Show: School of Rock
Location: Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Dates: Tuesday 5 July 2022 – Saturday 9 July 2022
Times: 14.30 & 19.30
Running Time: 150 Minutes
Performers: (TBC)
Writer: Andrew Lloyd Webber & Julian Fellowes
We are soon to welcome smash hit musical School of Rock to Liverpool‘s Empire Theatre! School of Rock runs in Liverpool from Tuesday 5th July to Saturday 9th July 2022 and tickets are currently available for ths upbeat, fun for all the family show!
School of Rock
Background
School of Rock, based on Mike White’s 2003 movie, is performed by a steller cast of children and adults. This fun, rock-obsessed musical production made its debut in on Broadway at the Winter Garden in 2015 and arrived at the West End the following year. This show was the second of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals to have premiered on Broadway since Jesus Christ Superstar in 1971.
Meet Dewey Finn aka “Mr Schneebly”, struggling rockstar desperate for cash and his big break. After getting kicked out of his band, Dewey pretends to be a substitute teacher at the local prep school after taking on his roomate Ned’s identity. We meet his classroom of talented but conservative pupils. These kids are soon to be members of Dewey’s new band and compete in Battle of the Bands, as “Mr Schneebly” educates them in the way of rock!
Cast
Main man Dewey will be played by Jake Sharp and the rest of the show’s cast will be announced soon!
Creatives
Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, famous for the likes of Cats, Jospeh and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and Phantom of the Opera, the naughties comedy movie School of Rock is brought to life on stage. The lyrics are written by Glenn Slater and centred around Julian Fellowes‘ book adaptation. Laurence Connor, with a long list of previous credits including Oliver! and Les Miserable, directs this smash-hit musical working alongside JoAnn M Hunter as head choreographer and Jessica Kirton as dance captain. School of Rock’s musical direction comes from Steve Ridley with lighting and sound designed by Natasha Kats and Mick Potter. Anna Louizos creates the fantastic sets and costumes, accompanied by Josh Marquette as head of hair styling.
Venue
Liverpool’s Empire Theatre is a true mainstay of the city ever since the venue’s initial opening in 1866. A demolition of the original Empire would lead to the modern Empire opening in 1924 and from there the Empire would become a focal point for the UK’s top touring theatre shows! Hundreds of iconic productions regularly come to Liverpool’s Empire Theatre; the list of performers to grace the Empire stage over the years reads like a who’s who. The Empire’s location is pivotal, with its positioning directly in front of Lime Street Station. The venue has a total capacity of 2,381, with frequent sell-outs throughout the annual theatre calendar. Simply put, the Empire Theatre is amongst the UK’s top entertainment venues and an ideal backdrop for a classic night of theatre.
School of Rock Further Links
School of Rock runs at the Empire Theatre from 5th to 9th July 2022 and you can purchase tickets here.
For more information about this show, click here.
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