School of Rock Starts the New Semester in Dallas!!!
Tue, 08/21/2018 - 10:56am
By:
Johnnie Pegues
School of Rock educated everyone in the audience last night!!!
What a way for kids and grown-ups to start the school year!!
School of Rock is an endearing story of an unsuccessful (so far) rock musician whose life seems to be stagnating....until he masquerades as a friend and takes a substitute teaching job under false pretenses just for the money!
As the story progresses, Dewey grows into his role, and his students find that there is life outside the classroom for their unique individual talents!
The cast never lets the momentum down, and School of Rock is a rollicking good time for all!
There are also lessons for parents in School of Rock about expectations and reality of what children need. It is a lovely way to show those lessons.
I must say here that I think the number sung by the school principal, Rosalie, should be hailed as the Baby Boomer generation....Where Did the Rock Go? is a perfect song for the aging Boomers!
For a great way to kick off a new school year and create a positive feeling about classes, go see School of Rock!!
Based on the hit film, School of Rock – 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. There he turns a class of straight-
A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. While teaching these pintsized prodigies
what it means to truly rock, Dewey falls for the school’s beautiful, but uptight headmistress (who happens to love music by Stevie Nicks), helping her rediscover the wild child within.
I loved it and recommend it for your student, your parent, or your Boomer grandparents!!!
School of Rock – The Musical features scenic and costume design by Anna Louizos, lighting design by Natasha Katz,
sound design by Mick Potter and music supervision by John Rigby.
School of Rock — The Musical is produced on Broadway by Andrew Lloyd Webber for The Really Useful Group,
Warner Music Group & Access Industries, The Shubert Organization and The Nederlander Organization. Nina Lannan
and Madeleine Lloyd Webber serve as Executive Producers.
Dallas Summer Musicals will continue to bring the best of Broadway to North Texas in the 2018-19 season with shows
such as Hamilton, Disney’s Aladdin, Hello, Dolly!, Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of The Phantom of the Opera,
Anastasia, Miss Saigon, Fiddler on the Roof and season add-ons Elf and The Book of Mormon.
Single tickets for the Dallas engagement of School of Rock – The Musical start at $20 (pricing subject to change) and are on sale at DallasSummerMusicals.org or by phone at 1 (800) 745-3000. They can also be purchased in person at the Music Hall at Fair Park Box Office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Orders for groups of ten (10) or more may be placed by calling (214) 426-4768 or emailing Groups@DallasSummerMusicals.org.