School of Rock - 2015 Broadway History , Info & More
Winter Garden Theatre (Broadway)
1634 Broadway New York, NY 10019
SCHOOL OF ROCK is a brand new musical based on the famous Paramount film written by Mike White which starred Jack Black.
The musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. Completely disinterested in academic work, Dewey decides to create his own curriculum, turning his class into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band.
The stage musical is produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber who has composed 12 new songs to create a score which also features all the favorite songs from the movie. SCHOOL OF ROCK, with its sensational live kids' rock band, is a loving testimony to the transforming power of music.
May the spirit of rock be with you!
School of Rock - 2015 - Broadway Cast
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Review: ‘School of Rock’ Teaches the ABCs of Power Chords
8 / 10
Me, I melted when two little girls started singing the backup chorus from Lou Reed's 'Walk on the Wild Side' (one of many genial nods to classics). All the children are defined as distinct individuals but without excessive shtick. My personal favorite: the petite, poker-faced Evie Dolan as Katie the bass guitarist... Mr. Brightman never makes the mistake of trying to upstage his young co-stars; he gets down with, and brings out the best in, them in a performance as notable for its generosity as its virtuosity.
‘School of Rock,’ disappointingly Jack-less, on Broadway
7 / 10
In terms of imaginative energy, director Laurence Connor's production, with a book by 'Downtown Abbey's' Julian Fellowes and lyrics by Glenn Slater, doesn't measure up to another Broadway offering focused on hyper talented schoolchildren, Matilda... As with so many shows in this genre, 'School of Rock' suffers from an overload of brand devotedness: it doesn't cover much territory that the movie on which it is piggy-backing already did. And in important ways, it proves to be less than the sum of its filmic parts.
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School of Rock History
Other Productions of School of Rock
| 2015 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2016 | West End |
Original West End Production West End |
| 2017 | US Tour |
First National Tour US Tour |
School of Rock - 2015 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Glenn Slater |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | School of Rock |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Mick Potter |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Alex Brightman |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | School of Rock |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Alex Brightman |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Julian Fellowes |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | School of Rock-The Musical |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Glenn Slater |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Alex Brightman |
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