Tony Awards Close-Up: Lyricist Glenn Slater Describes the Rocket Ride of SCHOOL OF ROCK!

Living-legend Andrew Lloyd Webber teamed up with lyricist Glenn Slater for his latest Broadway production- the four-time Tony nominated School of Rock. Below, watch as Slater (nominee for Best Score) explains how they turned the Winter Garden Theatre into a nightly rock concert.

Slater co-created Disney's worldwide smash Tangled (2011 Grammy Winner, 2010 Oscar and Golden Globe nominee), as well as the international hit musicals Sister Act (2011 Tony nominee) andThe Little Mermaid (2008 Tony and Grammy nominee). With longtime collaborator Alan Menken, he wrote the songs for ABC-TV's "Galavant" (2015), Disney's Home On The Range (2004) and Broadway's Leap of Faith (Tony nominee - Best Musical, 2012). In the West End, Glenn provided book and lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies (2010 Olivier nominee - Best Musical). Other work includes an Emmy-nominated song for ABC-TV's "The Neighbors" (2013), and Newyorkers at MTC (Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations). Glenn lives in NYC with composer/lyricist/wife Wendy Leigh Wilf and future rock stars Benjamin and Daniel.

Based on the hit film, this hilarious new 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. There he turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. While teaching these pint-sized prodigies what it means to truly rock, Dewey falls for the school's beautiful, but uptight headmistress, helping her rediscover the wild child within.

The American Theatre Wing's 70th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Tony Award winner James Corden, will air on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, June 12, 2016 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City.