Your first look inside Melbourne’s School of Rock

THE campus bell is about to ring and the stars of Melbourne’s next big musical, School of Rock, are getting ready to rip the roof off. We took a look inside rehearsals and found the young cast members were already headbanging like pros.

THE stars of Melbourne’s next big musical, School of Rock, are getting ready to rip the roof off.

The cast of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical gave the Herald Sun a peek at rehearsals on Monday, with sisters Rachel and Stephanie Kipnis among the youngsters on stage.

Rachel, 13, has appeared in Les Miserables, The Sound of Music and Oklahoma! while Stephanie, 10, was in Matilda The Musical. “I love performing in School of Rock and having fun with my friends and my sister,” Rachel said.

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First look at rehearsals of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway West End smash hit rock musical, School of Rock. Picture: Mark Stewart

First look at rehearsals of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway West End smash hit rock musical, School of Rock. Picture: Mark Stewart

First look at rehearsals of Andrew Lloyd WebberÕs Broadway West End smash hit rock musical, School of Rock ahead of its Australian premiere at Her MajestyÕs Theatre on Friday 9 November. Brent Hill. Picture: Mark Stewart

First look at rehearsals of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway West End smash hit rock musical, School of Rock. Picture: Mark Stewart

Five weeks into rehearsals for the show, based on the hit 2003 film, associate director Christopher Key said cast members were already headbanging like pros.

“I was really encouraged by the talent during the auditions,” he said.

“They have picked up everything really quickly, especially the musicians.” Brent Hill (seen left and above with his pupils) fills Jack Black’s movie role as Dewey Finn.

School of Rock opens on November 9 at Her Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets: schoolofrockmusical.com.au