School of Rock (musical)

This article is about the musical. For the film, see School of Rock. For the television series, see School of Rock (TV series).
School of Rock
The Musical

Broadway promotional poster
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 US Tour

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.

Background

The musical is based on the 2003 film School of Rock.[1] That film was produced on a budget of $35 million,[2] earning over $131 million in global box office receipts.[3] The plot followed struggling rock singer and guitarist Dewey Finn, who is kicked out of the band No Vacancy[4] and subsequently disguises himself as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school.[5][6] After witnessing the musical talent in his students, Dewey forms a band of fifth-graders[7] to attempt to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands.[8]

In an April 2013 interview, Andrew Lloyd Webber first revealed that he had purchased the stage rights to Richard Linklater's film,[9] and planned to make its adaptation into a musical his next project after completing the West End show Stephen Ward, centering on the 1963 Profumo affair.[10] The composer stated, "There may be songs for me in it, but it's obviously got songs in it as it stands,"[11] and that he would be going from Stephen Ward, "sort of a chamber musical, to a musical about kids playing the guitar."[12] In May 2014, it was revealed that the show was likely to receive its world premiere on Broadway rather than in London's West End due to more relaxed child labour laws in the United States[13] and the fact that the American subject matter fitted Broadway.[14] Webber also credits various locations of the original School of Rock that "...produce the sort of kids required who can actually perform in the show" and that Britain would need similar schools for the show to move to London.[15]

On 18 December 2014, an official announcement was made of the musical, with a world premiere on Broadway to be in autumn 2015.[16] This would be the first time since 1971 and Jesus Christ Superstar that a Lloyd Webber musical would premiere on Broadway rather than in the West End.[17] It would also mark a return for the composer to the Winter Garden Theatre, where his Cats ran for 18 years.[18]

Speaking of his vision for the musical, Lloyd Webber suggested that it would focus more on the stories of Dewey's young students than the film did, stating "It has to be a bit more rounded. I'd quite like to know more about the children and their parents." Speaking about the music he explained the need for additional music rather than simply using the film's full soundtrack: "you can't do heavy metal for hours and hours in the theatre – everyone would be screaming. So they have to be theatrical songs too. And we've obviously got to use the iconic songs from the original show. It would be a shame not to do a Stevie Nicks song."[14]

School of Rock was given a book by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes.[19] and Laurence Connor was engaged as the initial director.[20] JoAnn M. Hunter provided choreography,[21] set and costume design was by Anna Louizos[22] and lighting by Natasha Katz.[23]

Synopsis

Act One

The musical begins with a performance by the band No Vacancy. The band's guitarist, Dewey Finn, repeatedly attempts to upstage the lead singer ("I'm Too Hot for You.") which leads the band to chastise him for his antics. Dewey argues that the band wouldn't exist without him, but the lead singer replaces him, knowing that the prestigious Battle of the Bands is coming up. The next morning, Dewey is awoken in his bedroom by his longtime friend, Ned Schneebly, and Ned's domineering girlfriend, Patty Di Marco. Patty demands rent from Dewey while Ned cowers behind her. They give Dewey thirty days to get the rent money. After they leave, Dewey dreams about getting his break and becoming a superstar ("When I Climb to the Top of Mount Rock.") Afterwards, Dewey receives a call from Rosalie Mullins, principal of the prestigious Horace Green School. She asks to speak to Ned, saying that the school has an open substitute teacher position that will pay over nine hundred dollars a week—enough to meet the rent. Dewey, pretending to be Ned, accepts.

At Horace Green, Rosalie does her best to keep everything running smoothly while greeting parents who come to drop off their children ("Horace Green Alma Mater.") Dewey arrives late both hung over and unprepared for the day, and the principal warns that "Ned" will be expected to meet the school's high standards. ("Here at Horace Green.") Dewey enters his classroom and introduces himself as Mr. Schneebly. His thirteen students are immediately wary of him, and one of them, uptight Summer Hathaway, attempts to explain to him how the classes run, and Dewey is disgusted by the rigid system. With no food to treat his hangover, Dewey spends most of the day sleeping, leaving the students to run wild.

At the apartment, Patty asks Ned to go on a jog with her, but he declines, claiming he has a lot of papers to grade. Understanding, Patty goes. As soon as she's gone, however, Ned pulls out his Guitar Hero console and begins playing. When Dewey comes home, he joins Ned and they discuss various topics such as teaching and their old band ("Variation 7.") After their game, Dewey attempts to convince Ned to rejoin him in their music career, by reminding him of all the perks of being a rockstar ("Children of Rock.") However, Patty arrives and breaks the men's reminiscing session up. Angry at Dewey, Patty reminds him that he's nothing more than a dreamer who will never succeed in the rock business ("Give Up Your Dreams").

