BroadwaymusicalSchoolofRocktobestagedMay1012

From: Shenzhen Daily

Updated: 2019-05-05 15:05

Broadway musical "School of Rock" will be staged in town soon.

A scene from "School of Rock."

With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Glenn Slater, "School of Rock" is based on the 2003 film of the same name. The musical follows Dewey Finn, an out-of-work rock singer and guitarist who pretends to be a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. After identifying the musical talent in his students, Dewey forms a band of fifth-graders, in an attempt to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands contest.

The musical made its Broadway debut and world premiere at the Winter Garden Theater in 2015 with direction by Laurence Connor and choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter. The musical made its West End debut at the Gillian Lynne Theater in 2016.

Most reviews of "School of Rock" were positive. David Rooney, for The Hollywood Reporter, praised the young rockers. "The show knows full well that its prime asset is the cast of ridiculously talented kids. They supply a joyous blast of defiant analog vitality in a manufactured digital world." David Cote wrote for Time Out: New York. "We expect cute kids in uniform, a spastic Dewey and face-melting riffs, along with heart-tugging family stuff. It worked for the movie, and wow, does it work on Broadway." Robert Kahn of WNBC television station in New York concurred. "The story doesn"t particularly resonate for me, but I won"t soon forget the feel-good vibe radiating off the talented young performers."

Time: 7:30 p.m., May 10-12 (May 11-12 also at 2 p.m.)

Tickets: 99-1,280 yuan

Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater, intersection of Wenxin Road 5 and Houhaibin Road, Nanshan District (南山区后海滨路与文心五路交界处深圳保利剧院)

Metro: Line 2 or 11 to Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E