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"Hit me with your best shot..... fire away" are some of the lyrics compressed within this revised version of the hit stage presence musical known only as Rock Of Ages. Having seen the stage performance in infamous Hollywood, California at the Pantages Theater there was doubt running through my mind as to if this movie version would hold up to that version. Well.....

It certainly did. Using actors including Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Paul Giamatti, and Malin Akerman. All of which were put up against the musical aspect that is rock n' roll. Hence the era of the 80s was sung using various hits of such acts as Def Leppard, Journey, Poison, Twisted Sister, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Joan Jett, and more.

So the movie and stage persona are indeed slightly different having each set of characters doing a more superb job in the movie making the music more vivid and alive having the actors portraying the musical performances in a more in-depth variety not sounding cheesy or overrated but loud and proud!

Tom Cruise caries the musical making it so much better after making his appearance as the main rock god of the film Stacee Jaxx. Doing himself quite the job in a phenomenal way there was no telling how well he could sing along with the rest of cast including Alec Baldwin doing a good job as well.

Overall the Rock Of Ages movie does the job well bringing back the love and vibrations that is and forever will be rock n' roll music.
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Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for the feature adaptation of the Broadway musical Rock of Ages. The film tells the story of a small town girl (Julianne Hough) who falls in love with a larger-than-life rocker (Tom Cruise) set against the backdrop of the 1980s music scene, featuring songs from the likes of Journey, Foreigner, Styx, and REO Speedwagon. The gist of the trailer is that if you like 80s rock, you’ll probably like a musical that only features 80s rock and uses it as a basis for the plot. But there’s also an important lesson: When sleazy guy played by Paul Giamatti give you a chance at fame, you take him up on his obviously legit offer. The film also stars Diego Boneta, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Malin Akerman, Bryan Cranston, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Mary J. Blige. Directed by Adam Shankman (Hairspray), Rock of Ages opens on June 1, 2012. Check out the trailer below!

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Tonight is the night for rock n’ roll! Five-time Tony Award nominee rocktacular ROCK OF AGES has made its triumphant return to the city where it all started…. Los Angeles! Constantine Maroulis reprises his acclaimed performance as Drew. Which earned him a Tony nomination for being the Best Actor in a Musical is indeed saying something. As such, ROCK OF AGES is the night to rock out and let loose not having a care in the world.

With that said, this musical is set in 1987 on the infamous Sunset Strip in Hollywood where a small town girl meets a big city dreamer in L.A.’s most legendary rock club in town. The two fall in love with the greatest hits of the ’80’s. Filled with humor, wit, and your feel good love story is all the basic necessities needed for a solid hit musical. The characters themselves on the other hand are goofy and time consuming from time to time taking their portrayal to a whole another level making their bit that more enjoyable. Like leading man Constantine’s character Drew he’s a laid back guy with a down to earth attitude with a dream on wanting to make it big while his co-star Rebecca portraying Sherrie is a loveable easy going gal that isn’t sure on where she sees herself until she meets Drew. Narration is brought on by Patrick’s character Lonny who’s your goofy out of place modern rocker just wanting to get a laugh out ya. Besides that it’s brought bands such as Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake and many more just to make this era come to life.

Leading producers Matthew Waver and Carl Levin were enthusiastic about returning to the city where it all got started stating that “Opening at the Pantages, L.A.’s premiere venue for touring Broadway musicals, is pretty heavy stuff for everyone involved with ROCK OF AGES”. Levin adds, “This little-show-that-could has travelled about thousands of miles to make the five-block journey from King King to the Pantages!”
King King is the Hollywood Boulevard nightclub where the very first incarnation of ROCK OF AGES opened in July 2005. After playing about four shows over the past two days the show was moved to Warner Brother’s soundstage in Los Angeles performing in August 2005. Come January 2006 the show made its premiere at The Vanguard where it played for six weeks. Later on down the line the musical had made its way to the big apple itself New York making the rest of it history.
Joining Mr. Maroulis is MiG Ayesa as Stacee Jaxx, Nick Cordero as Dennis, Rebecca Faulkenberry as Sherrie, Patrick Lewallen as Lonny, Teresa Stanley as Justice, Casey Tuma as Regina, Bret Tuomi as Hertz and Travis Walker as Franz. Rounding off the cast includes Angela Brydon, Joey Calveri, Lindsay Janisse, Sean Jenness, Holly Laurent, Lauralyn McClelland, Rashad Naylor, Josh Sassanella, Erika Shaoon, and Michael Zygo.

Director nominee Kristin Hanggi has outdone herself yet again when it comes to this production of a real rock n’ roll musical. There aren’t any other musicals out there that could even compare when it comes this. ROCK OF AGES is what rock n’ roll is all about.
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Los Angeles, CA – The producers and creative team members of the smash Broadway hit ROCK OF AGES will team up with The GRAMMY Museum for a free educational program which will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the musical’s Los Angeles origins and journey to Broadway. This one-of-a-kind special event will take place at The GRAMMY Museum in the Clive Davis Theatre on Thursday January 13th, 2011 at 7:30pm. This event is FREE and open to the public. To reserve your spot, please RSVP to education@grammymuseum.org.

ROCK OF AGES panel members will include director Kristin Hanggi, book writer Chris D’Arienzo and Producers Matthew Weaver, Janet Billig Rich and Hillary Weaver. In addition to discussing the production’s past, present and future, audience members will have a chance to ask the panel members questions.
The GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live is located at 800 West Olympic Boulevard on the corner of West Olympic Boulevard and South Figueroa. For more information on parking and how to get there, visit www.GrammyMuseum.org.

ABOUT THE LOS ANGELES PREMIERE -- PANTAGES THEATRE:

The five-time Tony Award nominated smash-hit musical ROCK OF AGES will mark its Los Angeles premiere at the Pantages Theatre for a strictly-limited 2 week engagement, February 15 – 27, 2011.

American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis will reprise his acclaimed performance as Drew, the role that garnered him a Tony Award® nomination as Best Actor in a Musical.

ABOUT THE SHOW:

It’s 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer – and in L.A.’s most legendary rock club, they fall in love to the greatest songs of the ‘80’s. It’s ROCK OF AGES, a hilarious, feel-good love story told through the hit songs of iconic rockers Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake, and many more.

TICKETS AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION:

Tickets for ROCK OF AGES may be purchased online at www.BroadwayLA.org or by phone at 1-800-982-ARTS(2787). Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Pantages Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. The Pantages Theatre is located at 6233 Hollywood Boulevard, just east of Vine Street, and the box office opens daily at 10am.

The performance schedule for ROCK OF AGES is Tuesday through Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm, and Sunday at 1pm & 6:30pm.

Single tickets for ROCK OF AGES range in price from $25 - $90. Prices are subject to change without notice.

For more information on ROCK OF AGES, please visit www.RockOfAgesMusical.com.
For more information about ROCK OF AGES’ Los Angeles engagement, please visit the Pantages Theatre’s official website, www.BroadwayLA.org.
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