School of Rock at Rise Above Performing Arts

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Rock got no reason, rock got no rhymeYou better get me to school on time! School of Rockis a two-hour, two-act musical (plus intermission), based on the hit movie. The tuner follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn an extra bit of cash by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straightA pupils into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. But can he get them to the Battle of the Bands without their parents and the schools headmistress finding out?The stage musical on Broadway and in the West End is produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, who has also composed 14 new songs for the show, which additionally features all of the original songs from the movie. The composers numbers Youre in the Band and Stick it to the Man are well on their way to becoming rock solid standards, while the finale with Teachers Pet brings audiences to their feet, eight shows a week.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 the schools and community theatres (performers must currently be aged 18 or younger) who pledge allegiance to Lloyd Webbers newest hit!

Authors

• Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Glenn Slater
• Julian Fellowes

Tony Awards and Nominations for School of Rock