Amy Spanger in Rock of Ages

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/18/09 at 11:46pm

I was able to listen to the recording of the show, and I must say that is very enjoyable. It's a trip back to the big hits of the 80's. Such fun! Amy's version of Extreme's "More Than Words" is fabulous. Constantine is great when he sings Steven Perry's "Oh Sherrie", wonderful job!
Any official announcement on why Amy left the show?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/18/09 at 11:48pm

She was embarassed to be associated with your positive review.

[BwayBoundJoe]

Posted: 7/18/09 at 11:49pm

I think she was too tore up about MJ's death.

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 7/18/09 at 11:50pm

We were told that it was because of 'Vocal Damage'.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/18/09 at 11:52pm

OMG, I appreciate GOOD jokes, but yours suck!

By the way I never reviewed the show, unfortunatly I've never seen it. Im not saying the CD is good either since it's not original stuff. I'm saying it's entertaining to listen to some new versions of old hits from the 80's.

[BwayBoundJoe]

Posted: 7/18/09 at 11:54pm

Too soon?

[ParisOriginal]

Posted: 7/18/09 at 11:59pm

Yeah the official explanation given in the press release was vocal damage, which was believable.

[yay_gerb]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 12:40am

no not too soon at all bwaybound. not saying that it's right, but i've heard jokes up the wazoo before it was even confirmed that he was dead.

[Stage Door Sally]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 9:49am

Maybe I'm naive, but I do believe it could have been vocal damage. At least it's plausible. The vocals are very demanding (i.e. High Enough). It's like a nightly rock concert.

I saw the show the week it opened with Amy Spanger and felt the original cast would never last because it was so grinding, so I brought a group several weeks later and Amy Spanger was already gone. Savannah Wise was an adequate replacement. She was fairly fresh in the part and still learning. (I saw Adam Dannheiser cueing her a few times.)

I understand Wesley Taylor is leaving in September for The Addams Family, does anyone know when some of the others are scheduled to leave?

The anchor of the show is Constantine Maroulis. His vocals are amazing. He totally shines on the cast album too. If and when he goes, his replacement needs to be someone with a big talent.

The casting on this show was brilliant. It could have been such a trifle in the wrong hands.



Updated On: 7/19/09 at 09:49 AM

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 12:03pm

I'm not sure about everyone else, but I know Constantine Maroulis and Savannah Wise's contracts are also up in September.

[CSonBroadway]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 12:07pm

Constantine has said he wants to bring ROA around the world and country, so maybe he will do a tour, if there is one.

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 12:08pm

^ A Chicago newspaper said that there would be a ROA tour.

[yeah]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 12:18pm

I watched Spanger and Maroulis on a few televised events and said to myself, "this would be a cute/entertaining show with other people." I wasn't fond of either of their work, so, I said that once they left, I may go see it.

One down, one to go...

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 12:18pm

Spanger was in no way better or worse than Kelli Barrett (though I was partial to Barrett).

[Jersey Girl2]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 6:35pm

I thought Kelli was much better than Amy in this part. Amy just "said" the lines and rushed a lot of them- IMO.
Kelli was much more believable.

Savannah- is perfect.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 6:44pm

Based on his now deleted twitter, there was no love lost between Maroulis and Spanger.

[CSonBroadway]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 6:53pm

What do you mean, greer?

[adamgreer]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 6:54pm

He tweeted about how happy he was to work with Savannah because she was amazing, "unlike some other people." Or something to that effect.
Updated On: 7/19/09 at 06:54 PM

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 6:55pm

Constantine is such a dbag.

[tking001]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 6:57pm

Are they leaving in September I feel like the show would close if Constantine left.

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 7:02pm

No coolkid, Rock of Ages is not closing.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 7:03pm

I'd be surpised if they left...but you never know. And I really doubt that it would be that big of a deal if he left.

[Stage Door Sally]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 7:20pm

Wow adamgreer, that's interesting. Constantine and Amy worked together on Wedding Singer, I got the impression they were friends from interviews they gave... Maybe they were acting...

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 7/19/09 at 7:45pm

And like everyone said before about Amy Spagner and her vocal damage, I aghree. I was watching the ROA Tony performance on youtube again today and you could really hear her like straining on her vocals.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 12:00am

wdw, I must disagree, I think she sounded just fine at the Tonys. I love that she had a star entrance in the middle of the performance and she actually got a lot of cheering.

Updated On: 7/20/09 at 12:00 AM