For more information, call 50 or visit or Follow Elizabeth Kramer on Twitter and on Facebook at Elizabeth Kramer - Arts Writer. School of Rock on Broadway announced the latest actors who are stepping into the role of wannabe rocker Dewey Finn with a special. “School of Rock,” with an original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater, and book by Julian Fellowes, runs through Sunday, March 18, at the Kentucky Center as part of the Broadway in Louisville series. Conner John Gillooly and Justin Collette Joseph Marzullo/WENN. The best part of this musical and the production is that the children aren’t just cute - they look like they are having a great time and that transfers beyond the stage. Those scenes give deeper meaning to other parts of the story when the kids ultimately decide to play to an audience and show what they know and what they have learned under this dubious teacher. The script and the direction of the scenes with students and parents interacting are some of the most engaging and heartfelt in the entire production. These young people also act their parts, including their dismay with Dewey, their frustration and worries with their own host of nagging and pushy parents. Hunter’s work helps create and spread energy throughout the stage and project it across the footlights. They sing and dance with an infectious enthusiasm. This group take charge of their instruments onstage - electric guitar, bass, keyboards, drums - the works. The production’s best part comes when the band of young people Dewey finds himself tasked to teach get to play. Matthew Murphy Rob Colletti and Lexie Dorsett Sharp in the School of Rock. 5.1K 564K views 7 years ago 2016 Tony Awards® nominations: Best Musical. But the chemistry between the two falls flat. When Dewey learns Rosalie is a Stevie Nicks fan, he finds a way to connect with her by inviting her out for a drink. When Rosalie is with the children in their first musical scene, their music lesson, Sharp get to show her character’s flirtatious side and her own fine vocal chops as she sings part of Mozart’s aria for the Queen of the Night in “The Magic Flute.” Sharp plays the ultimate schoolmarm, which works to make the school seem like a cold establishment. Colletti works to wriggle physical humor into the role, but there is little heart there or nuance to his Dewey. Hilarity ensues - or that’s the expectation. The musical includes the funny bits, such as Dewey having to cover his tracks and ignorance about education in front of the principal, Rosalie Mullins (Lexie Dorsett Sharp). This family-friendly story is perfect for. When he discovers his students’ hidden musical talents, he enlists them to form a rock band. This four-time Tony nominated show follows Dewey Finn, a failed rockstar who becomes a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. Dewey has no teaching skills - but rock ‘n’ roll, of course. Directed by Skylight Music Theatre’s Artistic Director Michael Unger. Matthew Murphy Theodora Silverman and Rob Colletti in the School of Rock.ĭown on his luck and staying with his friend Ned, who is a substitute teacher, he answers a telephone call from a prep school, and ends up taking a teaching job using Ned’s name.
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