The next day at school, Dewey argues with another teacher and hears music coming from one of the classrooms. Upon learning that his students are in music class with Rosalie ("Queen of the Night"), he inquires in amazement about what instruments they play. Dewey then tells his students that they're now a part of his new band set to compete in the Battle of the Bands. First, he puts together the instrumentals of his band: Zack on electric guitar, Katie on bass, Lawrence on keyboard, and Freddy on drums. He also makes two of the girls—Shonelle and Marcy—backup singers, and two other girls—Madison and Sophie—roadies. Then he moves onto technical jobs. Mason is put in charge of lights, James is made the security officer, and an ecstatic Billy is made the band's stylist. Summer is angry that she hasn't been given a job and says "groupies are sluts" in response to Dewey's first suggestion. Dewey then makes her the band's manager. The only student left without a job is Tomika, the shy new girl ("You're in the Band.") Confident about their prospects, Dewey hands out famous CDs to the students to listen to as homework ("You're in the Band (Reprise.)")

The children go home, and a glimpse is seen into some of their home lives. Freddy tells his father about the music he was assigned to listen to, but his father belittles him, saying that he's not smart like the other children at Horace Green. In another part of town, Billy is reading a Vogue magazine disguised as Sports Illustrated due to pressure from his father to take up football. Elsewhere, Tomika tells her fathers that she's not making friends or doing well in her new school, but her parents dismiss her since they love Horace Green. Finally, Zack attempts to talk to his father about his day, but his father is on a business call and shouts at Zack for trying to speak to him, telling him to go away. Frustrated, Zack, Tomika, Billy, Freddy, and the other students lament that they have so much to tell and offer their parents and the world, but they just won't listen to them yet ("If Only You Would Listen.") Later, Shonelle and Marcy say that they should call the band School of Rock. Dewey loves it, and makes up a song to create the impression that he is prepared ("In the End of Time (A Cappella Version.)")

In the Faculty Lounge, the other teachers complain that the children have become undisciplined under Dewey even though some of this methods are effective ("Faculty Quadrille.") In the classroom, the band continues practicing Dewey's new song ("In the End of Time (Practice Version.)") After playing, Dewey tells everyone they're doing great. However, Zack is playing in an uptight and rigid manner, and Dewey says that Zack needs to get angry at "the man" in order to really rock. He explains that the man is responsible for everything wrong with the world, and Dewey and the kids get angry and shout about how they're going to stick it to the man ("Stick it to the Man.") Due to being stuck in school, Dewey and the kids end up sneaking out of the building in order to make it to the Battle Of The Bands auditions on time. The children and Dewey sadly arrive late at the auditions, With the manager about to leave, Summer convinces him to stay with a lie about a terminal illness and the class is able to compete ("In the End of Time (The Audition.)") They qualify and celebrate their success ("Stick it to the Man (Reprise.)")

Act Two

Thirty-six hours before the Battle of the Bands, the students are hard at work preparing for the event while Dewey attends a faculty conference. The students conclude that the one outstanding issue is the costumes, which Billy has yet to show anybody. He argues that they aren't finished yet, but Summer makes him show them anyway. Billy, using Lawrence as an unwilling model, shows everyone, and they hate them. Billy, annoyed but not disheartened, goes back to the drawing board ("Time to Play.") At the faculty meeting which Rosalie uses to stress the importance of parents' night, Dewey discovers that she is secretly a rocker, and loves Stevie Nicks. Dewey panics when he gets back to the classroom and begins to think of a cover. Tomika summons the courage to speak to him saying that she wants to sing. When Dewey asks why she didn't respond to the call for backup singers, she states that she's a lead singer. Although initially too nervous, Tomika begins to sing when others are not looking and captivates her audience ("Amazing Grace.")

Upon hearing that Rosalie is coming, students quickly cover their instruments with Thanksgiving themed items and Dewey breaks into a fake lesson. When she challenges this, Dewey accuses other teachers of being on crack before admitting that he uses music to teach "boring" subjects. After arguing that there are no boring subjects, Rosalie announces that she'll be sitting in for the rest of Dewey's lesson. Nervous, Dewey pulls out his guitar and improvises a song about math ("Math Is a Wonderful Thing.") Rosalie is unimpressed, but Dewey decides to ask her out to a bar regardless. Later that night, Rosalie and Dewey meet at the bar, and, after having a few drinks, Dewey plays a Stevie Nicks' song on the jukebox, causing Rosalie to let loose and laments about how she feels she's lost her inner music. Stating that Dewey has reminded her about it, she promises that if the parents' meeting goes well the next day, she'll help Dewey and School of Rock go to The Battle of the Bands ("Where Did the Rock Go?") Dewey impulsively kisses Rosalie, and they part ways.

