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!
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.
The first thing to know is that the kids, cast through a high-profile talent search, are genuine children who play their own instruments, and they're all terrific. The other essential fact is that the substitute teacher, a character indelibly stamped on the film by Jack Black, has been shrewdly honored here by Alex Brightman, a helium balloon of a force that can bounce off walls and manage tender emotions with equal conviction.
2015 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2016 | West End |
Original West End Production West End |
2017 | US Tour |
First National Tour US Tour |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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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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