TV: Guy Fieri Makes Broadway Debut in ROCK OF AGES!
by BroadwayWorld TV - December 12, 2012
West 44th Street became the hottest block on Broadway in Fall 2012 when celebrity chef Guy Fieri opened his new restaurant Guy's American Kitchen & Bar right next door to Broadway's Best Party, Rock of Ages. A bond between the show's rocking cast and this bona fide rock star of the culinary world was inevitable, and on Tuesday night, Guy Fieri made his one-night-only Broadway debut in a walk-on role at Rock of Ages! Already buddies with the cast, Guy received the royal backstage treatment at the Helen Hayes Theater while the crew prepped him for his rock star stage debut as 'Guy, the Bourbon Room Chef'. Click below to watch Fieri prep for his Broadway appearance!
Jeremy Woodard to Depart ROCK OF AGES; Joey Calveri Takes Over as 'Stacee Jaxx,' Andrew Call Joins Company
by Kelsey Denette - December 6, 2012
Producers of the five-time Tony Award nominated hit musical ROCK OF AGES have announced that Joey Calveri, who currently plays the ensemble role of Joey Primo, will step into the spotlight as wild rock idol Stacee Jaxx beginning Monday, December 17 at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre (240 W 44th Street). Andrew Call (American Idiot) will join the company as Joey Primo on December 17. Original Broadway Cast member Jeremy Woodard, who originated the role of Joey Primo off & on Broadway and has performed the role of Stacee Jaxx since September 2011, will play his final performance on Sunday, December 16.
ROCK OF AGES to Play Special Halloween Performance Tonight, 10/31
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2012
Wednesday, October 31, 2012) The five-time Tony Award-nominated musical ROCK OF AGES, which recently celebrated its 1500th New York performance and is currently the 61st Longest Running Broadway Show in history, will play a special Halloween performance this evening, Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 8pm at The Helen Hayes Theater (240 W 44th Street). Tickets are available at Telecharge.com and at The Hayes Box Office.
Mitch Jarvis, Michael Cunio & More Set for THE ROCKAE Encore Performance at NY's Le Poisson Rouge, 10/7
by BWW News Desk - October 7, 2012
Prospect Theater Company, one of America's leading producers of new musical theater, will kick off its 2012-2013 season with a one-night-only concert presentation of The Rockae, a hard rock musical based on Euripides' The Bacchae featuring music and lyrics by Kleban and Fred Ebb, Award-winning writer Peter Mills, and a book by Mills and Cara Reichel (Illyria, Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge, upcoming Death For Five Voices). The performance will take place at New York's Le Poisson Rouge tonight, October 7th.
Photo Coverage: ROCK OF AGES Hosts Military Night!
by Jennifer Broski - October 3, 2012
Just last night, the five-time Tony Award nominated Broadway musical ROCK OF AGES hosted a Military Tribute Night, at which 160 Active Duty, Retired & Veteran members of the U.S. Military were given free tickets to the show, and one Veteran in attendance received the Grand Prize of a new mortgage-free home, courtesy of The Boot Campaign and Benchmark Mortgage.
BroadwayWorld was there for the special event and we bring you photo coverage below!
ROCK OF AGES and The Boot Campaign Host Military Tribute Night and Prize Giveaway Tonight, 10/2
by BWW News Desk - October 2, 2012
The five-time Tony Award nominated Broadway musical ROCK OF AGES, along with non-profit organization The Boot Campaign - a Texas-based non-profit that promotes patriotism and awareness of current U.S. Armed Forces and veterans' issues - will host a Military Tribute Night at the smash hit musical tonight, October 2, 2012 at the Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 W. 44th Street, NYC.
Mitch Jarvis, Michael Cunio & More Set for THE ROCKAE Encore Performance at NY's Le Poisson Rouge, 10/7
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2012
Prospect Theater Company, one of America's leading producers of new musical theater, will kick off its 2012-2013 season with a one-night-only concert presentation of The Rockae, a hard rock musical based on Euripides' The Bacchae featuring music and lyrics by Kleban and Fred Ebb, Award-winning writer Peter Mills, and a book by Mills and Cara Reichel (Illyria, Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge, upcoming Death For Five Voices). The performance will take place at New York's Le Poisson Rouge on Sunday, October 7th.
BWW Reviews: ROCK OF AGES Rocks into Austin, Texas
by Kathy Strain - September 26, 2012
Austin, Texas rocked last night. It really rocked; at least at the Long Center where ROCK OF AGES was playing its first show of the week. ROCK OF AGES is currently touring around the country performing in front of incredible audiences and making them stand up and dance.
ROCK OF AGES Welcomes Nick Cordero to the Cast as 'Dennis,' 9/24
by Kelsey Denette - September 21, 2012
Nick Cordero, an original member of the first national tour cast of ROCK OF AGES, joins the Broadway cast of the five-time Tony nominated hit musical on September 24, 2012 at the Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street). Cordero, who will make his Broadway debut, is stepping in for Adam Dannheisser as "Dennis," the owner of The Bourbon Room, while he is on leave to play a role in Disgraced at Lincoln Center Theater's Claire Tow Theater from September 24 - November 18, 2012. Dannheisser returns to ROCK OF AGES on November 19, 2012.
ROCK OF AGES and The Boot Campaign Host Military Tribute Night and Prize Giveaway, 10/2
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2012
The five-time Tony Award nominated Broadway musical ROCK OF AGES, along with non-profit organization The Boot Campaign - a Texas-based non-profit that promotes patriotism and awareness of current U.S. Armed Forces and veterans' issues - will host a Military Tribute Night at the smash hit musical on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at the Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 W. 44th Street, NYC.
Exclusive Photos: ROCK OF AGES Cast Records 'Carols For A Cure'
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - December 23, 2012
CAROLS FOR A CURE is the annual two-disc holiday CD compilation of original songs and holiday classics which benefits BC/EFA. These CDs boast the best voices from the worlds of Broadway, Off-Broadway and national tours. The cast of Broadway's ROCK OF AGES was already hard a work yesterday recording their track for the album. Check out our exclusive photos from their recording session below!
ROCK OF AGES' Justin Sargent Brings COVERED IN ROCK to the Triad, 10/10
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2012
On Wednesday, October 10th at 9:00 PM, Justin Matthew Sargent - star of the Broadway smash hit ROCK OF AGES - comes to the Triad in an original program titled JUSTIN SARGENT'S COVERED IN ROCK, featuring an all-star band playing classic rock as you've never heard it.