Dewey arrives home just as Patty and Ned are going through the mail. Prompted by the discovery of Dewey's paycheck made out to Ned, Dewey explains his impersonation idea. Ned goes into a panic attack, but Dewey manages to calm him down and make him promise not to tell Patty. The next day, the students go to rehearse their song, but then Zack reveals that he wrote his own song for the band in his free time. Dewey is floored by Zack's talent, and has Zack teach the song to the rest of the band ("School of Rock (Band Practice.)") However, in the middle of the practice, Rosalie unwittingly brings the students' parents into the classroom, and they are appalled by what is going on. Focusing on the talent of each child, Dewey slowly convinces the parents to see the band in a positive light until Patty and Ned burst in. Having extracted the information from Ned, Patty reveals that Dewey is not Ned Schneebly and sends the parents into a rage. In the commotion, Dewey and the children escape to go to The Battle ("Dewey's Confession.")

As Rosalie paces nervously in the halls, she finds Mason and reminds him that Dewey isn't who the students think he is. Mason counters that he is a role-model regardless of his name. Touched by this, Rosalie misleads the parents to buy the children more time. The children use this time to reinvigorate Dewey who has given up on his dream and returned to his room. Led by Tomika, they all explain how much they need him ("If Only You Would Listen (Reprise.)") Patty makes one last attempt to stop them but Ned finally stands up to her and accompanies them to the battle. The band arrives just as No Vacancy is finishing up their performance ("I'm Too Hot For You (Reprise.)") Dewey decides that they should play Zack's song and accepts new costumes from Billy. The parents arrive, but are not allowed backstage by the security guards. As the students go to perform, Zack's father begins shouting at his son, telling him that School of Rock is ridiculous and stupid. Zack, finally having enough, stands up to his father and tells him that the band means more to him than he does, and then Zack goes to play.

They perform Zack's song and the crowd goes wild. Their parents watch on from an empty box seat, and each of them slowly fall in love with the band and how amazing their children are. Each of the instrumental students get a solo, and Tomika sings lead with Dewey as well. By the end, Zack's father is frozen with pride, and has to be pulled away by Summer's mother ("School of Rock (Teacher's Pet.)") After the performance, Rosalie and the band's parents congratulate the group, as well as Ned who has decked out in full heavy metal gear for The Battle. Dewey watches the parents and their kids, and finally feels as though he has accomplished something worthwhile. The winner of the competition is announced as No Vacancy, but Dewey assures everyone that winning didn't really matter, because they did something even more special. Patty then enters with a police officer and tries to get Dewey arrested for fraud, but Rosalie convinces the officer that Mr. Finn is Horace Green's official Band Coach. To please an enthralled crowd, the band plays an encore ("Stick It to the Man (Encore.)") After their song, Dewey and Rosalie kiss again, and Rosalie mixes her classical singing with the heavy rock music of School of Rock, implying that a change is coming to Horace Green and its curriculum because of the band and Dewey ("Finale.")[24][25]

Characters

The Adults

The Students

Production history

Original Broadway Production (2015)

Auditions began on January 19, 2015[26] for children ages nine through fifteen. Some recruiting was done through the School of Rock after-school educational program (which predated the film by several years)[27][28] and open calls were held in New York at the Winter Garden, in Chicago and in Los Angeles.[29]

On 29 May 2015, it was announced that Alex Brightman would play the role of Dewey Finn, a role performed in the film by Jack Black.[30] and that staged concerts of the musical would be held before a select audience at the Gramercy Theatre in Manhattan, in June 2015.[31] Also cast in the musical was Sierra Boggess as Rosalie.[32]

The opening production began previews at the Winter Garden on 9 November 2015;[33] with its official opening night coming on 6 December,[34] tickets had been sold beginning on 11 June.[35] The production had originally been slated to begin previews on 2 November.[36]

On August 8th Sierra Boggess played her final performance as Rosalie Mullins. She was replaced by Jenn Gambatese.

