ROCK OF AGES And Camp Broadway Join Forces For Battle Of The Bands And VIP Weekend

Rock of Ages and Camp Broadway are teaming up this winter to promote two new initiatives aimed at reaching teens and young adults, 13 and up. Camp Broadway will host a special Rock of Ages VIP Weekend on January 23rd and 24th, designed to give fans of the show an inside look at the real world of Broadway and now through January 25, 2010, students in the tri-state area can enter-to-win the Battle of the Bands Challenge.

THE ROCK OF AGES VIP WEEKEND (January 23rd & 24th)
Participants will receive workshops in dance, vocal technique, costume design, and make-up design taught by guest artists from the Rock of Ages team including Robert Tatad (Associate Choreographer), Gregory Gale (Tony Award Nominated Costume Designer), and Angelina Avallone (Make-up Designer). The VIP weekend will be led by Tim Smith, Broadway performer and Director of Camp Broadway's The Next Step® program. The VIP Weekend will culminate with a trip to the matinee performance of Rock of Ages on January 24th followed by a post-show talkback with the cast, and a take home make-up kit from Manic Panic and costume piece from Trash and Vaudeville. For tickets and more information, visit www.campbroadway.com/VIPweekends.htm.

BATTLE OF THE BANDS (Now - January 25th)
Bands from the tri-state area will compete for free tickets to see the show, a meet and greet photo-op with the Rock of Ages' band, Arsenal, and have their band featured on the Rock of Ages YouTube channel. To enter, bands can film their performance of a song from the Rock of Ages setlist and submit it to the contest before January 25, 2010. Contest details, rules, and restrictions can be found at www.rockofagesmusical.com/battleofthebands.

ABOUT CAMP BROADWAY
Camp Broadway® is a leader in theatre arts programming, educational camps, special events, and curricula development, as publisher of StageNOTES®: A Field Guide for Teachers. Having worked with over 250,000 children since 1995, Camp Broadway provides Broadway-themed workshops and theater programs in classroom settings, as well as to students on NYC field trips. At its annual summer camps held in NYC and across America, Camp Broadway has hosted over 10,000 kids from 50 states and dozens of countries. Camp Broadway was featured on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade® telecast from 2001-2008. Camp Broadway is dedicated to presenting programs that promote life-long learning through the performing arts.

ABOUT ROCK OF AGES
In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer - and in L.A.'s most legendary rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the '80's. It's ROCK OF AGES, a hilarious, feel-good love story told through the hit songs of iconic rockers Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake, and many more. Don't miss this awesomely good time where big hair meets big dreams and the result totally wails. Starring Tony Nominees Constantine Maroulis ("American Idol") and Kerry Butler (Hairspray), the smash-hit, five time Tony Award Nominated show is currently enjoying an open-ended run at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre.