Rock of ages a gritty and glamorous jukebox musical. Chris is thrilled to bring rock of ages to the west end and the good people of the uk. Are you ready to rock like, really rock nominated for five tony awards including best musical, rock of ages will take you back into the iconic music era of the 80s, where rock nroll dreamers line up to turn their fantasies into reality and you can be in the front row to watch it all. With a book by chris darienzo, rock of ages tells the story of a smalltown girl who meets a bigcity rocker on the sunset strip at l. With a book by chris darienzo, rock of ages features an array of rock anthems and power ballads of the 1980s. With a hilarious book by chris darienzo, masterful direction by tonynominee kristin hanggi and sexy choreography by 2time tonynominee kelly devine come from away, rocky, the classic 80s songs at the core of the show are brought to life for both those who lived them and a new generation who is experiencing them for the first time. The musical features songs from styx, journey, bon jovi, pat benatar, twisted sister, steve perry, poison and asia, among other wellknown rock bands. Hannah center east lansing, mi 48823 all seats are reserved best available. Chris darienzo was born on april 14, 1972 in hastings, michigan, usa as christopher john darienzo.
Broadways best party is turning up the volume to 10. Nominated for the 2009 tony award for best musical rock of ages for which he wrote the book. The show is directed by zoe bradford and jordie saucerman, with music direction by steve bass and choreography by sally ashton forrest. Broadways best party is turning up the volume to ten. Rock of ages book writer chris darienzo has also signed on to adapt martin scorseses 1982 film into a stage show for new regency.
Seen offbroadway in 2008, and then on broadway from 2009 to 2015, the revival of the. He is a writer and actor, known for rock of ages 2012, barry munday 2010 and jingle all the way 1996. A rock musical, with a book by chris darienzo, built around classic rock hits from the 1980s. The musical features songs from styx, journey, bon jovi, pat benatar, twisted sister, steve perry, poison and europe, among other wellknown rock bands. Rock of ages is a big, brash, energetic tribute to classic rock, to overthetop ballads and fierce guitar, to the gritty glamour and rough energy of the sunset strip. Chris created the fivetime tonynominated musical rock of ages, the 27th. Rock of ages takes you back to the times of big bands with big egos playing big. Rock of ages broadway playhouse in 1987 on the sunset strip, a smalltown girl met a bigcity dreamer and in l. Book by chris darienzo, arrangements and orchestrations by ethan popp, directed by sean murray. Rock of ages book by chris darienzo arrangements and orchestrations by ethan popp playing until july 30, 2016 granville island stage the totally rad musical tribute to the 80s. He is a writer and actor, known for rock of ages 2012, barry munday 2010 and always on my mind. Book by chris darienzo, arrangements and orchestrations by ethan popp its the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Rock of ages high school edition concord theatricals.
The rock of ages tenth anniversary tour is blazing across north america. Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star and resident toilet cleaner drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing and longs for smalltown girl sherri, fresh off the bus from kansas with stars in her eyes. Book by chris darienzo music by a bunch of sweet 80s bands its the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. The plot of rock of ages came about because he took dont stop believing. Book by chris darienzo arrangements and orchestrations by ethan popp directed by sean murray. Rock of ages, which was written by chris darienzo and directed by kristin hanggi, and which played off broadway last year, is too full of selfconscious winks, nudges, and winecooler jokes to be. Rock of ages book by chris darienzo arrangements and orchestrations by ethan popp mainstage. Rock of ages on broadway with constantine maroulis, amy. August 30, 2015 its the tail end of the 1980s and the party has been raging hard. A look at dotmarie jones in rock of ages offbroadway. Rock of ages takes you back to the times of big bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting even. Chris darienzo wrote and directed the feature film barry munday patrick wilson, chloe sevigny, malcolm mcdowell, which was an official.