Original London Production (2016)

On 7 December 2015, following the show's Broadway opening, it was announced by Andrew Lloyd Webber that the show will transfer to London's West End in autumn 2016, with the intention to open at the London Palladium.[37] On 20 May 2016 the musical was confirmed at the New London Theatre instead of the Palladium with previews starting on 24 October 2016, opening night on 14 November 2016, and public booking opening on 25 May 2016. [38]

U.S. Tour

A U.S. Tour was also announced which will start performances in late 2017.[39]

Youth Productions

Youth production rights were opened for applications prior to the show opening on Broadway. They have began to pilot in select schools.[40]

Music

The musical features an original score composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Glenn Slater, sound design by Mick Potter[41] and musical supervision by Ethan Popp,[42] in addition to music from the 2003 film.[43] It features around twelve original songs, with three taken from the original film.[31]

Musical numbers

Act I[44]
  • "I'm Too Hot for You" – No Vacancy and Dewey
  • "When I Climb to the Top of Mount Rock" – Dewey
  • "Horace Green Alma Mater" – Rosalie, Students and Teachers
  • "Here at Horace Green" – Rosalie
  • "Varn 7" – Dewey and Ned
  • "Children of Rock" – Dewey and Ned
  • "Mount Rock (Reprise)" – Patty
  • "Queen of the Night" – Rosalie, Dewey and Gabe
  • "You're in the Band" – Dewey and Students
  • "You're in the Band (Reprise)" – Dewey and Students
  • "If Only You Would Listen" – Students
  • "In the End of Time (A Cappella Version)" – Dewey
  • "Faculty Quadrille" – Teachers
  • "In the End of Time (Band Practice)" – Dewey and Students
  • "Stick It to the Man" – Dewey and Students
  • "In the End of Time (The Audition)" – Dewey and Students
  • "Stick It to the Man (Reprise)" – Dewey and Students
Act II[44]
  • "Time to Play" – Summer and Students
  • "Amazing Grace" – Tomika
  • "Math Is a Wonderful Thing" – Dewey and Students
  • "Where Did the Rock Go?" – Rosalie
  • "School of Rock (Band Practice)" – Dewey and Students
  • "Dewey's Confession" – Dewey, Rosalie, Patty, Ned and Parents
  • "If Only You Would Listen (Reprise)" – Tomika and Other Students
  • "I'm Too Hot for You (Reprise)" – No Vacancy
  • "School of Rock" – Dewey and Students
  • "Stick It to the Man (Encore)" – Dewey and Students
  • "Finale" – Full Company

Cast album

School of Rock the Musical Original Cast Recording
Soundtrack album cast recording by Various
Released 4 December 2015 (2015-12-04)
Length 1:05:30
Label Warner Bros. Records

On September 14, 2015, it was announced that a cast album would be recorded, prior to the show's Broadway opening.[45] The album consists of 20 tracks, including three bonus tracks and the song "Give Up Your Dreams" which was cut from the production during previews.[46] Distributed by Warner Bros. Records,[47] the original cast recording was released on December 4, 2015, prior to the show's Broadway opening on December 6, 2015.[48]

No. Title Length
1. "When I Climb To The Top Of Mount Rock"   3.28
2. "Horace Green Alma Mater"   2.47
3. "Here at Horace Green"   2.04
4. "Variation 7 / Children Of Rock"   4.23
5. "Give Up Your Dreams"   3.20
6. "Queen Of The Night"   1.59
7. "You're In The Band"   4.55
8. "If Only You Would Listen"   3.12
9. "In the End of Time (A Cappella Version)"   2.11
10. "Faculty Quadrille"   2.24
11. "Stick It to the Man"   3.12
12. "Time To Play"   3.36
13. "Where Did The Rock Go"   4.15
14. "Dewey's Confession"   1.40
15. "Act 2 Scene 8 Dewey's Bedroom"   5.08
16. "School Of Rock (Teacher's Pet)"   4.17
17. "Finale"   3.37
18. "I'm Too Hot For You (Bonus Track)"   3.26
19. "If Only You Would Listen (Bonus Track)"   3.35
20. "In The End Of Time (Rock Version Bonus Track)"   2.01

Principal roles and original cast

Character Original Broadway Cast Current Broadway Cast Original West End Cast
Dewey Finn Alex Brightman Eric Petersen David Fynn
Rosalie Mullins Sierra Boggess Jenn Gambatese Florence Andrews
Ned Schneebly Spencer Moses Steven Booth Oliver Jackson
Patty Di Marco Mamie Parris Becky Gulsvig Preeya Kalidas
Shonelle Taylor Caldwell Gianna Harris Amelia Poggenpoel

