Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s adaptation of the 2003 Richard Linklater film School of Rock stars Rob Colletti in the role made famous by Jack Black. The composer who gave us Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita collaborated with Glenn Slater (Tangled) and Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey) on this show.
School of Rock is now at the Pantages Theatre through May 27th. The tour continues to San Jose from June 5th to June 9th and San Diego from June 12th-June 17th. Next California stop is in San Francisco at the Orpheum Theatre from June 27th to July 22nd. The show will then be at the Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa July 24th to August 5th.
Dewey (Colletti) pretends to be his friend and takes on a teaching assignment in spite of having absolutely no experience nor any credentials to do so. What he does have is his lifelong dream of being a rock star. So rather than teach math, history and English, he opts for rock, roll and self-respect. Look for our interview with Colletti soon.
What makes this show unique is that the kids who have been cast in the show and play instruments are actually playing the instruments. There’s no pretending here. This is a crowd pleasing show that subtly advocates for music education while at the same time, sticking it to the man.
