School of Rock musical auditions soon to open
IF YOU can rock out with the best on stage, this might be the gig for you. Auditions are about to open for the School of Rock musical which is coming to Melbourne in October.
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SCHOOL Of Rock, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway and West End hit musical, is coming to Her Majesty’s Theatre in October.
And producers will soon start the search for the best guitar-shredding, fist-pumping kids in Australia to star to stage.
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The show’s executive producer Madeline Lloyd Webber said: “We cannot wait to see the remarkably talented group of young actor musicians that we will uncover Down Under.”
Based on the hit movie, which starred Jack Black, the musical follows dropout Dewey Finn, a failed rock star forced to earn some extra cash by posing as a teacher at a prestigious prep school.
Wannabe rock stars can register at schoolofrockmusic.com.au
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