In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker and in LA's most famous rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the '80s. It's ROCK OF AGES, an arena-rock love story told through the mind-blowing, face-melting hits of Journey, Bon Jovi, Poison and many more. Don't miss this awesomely good time about dreaming big, playing loud and partying on.
The five-time Tony Award nominated musical ROCK OF AGES moved from The Brooks Atkinson Theatre to the Helen Hayes Theatre, opening March 24, 2011. ROCK OF AGES played its final performance at The Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Sunday, January 9, 2011.
“Rock of Ages” is innovative even for the most experienced critics: For the first time, we are asked to review Noise. Not pure noise, to be sure, but noise encroached on by a smattering of unmusical music, stultifying lyrics, banal dialogue and a story that carries triviality to new heights, or lows. It is impure noise, against which the best earplugs offer only partial relief.
Chris D'Arienzo's book is a theatrical Mad Libs game, with various '80s hits filling in the blanks of the miniscule plot: German developers scheme to tear down the strip's drugs-sex-and-rock district, as wannabe rock god Drew and actor-barmaid Sherry meet cute, split up, and reunite. That's about it. As directed with manic energy by Kristin Hanggi and played with an obvious wink to the audience by the hard-working cast, the show doesn't take itself seriously for one second. But the humor level is so low and the characters so broad that interest in the story is lost after the first 20 minutes. If the creative team had dispensed with the script and just let the ensemble and kick-ass onstage band tear through the hits of the era, Rock of Ages would have really rocked.
2006 |
World Premiere |
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2008 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
2009 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2010 | US Tour |
1st National Tour US Tour |
2011 | West End |
Original London Production West End |
2011 | US Tour |
National Tour [Phoenix Entertainment] US Tour |
2019 | Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Regional Production Los Angeles |
2021 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Revival Production Off-Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2009 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Wesley Taylor |
2009 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway | 0 |
2009 | Theatre World Awards | Performance | Wesley Taylor |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Gregory Gale |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Kristin Hanggi |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Sara Katz/Jayson Raitt |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | The Araca Group |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Michele Caro |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Happy Walters |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Laura Smith/Bill Bodnar |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Prospect Pictures |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Michael Wittlin |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | David Kaufman/Jay Franks |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Max Gottlieb/John Butler |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Matthew Weaver |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Israel Wolfson |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Susanne Brook |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Charles Rolecek |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Simon and Stefany Bergson/Jennifer Maloney |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Paula Davis |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Toni Habib |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Hillary Weaver |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Janet Billig Rich |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Corner Store Fund |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Relativity Media |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Scott Prisand |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Barry Habib |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Carl Levin |
2009 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Peter Hylenski |
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