Segerstrom Center for the Arts is pleased to bring the second of two brand new Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals to Orange County: “School of Rock—The Musical.” Following two weeks of packed houses for Webber’s “Love Never Dies,” this high-octane Broadway and West End hit comes to Segerstrom Hall July 24-Aug. 5. This hilarious musical features all the original songs from the 2003 film plus 14 new songs written specially for the show by Webber and musical theater’s first-ever all-kids rock band.
Tickets for “School of the Rock—The Musical” start at $29, and are on sale now. They may be purchased online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Dr. in Costa Mesa or by calling 714-556-2787. For inquiries about group ticket savings for ten or more, please call the Group Services office at 714-755-0236. The 2 p.m. performance on Saturday, Aug. 4 will include audio description, open captioning and sign-language interpretation. Prior to the Costa Mesa engagement, “School of Rock—The Musical” has been playing in Los Angeles at Hollywood Pantages Theatre.
“School of Rock—The Musical” national tour stars Rob Colletti as Dewey, Lexie Dorsett Sharp as Rosalie, Matt Bittner as Ned, Emily Borromeo as Patty, Merritt David Janes as Dewey Alternate, Deidre Lang as Ms. Sheinkopf, Olivia Bucknor as Shonelle, Theodora Silverman as Katie, Alyssa Emily Marvin as Marcy, Carson Hodges as Mason, Grier Burke as Tomika, Gilberto Moratti-Hamilton as Freddy, Vincent Molden as Zack, Huxley Westemeier as Billy, Theo Mitchell-Penner as Lawrence and Iara Nemirovsky as Summer. The adult ensemble features John Campione, Patrick Clanton, Christoper DeAngelis, Kristian Espiritu, Melanie Evans, Liam Fennecken, Kara Haller, Elysia Jordan, Jameson Moss, Sinclair Mitchell, Tim Shea and Hernando Umana. The kids ensemble features Rayna Farr, Bella Fraker, Jack Suarez Kimmel, Cameron Trueblood, Jesse Sparks and Gabriella Uhl.
“School of Rock—The Musical” is based on the 2003 smash hit film of the same name, and features music from the movie as well as an original score by Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater, a book by Julian Fellowes, choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter and direction by Laurence Connor.
Based on the hit film, “School of Rock—The Musical” is a hilarious show that follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rockstar 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 pint-size prodigies what it means to truly rock, Dewey falls for the school’s beautiful but uptight headmistress, helping her rediscover the wild child within.
