School of Rock (musical)
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| The Musical | |
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| Music | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Lyrics | Glenn Slater |
| Book | Julian Fellowes |
| Basis |
School of Rock by Mike White |
| Premiere | December 6, 2015: Winter Garden Theatre, New York City |
| Productions | 2015 Broadway 2016 West End 2017 U.S. Tour |
| School of Rock the Musical Original Cast Recording | |
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| Soundtrack album cast recording by Various | |
| Released | 4 December 2015 |
| Length | 1:05:30 |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records |
School of Rock is a rock musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater and a book by Julian Fellowes. Based on the 2003 film of the same name, with a screenplay by Mike White, the musical follows Dewey Finn, an out-of-work rock singer and guitarist who pretends to be a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. After identifying the musical talent in his students, Dewey forms a band of fifth-graders, in an attempt to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands contest.
The musical was announced in December 2014 and opened just under a year later on December 6, 2015. Prior to School of Rock's debut, staged concerts were held at the Gramercy Theatre in Manhattan in June 2015. It made its Broadway debut and world premiere at the Winter Garden Theatre on December 6, 2015 following previews that began on November 9, 2015, with direction by Laurence Connor and choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter, and starring Alex Brightman and Sierra Boggess as Dewey Finn and Rosalie Mullins, respectively. The musical made its West End debut at the New London Theatre on 14 November 2016.
The musical is based on the 2003 film School of Rock. That film was produced on a budget of $35 million, earning over $131 million in global box office receipts. The plot followed struggling rock singer and guitarist Dewey Finn, who is kicked out of the band No Vacancy and subsequently disguises himself as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. After witnessing the musical talent in his students, Dewey forms a band of fifth-graders to attempt to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands.
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