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West 44th Street became the hottest block on Broadway in Fall 2012 when celebrity chef Guy Fieri opened his new restaurant Guy's American Kitchen & Bar right next door to Broadway's Best Party, Rock of Ages. A bond between the show's rocking cast and this bona fide rock star of the culinary world was inevitable, and on Tuesday night, Guy Fieri made his one-night-only Broadway debut in a walk-on role at Rock of Ages! Already buddies with the cast, Guy received the royal backstage treatment at the Helen Hayes Theater while the crew prepped him for his rock star stage debut as 'Guy, the Bourbon Room Chef'. Click below to watch Fieri prep for his Broadway appearance!

Producers of the five-time Tony Award nominated hit musical ROCK OF AGES have announced that Joey Calveri, who currently plays the ensemble role of Joey Primo, will step into the spotlight as wild rock idol Stacee Jaxx beginning Monday, December 17 at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre (240 W 44th Street). Andrew Call (American Idiot) will join the company as Joey Primo on December 17. Original Broadway Cast member Jeremy Woodard, who originated the role of Joey Primo off & on Broadway and has performed the role of Stacee Jaxx since September 2011, will play his final performance on Sunday, December 16.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012) The five-time Tony Award-nominated musical ROCK OF AGES, which recently celebrated its 1500th New York performance and is currently the 61st Longest Running Broadway Show in history, will play a special Halloween performance this evening, Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 8pm at The Helen Hayes Theater (240 W 44th Street). Tickets are available at Telecharge.com and at The Hayes Box Office.

Tonight, October 10th at 9:00 PM, Justin Matthew Sargent - star of the Broadway smash hit ROCK OF AGES - comes to the Triad in an original program titled JUSTIN SARGENT'S COVERED IN ROCK, featuring an all-star band playing classic rock as you've never heard it.

Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages film adaptation of the Broadway musical is slated for release on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download today, October 9, 2012.

Prospect Theater Company, one of America's leading producers of new musical theater, will kick off its 2012-2013 season with a one-night-only concert presentation of The Rockae, a hard rock musical based on Euripides' The Bacchae featuring music and lyrics by Kleban and Fred Ebb, Award-winning writer Peter Mills, and a book by Mills and Cara Reichel (Illyria, Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge, upcoming Death For Five Voices). The performance will take place at New York's Le Poisson Rouge tonight, October 7th.

Last night, the cast of Broadway's Rock of Ages and chart-toppers Karmin, Cher Lloyd & Chris Rene rocked Hard Rock Cafe New York at the annual Hard Rock Rocks Times Square concert benefiting St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children. Check out photos of the stars below!

Just last night, the five-time Tony Award nominated Broadway musical ROCK OF AGES hosted a Military Tribute Night, at which 160 Active Duty, Retired & Veteran members of the U.S. Military were given free tickets to the show, and one Veteran in attendance received the Grand Prize of a new mortgage-free home, courtesy of The Boot Campaign and Benchmark Mortgage. BroadwayWorld was there for the special event and we bring you photo coverage below!

The five-time Tony Award nominated Broadway musical ROCK OF AGES, along with non-profit organization The Boot Campaign - a Texas-based non-profit that promotes patriotism and awareness of current U.S. Armed Forces and veterans' issues - will host a Military Tribute Night at the smash hit musical tonight, October 2, 2012 at the Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 W. 44th Street, NYC.

Prospect Theater Company, one of America's leading producers of new musical theater, will kick off its 2012-2013 season with a one-night-only concert presentation of The Rockae, a hard rock musical based on Euripides' The Bacchae featuring music and lyrics by Kleban and Fred Ebb, Award-winning writer Peter Mills, and a book by Mills and Cara Reichel (Illyria, Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge, upcoming Death For Five Voices). The performance will take place at New York's Le Poisson Rouge on Sunday, October 7th.

Austin, Texas rocked last night. It really rocked; at least at the Long Center where ROCK OF AGES was playing its first show of the week. ROCK OF AGES is currently touring around the country performing in front of incredible audiences and making them stand up and dance.

Nick Cordero, an original member of the first national tour cast of ROCK OF AGES, joins the Broadway cast of the five-time Tony nominated hit musical on September 24, 2012 at the Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street). Cordero, who will make his Broadway debut, is stepping in for Adam Dannheisser as "Dennis," the owner of The Bourbon Room, while he is on leave to play a role in Disgraced at Lincoln Center Theater's Claire Tow Theater from September 24 - November 18, 2012. Dannheisser returns to ROCK OF AGES on November 19, 2012.

The five-time Tony Award nominated Broadway musical ROCK OF AGES, along with non-profit organization The Boot Campaign - a Texas-based non-profit that promotes patriotism and awareness of current U.S. Armed Forces and veterans' issues - will host a Military Tribute Night at the smash hit musical on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at the Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 W. 44th Street, NYC.

CAROLS FOR A CURE is the annual two-disc holiday CD compilation of original songs and holiday classics which benefits BC/EFA. These CDs boast the best voices from the worlds of Broadway, Off-Broadway and national tours. The cast of Broadway's ROCK OF AGES was already hard a work yesterday recording their track for the album. Check out our exclusive photos from their recording session below!

On Wednesday, October 10th at 9:00 PM, Justin Matthew Sargent - star of the Broadway smash hit ROCK OF AGES - comes to the Triad in an original program titled JUSTIN SARGENT'S COVERED IN ROCK, featuring an all-star band playing classic rock as you've never heard it.

Dominique Scott was born and raised in South Florida where his passion for music began. Currently playing Drew in the enormously popular Rock of Ages and touring around the United States, Dominique took a few minutes to answer some questions for Broadway World.

According to CinemaBlend.com, Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages film adaptation of the Broadway musical is slated for release on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download October 9, 2012.

BroadwayWorld was there for Friday's festivities, and we bring you 'Here I Go Again' from the ROCK OF AGES cast below!

Check out the performaces from the cast of ROCK OF AGES below, which included 'Here I Go Again,' 'Can't Fight This Feeling,' and 'Don't Stop Believing.'

Get a first look at the latest additions to the cast - Ashley Spencer as 'Sherrie' and Justin Matthew Sargent as 'Drew' - below!