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    • The Burning Crows are set to release debut album and you can be a part of it.
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    • Monument
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    • Wasted Sinners
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  • News
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    • The Graveltones Announce European Tour Dates In Support Of Debut Album
    • Wille & The Bandits To Release New Single ‘Gypsy Woman’ From Forthcoming Album
    • Buffalo Summer Announce Tour Dates and Debut Music Video
    • THE GRAVELTONES: HOTLY-TIPPED LONDON ROCKERS ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE
    • TOUCHSTONE TO RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE 'FLUX' FROM UPCOMING ALBUM ‘OCEANS OF TIME’
    • Leslie West to release new studio album 'Still Climbing'
    • Classic Rock Roll of Honour Nominations announced
    • Stephen Stills & Kenny Wayne Shepherd form blues rock supergroup "The Rides"
    • Whitesnake announce new live album "Made In Britain" / "The World Record"
    • SCHEMATA THEORY: UK METAL NEWCOMERS RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM
    • JUDAS PRIEST - GLOBAL CINEMA TOUR
    • Peter Frampton announces London Roundhouse Concert
    • The Graveltones release pledge campaign
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    • Joe Bonamassa to release "An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House"
    • VOODOO SIX ANNOUNCE IRON MAIDEN TOUR SUPPORT & NEW ALBUM
    • Peanut Butter Lovesicle to Embark on Headlining UK Tour This February
    • Voodoo Six march into a new era
    • Pig Iron join Paul Raymond's Album Launch in London
    • Jeff Healey to release "As Years Go Passing By" Live CD/DVD
    • I AM I to play Download 2013
    • Rival Sons announce European & U.S/Canadian tour for 2013!
    • Caravan's 40th anniversar​y UK tour starts January 8
    • Leonard Cohen returns to the UK in 2013
    • Dog's D'amour reunite for London/Wolverhampton Shows
    • Led Zeppelin celebrate high chart position. Gig to be shown on BBC 2
    • Bettye LaVette plays London JazzCafe on Tuesday December 11
    • I AM I release new single, 'YOU'RE THE VOICE' on 10th December , also release 'EVENT HORIZON' digitally worldwide the same day.
    • UFO'S PAUL RAYMOND - NEW SOLO ALBUM RELEASE
    • AC/DC: COMPLETE CATALOGUE MADE AVAILABLE ON iTUNES // LIVE AT RIVER PLATE OUT TODAY
    • EUROPE's "Bag of Bones" UK tour starts this Wednesday!
    • DON BROCO: "THE PRIORITIES TOUR" ANNOUNCED
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    • Michael Schenker launches official "Temple of Rock Live" trailer
    • Beverly McClellan Cancels UK tours dates with Steve Vai
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    • Michael Schenker announces "Temple of Rock: Live in Europe"
    • Jon Bon Jovi flies back to New York to help victims of storm
    • Europe 'Bag of Bones' UK Tour
    • Happy Halloween from Alice Cooper
    • Stuka Squadron no more!! Welcome Iron Knights!
    • Bon Jovi announce UK tour dates in 2013
    • Joe Satriani announces June 2013 UK tour and confirms new studio album
    • Thin Lizzy add Trucker Diablo as Special Guest at Belfast show in December!
    • Toto's Steve Lukather to release new solo album "Transitio​n"
    • Joe Bonamassa to make recording history at 4 London venues
    • Aerosmith New Video 'What Could Have Been Love'
    • Beverly McClellan Album Release and UK Tour with Steve Vai
    • Classic Rock Roll Of Honour announces Duff McKagan as presenter
    • Tracer confirm new album and announce new member
    • Eric Johnson returns to UK fro nationwide tour
    • Focus release new album: 'Focus X'
    • Black Country Communion's only UK gig for 2013 CANCELLED
    • Flying Colours play only UK show this Friday!
    • Black Country Communion announce only UK concert of 2013
    • Led Zeppelin Release Historic O2 Gig
    • Stuka Squadron announce release date for new album 'New Sound of War'
    • Chelle's Rock Blog is looking for writers.
    • The Reasoning announce new album release date, artwork and tour dates
    • Breaking News: LA rockers Buckcherry announce UK 2012 Tour dates
    • Want to play Download 2013?
    • Stuka Squadron - The Winter War
    • King Mob release new single to celebrate Olympics
    • Voodoo Six - Free Download of 'No Friend of Mine'
    • New Rival Sons single 'Keep on Swinging' tomorrow morning exclusively on Planet Rock
    • KISS Return to the UK and Help the Heroes
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    • Trucker Diablo announced for Tennents Vital with Foo Fighters
    • Alice Cooper returns to the UK for Halloween Night of Fear III
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    • Rival Sons release new video 'Face of Light'
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Rock of Ages Musical - Review by Michelle Nevill

9/6/2011

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Rock of Ages has hit London adapted from the Tony award winning Broadway version of the stage show. It stars Shayne ward as the self obsessed rock star Stacee Jaxx and Justin Lee Collins as Dupree the owner of the famous Bourbon room. Set in the 80’s on the sunset strip Rock of Ages takes us on a journey of a small town girl and city boy as they find love together and the trials and tribulations that they encounter.


Enter the sleazy world of glam rock, strip clubs and washed up rock stars.

Rock of Ages is a musical that instantly grabs with its edgy cast and brilliant 80’s soundtrack. It might not be everyone’s bag, but it was most certainly mine. As the story unravelled what made me laugh was I could relate the characters to a lot of my friends. Which seemed somewhat strange as this was set 30 years ago. But in my world, glam rock is still kicking and if my friends are anything to go by so are the outfits!

Drew played by Oliver Tompsett is from Detroit and moved to LA to make it as a rock musician and find love. Cue Sherrie an actress from a small town moved to LA to make it as an actress. Drew and Sherrie meet in Dupree’s Bourbon room and instantly the connection is made. Although as with all young and new love there is mass misunderstanding so it does take our two lovers time to find one another but the story on the way is outstanding.

The parallel plot of ROA is that of a property developer Hertz (Rohan Tickell) and his son Franz (Sandy Moffat) are trying to persuade the mayor to tear down the sunset strip and rid the sleaze from the city. Regina (Jodie Jacobs) assistant to the mayor refuses to believe that this can happen and instantly leaves her job and leads a protest to stop the development from happening. Meanwhile a relationship surprisingly forms between her and Franz. It’s suprising because every time we meet Franz he steals the scene with high leg kicks, and gay innuendo and when we learn that he isn’t gay the cast seem just as surprised as the audience. When told in the story that everyone thought he was gay Franz says “I’m not gay, I’m just German” a fantastic comedic character upon many.

As great as the story, music and performances all round are there is one performance that really stood out to me and that is of Lonny the narrator played by Simon Lipkin he is a sex obsessed stroke of comedy genius that glues the entire show together. With his hilarious t-shirts 'Hooray for Boobies' and witty banter Lonny steals the show. Before the first interval Lonny narrates that at the end of the first half of a show your usually left with a hit tune and jazz hands as he leads the cast into Whitesnake’s 'Here I Go Again' of course ended with jazz hands and a funny sentiment leaving you wanting more.  

Rock of Ages is a show not to be missed; the cast are all spectacular and extremely talented. Shayne Ward, who I was concerned about the most, can actually pull off rock star status. Who knew! Make sure you go see this in your leathers. My only criticism if I have one was that the audience weren’t sure what to do and I think could have been a bit more involved, so if you are going to go see Rock of Ages be prepared to rock out! \m/

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8/17/2013 02:03:47 pm

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