In an unprecedented move, performance rights for SCHOOL OF ROCK are available for schools and youth theatres while the Broadway hit is only months old.
Though the home team lost a close one, the glimmering Broadway soprano got the evening started on a winning note.
SCHOOL OF ROCK star Alex Brightman and the Broadway cast sent an encouraging video to welcome the OSA students to the band and call upon the 'Gods of Rock' to guide them with their West Coast production. In turn, OSA recorded their own fun response. Check out the videos below!
It was an epic night at Broadway Sessions Thursday, February 11th, as cast members from School of Rock descended from the top of Mt. Rock (aka The Winter Garden Theater) and invaded the Laurie Beechman Theater. The kids in the band, and some adults, wielded their instruments like light sabers, slaying tune after tune.
Alex Brightman and the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's SCHOOL OF ROCK performed the number 'You're In the Band' on today's THE VIEW on ABC. Check out the appearance in full below!
The energetic gang breaks out into song when asked about their favorite music.
Alex Brightman and the cast of the hit musical SCHOOL OF ROCK, based on the 2003 film starring Jack Black, performed the lively number 'Stick It To The Man' on this morning's GOOD MORNING AMERICA.
DOWNTON ABBEY creator Julian Fellowes chatted with CNN this weekend about the show's final season and the possibility that his beloved historical television drama may one day make it to the stage.
With a Broadway and West End career of over four decades, Andrew Lloyd Webber's scores remain classics in musical theatre history. Now, he makes his return to the Great White Way with SCHOOL OF ROCK the musical. Below, watch the legend open up about his theatre experience, musical inspiration, and more!
School of Rock: THE MUSICAL, with music from the movie, as well as an original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, a book by Julian Fellowes and direction by Laurence Connor, made its World Premiere on Broadway on Sunday night, December 6, at the Winter Garden Theatre. In the show, lovable conman Dewey Finn trades in lesson plans for guitar jams and teaches the kids of Horace Green the ABCs of rock and roll. In the video below, BroadwayWorld's Randy Rainbow takes to the streets to quiz New Yorkers on their rock knowledge!
Opening night of any Broadway show is an electrically charged event, but the excitement level was on high voltage for these young stars.
Based on the smash hit 2003 film of the same title, School of Rock: THE MUSICAL, with music from the movie, as well as an original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, a book by Julian Fellowes and direction by Laurence Connor, made its World Premiere on Broadway last night, December 6, at the Winter Garden Theatre. BroadwayWorld was on hand to chat with the rockin' company after the curtain went down and you can catch what they had to say below!
Based on the smash hit 2003 film of the same title, School of Rock: THE MUSICAL, with music from the movie, as well as an original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, a book by Julian Fellowes and direction by Laurence Connor, made its World Premiere on Broadway last night, December 6, at the Winter Garden Theatre. BroadwayWorld was on the red carpet to chat with the evening's celebrity guests about how they rock out and you can find out the go-to rock songs of Shanice Williams, Andy Karl, Orfeh, Lilla Crawford, Anna Villafane and more below!
Based on the smash hit 2003 film, SCHOOL OF ROCK - 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. Check out highlights from the new Broadway musical below!
Check out the rebellious tweens of SCHOOL OF ROCK, as they introduce themselves to Broadway.
On last night's COLBERT, Andrew Lloyd Webber explains what he gets passionate about as a member of the House Of Lords.
SCHOOL OF ROCK has shared a first listen to 'Stick It To The Man', featured on the SCHOOL OF ROCK: The Musical Original Cast Recording. Check it out below
She may play the uptight Principal Mullins in SCHOOL OF ROCK - THE MUSICAL, but before performances Sierra Boggess looks cool as a cuke,
Warner Bros. Records is set to release the Original Broadway Cast Recording for SCHOOL OF ROCK - THE MUSICAL on Friday, December 4, 2015, on the eve of opening night. The new album will feature a new score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, along with three songs from the immensely popular 2003 film. Three-time Grammy Award-winner Rob Cavallo, who has worked with Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Goo Goo Dolls, Phil Collins, and Gary Clark Jr., produced the album along with Lloyd Webber.
Below, watch the cast's live performance of the energetic number 'You're In the Band':
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