It was written by chris darienzo, directed by kristin hanggi and choreographed by kelly devine with. Apr 7, 2009 jan 18, 2015 brooks atkinson theatre, new york, ny helen hayes theatre, new york, ny. Schlocky rock of ages out of tune with the times the. Aqua net, lycra, heavy metal flow freely at one of the sunset strips last legendary venues, a place where legendary rocker stacee jaxx takes the stage and groupies line up for their. Aqua net, lycra, lace and liquor flow freely at one of the sunset strips last legendary venues. Book by chris darienzo arrangements and orchestrations by ethan popp. The creative team, book writer chris darienzo and director kristin hanggi along with devine, were trying to tell a great story with music, love.
Rock of ages i s presented through special arrangement with samuel french inc. Rock of ages a raucous ode to 80s hits the boston globe. Rock of ages is a jukebox musical built around classic rock songs from the 1980s, especially from the famous glam metal bands of that decade. Its the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Featuring the music of hit bands including reo speedwagon, pat benatar, twisted sister, bon jovi, styx, and journey, this hit musical was nominated for five tony awards including best musical set at the end of the 1980s in one of the sunset strips last legendary venues, a place where. Rock of ages book by chris darienzo arrangements and orchestrations by ethan popp february 19, 20, 26, 27 all performances are at 7pm albert a. Samuel frenchs new digital perusal process grants easy, digital access to music perusals while protecting the intellectual property of our composers, book writers, and lyricists. Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star and resident. Rock of ages high school edition has been adapted by the author and itheatrics to. But the rock and roll fairytale is about to end when german developers sweep into town with plans to turn the. Matthew weaver, chris darienzo, adam shankman, scott prisand, carl levin, tobey maguire, jennifer. The rock musical based on 1980s bighair, heavymetal hits is popular with audiences in any decade. Its rock of ages, a hilarious, feelgood love story told through the hit songs of iconic rockers journey, styx, reo speedwagon, foreigner, pat benatar, whitesnake, and many more. Chris darienzo net worth 2018, biowiki celebrity net worth.
And chris darienzo, the book writer, i had heard of him, but i hadnt met him, so i sent him the songs. Playwright and filmmaker chris darienzo talks about the success of rock of ages, the musical he cowrote and watched go from hollywood to broadway and then to. Rock of ages is a rockjukebox musical, with a book by chris darienzo, built around classic rock hits from the 1980s, especially from the famous glam metal bands of the decade. It is directed by kristin hanggi and choreographed by kelly devine. Chris darienzo chris darienzo wrote and directed the feature film barry munday patrick wilson, chloe sevigny, malcolm mcdowell, which was an official. Back then, rock of ages which features songs from the likes of foreigner, journey, pat benatar, and twisted sister while telling a love story set in mid1980s hollywood seemed. How rock of ages earned its staying power playbill. Rock of ages is a 2012 american jukebox musical comedydrama film directed by adam shankman and based on the rock jukebox broadway musical rock of ages by chris darienzo. This jukebox musical features 80s hits such as we built this city, i wanna rock, and dont stop believin. An impossible to resist rock of ages is a new hit musical comedy featuring the music of journey, styx, pat. Playwright and filmmaker chris darienzo talks about the success of rock of ages, the musical he cowrote and watched go from. Chris created the fivetime tonynominated musical rock of ages, the 27th longest running show in broadway history.
This title is only available as a rented manuscript, and must be returned at end of rental period. Rock of ages features a book by chris darienzo and music from the 80s era of rock including styx, journey, bon jovi, pat benatar, twisted sister, steve perry, poison, europe and more. Rock of ages is a rockjukebox musical, with a book by chris darienzo, built around classic rock songs from the 1980s. Since its inception, rock of ages has employed nearly 4,000 people with productions on broadway, offbroadway, 3 national tours, the west end, as well as productions in australia, scandinavia, toronto. Rock of ages director talks shows 10year anniversary. Rock of ages is playing to packed, very enthusiastic houses at koorliny arts centre with a energetic, enthusiastic cast, who rock out with abandon the strong rock of ages band christian ingram, vlad sturdy, jonathan curren, luke casserly and md kate mcintosh, are given pride of place on the set designed by director stephen carr and peter pear carr.
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