Jaydah Bell-Rickets

Shoshana Ezequiel

Katie Evie Dolan Rachel Katzke Lois Jenkins

Sophia Pettit

Selma Hansen

James Jersey Sullivan Sonny Kirby

Bradley Bissett

Denzel Eboji

Sofia Corinne Wilson Gabby Gutierrez Lola Moxom

Grace Schneider

Mia Roberts

Marcy Carly Gendell Annabelle Watchel Natasha Raphael

Leah Levman

Madeleine Haynes

Mason Ethan Khusidman Terrence Bell, Jr. Ben Dawsom

Lucas Chow

Presley Charman

Freddy Dante Melucci Raghav Mehrotra Bailey Cassell

Noah Key

Jude Harper-Wrobel

Tomika Bobbi MacKenzie Amma Ris

Adithi Sujith

Nicole Dube

Zack Brandon Niederauer Toby Lee

Jake Slack

Tom Abisgold

Billy Luca Padovan Jobe Hart

Logan Walmsley

Joshua Vaughan

Lawrence Jared Parker Walden Sullivan Giles Carden

Oscar Francisco

James Lawson

Summer Isabella Russo Olivia Chun Isabelle Methven

Lucy Simmonds

Eva Trodd

Madison Shahadi Wright Joseph Chloe Bryan Jacob Swann

Zachary Dowlatshahi

Harry Egerton

Critical reception

Most reviews of School of Rock, as compiled by Broadway World.com, were positive.[49] Many focused on the child performers. David Rooney, for The Hollywood Reporter, praised the young rockers, "the show knows full well that its prime asset is the cast of ridiculously talented kids, ranging in age from nine to 13. They supply a joyous blast of defiant analog vitality in a manufactured digital world."[50] David Cote wrote for Time Out: New York, "We expect cute kids in uniform, a spastic Dewey and face-melting riffs—along with heart-tugging family stuff. It worked for the movie, and wow, does it work on Broadway ... For those about to love School of Rock: We salute you."[51] Robert Kahn of WNBC television station in New York concurred, "The story doesn’t particularly resonate for me, but I won’t soon forget the feel-good vibe radiating off the talented young performers"[52]

According to Rooney, "Boggess is lovely in the show's closest thing to a female lead".[50] Brightman's performance was praised as well, with Cote writing, "the secret weapon and glue holding it all together is an insanely winning, supernova turn by Alex Brightman as Dewey".[52] Matt Windman of AM: New York wrote, "Brightman comes off as a gentler version of Jack Black, though still loud and rambunctious and a genuine class clown".[53] Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune noted, "What matters most — and what makes this show work — is that Brightman clearly has developed, and can show us he has developed, an emotional bond with his band."[54]

Cote noted, "You’d have to have zero sense of humor about pop to not enjoy Webber’s jaunty pastiche score, which sneaks elegant melodies in among the boilerplate stadium stompers."[51] But Jones suggested, "the ever-savvy Andrew Lloyd Webber has kept himself and his ditties more in the background".[53] Marilyn Stasio of Variety noted, "Having written songs for alley cats and toy trains, Webber has the ideal sensibility to relate to children whose freakish talents might make them seem a little bit … peculiar, in a world of average Joes."[55] Kahn stated, though: " I don’t imagine most of the big numbers here will enjoy an afterlife; they’re inferior to his earlier confections."[53]

School of Rock evoked comparisons with other musicals, with Michael Dale of broadwayworld.com deeming it "The Sound of Music without the Nazis".[56] Rooney suggested that Lloyd Webber was "revisiting his Jesus Christ Superstar rock roots".[50] According to Cote, "School of Rock has absorbed the diverse lessons of Rent, Spring Awakening and Matilda and passes them on to a new generation."[51]

Jack Black himself attended a Sunday performance, and afterwards told the cast backstage, "There were so many times I went, ‘I could not have done it that well.’ You made me laugh. You made me cry. You made me rock.’"[57]

Awards and nominations

Original Broadway production

Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2016 Tony Awards Best Musical Nominated
Best Book of a Musical Julian Fellowes Nominated
Best Original Score Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater Nominated
Best Actor in a Musical Alex Brightman Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical Nominated
Outstanding Music Andrew Lloyd Weber Nominated
Outstanding Orchestrations Nominated
Outstanding Lyrics Glenn Slater Nominated
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical Mick Potter Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Alex Brightman Nominated
Broadway.com Audience Awards Favorite Musical Nominated
Favorite Actor in a Musical Alex Brightman Nominated
Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male) Nominated
Favorite Funny Performance Nominated
Favorite Onstage Pair Alex Brightman & Sierra Boggess Nominated
Favorite Featured Actress in a Musical Sierra Boggess Nominated
Drama League Award Outstanding Production of a Musical Nominated
Distinguished Performance Alex Brightman Nominated

Original West End production

Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2017 WhatsOnStage Awards Best New Musical Pending

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