Photo Coverage: ROCK OF AGES Opening Night
By: Peter James Zielinski Oct. 21, 2008
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ROCK OF AGES rocked the house at New World Stages during its Off-Broadway opening on Thursday, October 16.
Written by Chris D’Arienzo (Film: Barry Munday) and directed by Kristin Hanggi (Bare, Pussycat Dolls on the Sunset Strip), ROCK OF AGES is fueled by high-octane 80s rock – from the anthems that defined an era to the power ballads that lit up arenas everywhere. A theatrical event inspired by the unforgettable rock sounds and the mega-bands that dominated the airwaves for more than a decade. ROCK OF AGES takes audiences on a musical trip with a story set to blazing hits from iconic rockers such as Journey, Bon Jovi, Styx, Reo Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Asia, Whitesnake and many more. Writer Chris D’Arienzo says, "The genre of 80s rock was so grandiose in its theatricality that for me it only made sense to turn something like ‘Sister Christian’ into a showtune. This was lifestyle music. It was just as much about the look, the clothes and the parties as it was about the songs. We'd all like to believe we were just listening to Elvis Costello and The Buzzcocks back then, but I know my first kiss was to Great White's ‘Once Bitten Twice Shy,’ so there you go."
This production features Constantine Maroulis (Broadway: The Wedding Singer; Off-Broadway Jaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris; Television: “American Idol” Season 4), Kelli Barrett, Nova Bergeron (Nat’l tour: Wicked, Sweet Charity, Fosse, Evita), Adam Dannheisser (B’way: The Coast of Utopia, Twelfth Night, The Tempest), Mitchell Jarvis (B’way: Fiddler on the Roof), Michele Mais (B’way: Roza, Zoot Suit), Lauren Molina (B’way: Sweeney Todd), Brian Munn (B’way: Wicked), Angel Reed, Paul Schoeffler (B’way: Sweet Charity, Nine, Peter Pan), Wesley Taylor, Savannah Wise (B’way: Les Miserables), Will Swenson (The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Hair; B’way: Lestat, Brooklyn), Jackie Burns, Lara Janine, Tad Wilson and Jeremy Woodard.
ROCK OF AGES plays as follows: Monday, Wednesday & Thursday at 8:00 PM, Friday at 7:00 & 10:00 PM, Saturday at 2:00 & 8:00 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets range from $46.50 - $80.50. Tickets may be purchased through www.telecharge.com or by calling Telecharge at (212) 239-6200, or at the New World Stages Box Office. For group rates and tickets, please call (800) 251-2979. New World Stages is located at 340 West 50th Street between Eighth & Ninth Avenues.
For more information, check out www.RockOfAgesMusical.com
Photos by Peter James Zielinski
Brian Munn, Angel Reed, Savannah Wise, Nova Bergeron, Jeremy Woodard
Will Swenson greets the audience
Just kidding...just kidding!
Lauren Molina, Adam Dannheisser, and Will Swenson
Constantine Maroulis and Kelli Barrett
Joel Hoekstra and Constantine Maroulis
Dave Gibbs
Joel Hoekstra
Joel Hoekstra
Dave Gibbs, Joel Hoekstra, Winston Roye
Dave Gibbs, Ethan Popp, Joel Hoekstra, John Weber, Winston Roye
Miss Lizzy - Rock of Ages' #1 Fan
Kyle Gass, Colin Hanks, and writer Chris D'Arienzo
Kyle Gass and Colin Hanks
Paul Schoeffler and Tad Wilson
Choreographer Kelly Devine
Adam Dannheisser and wife, Jennifer West
Music supervisor Ethan Popp
Savannah Wise and Marty Lawson
30 Rock's Lonny Ross
Dee Snider
Dee Snider
Lauren Molina and Kelli Barrett
Lauren Molina, Jeff Davis, and Kelli Barrett
Will Swenson, Jeremy Woodard, and Lauren Molina
Will Swenson, Jeremy Woodard, Lauren Molina, and Savannah Wise
Mitchell Jarvis and Vanessa Van Vrancken
Nova Bergeron and Guest
The cast of Rock of Ages
Lauren Molina and Mitchell Jarvis
The cast of Rock of Ages
Lauren Molina and Savannah Wise
The cast of Rock of Ages
The cast of Rock of Ages
Nova Bergeron, Kelly Devine, Lauren Molina, and Savannah Wise
Savannah Wise and Marty Lawson
Lauren Molina and Kyle Gass
Rock of Ages Opening Night Party
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