Broadway Review: Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock starring Alex Brightman & Sierra Boggess

School Of Rock
Winter Garden Theatre
Reviewed on Tuesday 29th March 2016
★★★★

Andrew Lloyd Webber has a hit on his hands! The 2003 film School Of Rock starring Jack Black was always destined to be turned into a musical, but nobody thought Lloyd Webber would be "the man" to make it happen.

Full casting announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber's School Of Rock musical

Full casting has been announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical adaptation of School Of Rock. 

Directed by Laurence Connor, the show opens on Broadway on 6th December 2015 (previews from 9th November) at the Main Stem's Winter Garden Theatre. 

As previously announced, Alex Brightman (Wicked/Big Fish) and Sierra Boggess (Love Never Dies/It Shoulda Been You) will lead the cast as Dewey Finn and headmistress Rosalie.

Joining the cast are Spencer Moses (Doctor Zhivago) as Ned and Mamie Parris (On the Twentieth Century) as Patty. The child stars include: Evie Dolan as Katie, Carly Gendell as Marcy, Ethan Khusidman as Mason, Bobbie MacKenzie as Tomika, Dante Melucci as Freddy, Brandon Niederauer as Zack, Luca Padovan as Billy, Jared Parker as Lawrence and Isabella Russo as Summer.

Sierra Boggess & Alex Brightman to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock musical

First casting has been announced for the world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage adaptation of School of Rock.

The musical opens on Broadway on 6th December 2015 (previews from 9th November) at the Main Stem's Winter Garden Theatre. Laurence Connor directs.

Alex Brightman, who starred in the musical's recent workshop, will lead the cast as Dewey Finn (played by Jack Black in the 2003 movie). His Broadway credits include Big Fish, Matilda, Wicked and Glory Days.

Discussing Brightman's casting, Lloyd Webber said: "I’ve come to consider the casting of an actor named ‘Brightman’ in a starring role something of a good luck charm for a long, healthy run on Broadway. Alex, lucky for us, also happens to be a remarkable Dewey Finn. The wonderful thing about seeing him play this role is that you get the sense that he’s having every bit as much fun performing as we are watching, and the result is positively infectious."