and music director Trapper Felides walk down memory lane, along with Sean McDermott, Stephen Spinella and Tracie Thoms who pick their favorite memories from the show.

'Rock of Ages,' produced by Prospect Pictures is a new musical which will include a slew of mid-1980s hits.