Rock Of Ages...the musical!
I happened to bump into a coworker at the show who grew up listening to this genre of music and was so unbelievably excited to see the show with her sister that her energy instantly rubbed off on me. I went in with an open mindset, and a few memories of the songs she listed off that I figured I would enjoy myself. The show’s premise is relatively simple, and follows the template of most of today’s musicals. A young girl, Sherrie, played brilliantly by Shannon Mullen, moves to Los Angeles in hopes of making her dreams of becoming a star come true. He parents don’t approve, and as expected Sherrie has to fend for herself in this big, new, Rock n’ Roll-infused city. She finds herself in a local bar on The Sunset Strip, and meets a lowly worker, Drew, played incredibly by Dominique Scott, who is also trying to achieve his dreams of becoming a legendary rock star. That’s the basic premise and setting for the majority of the musical. Granted, the set is EPIC and provides the perfect backdrop, including a live rock band on stage for the entire show!
There were a lot of unique characters peppered throughout the story, which account for the majority of the standout performances. I have to take my hat of to the aforementioned leads, as they truly carried the storyline and did a fantastic job! The show itself was narrated in part by Lonny, played by Justin Colombo, another worker at the bar. This character was quintessential to the storyline and Colombo’s comedic timing was SPOT ON to keep the audience engaged and make light of the fact that we were all attending a musical about Rock n’ Roll. The writers also deserve to be recognized via the standing ovation that was given to the ensemble cast tonight.
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