Don't Stop Believin' - The BROADWAY "Rock of Ages" Love Thread- Page 7

[VocalLizzy]

Posted: 5/7/09 at 2:51pm

I've seen the following understudies and thought they all did a terrific job!

Savannah Wise (U/S for "Sherrie" - 2x at ROA off Broadway, 2x on Broadway)
Jeremy Jordan (U/S for "Drew" - 3x)
Tad Wilson (U/S for "Dennis" -1x, U/S for Hertz-1x off Broadway)
Jeremy Woodard (U/S for Stacee-3x off-Broadway, U/S for Franz-1x off Broadway)

Additionally, the following have gone on - wasn't in attendance, but heard they did great as well:

Michael Minarik (U/S - "Lonny")

Lizzy


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Updated On: 5/7/09 at 02:51 PM

[Jersey Girl2]

Posted: 5/7/09 at 5:16pm

I've seen Savannah do Sherrie and Michale do Lonnie.
Savanah is wonderful in this role and Mitch's understudy was good too. He had a great voice- the only problem was I thought he was rushing some of the lines. It may have been his first time in the role- so that would be understandable.
I saw Tad do Dennis and Hertz. He was teriffic.

Would like to see someone else as Drew.

Updated On: 5/7/09 at 05:16 PM

[BlueforBroadway]

Posted: 5/7/09 at 5:29pm

On off-BW:

I saw Tad as Dennis once.
Lara Janine was in for Sherrie

I have a couple friends who saw Jeremy Woodard as Stacee Jaxx and they were wowed.

[lstbutifulgrl2]

Posted: 5/7/09 at 5:52pm

I've seen both Michael and Mitch as Lonny (pretty good considering I've only seen the show 4 times), I enjoyed Michael. There were some things I thought he did better than Mitch, but Mitch is very "Jack Black" to me and I like that.

[Jersey Girl2]

Posted: 5/7/09 at 7:41pm

I saw Jeremy play Stacee too. He was SO good.
It's just a great show!

[vixiedust2]

Posted: 5/7/09 at 9:44pm

I saw Jeremy Jordan as Drew this past weekend and was blown away i didn't expect that crazy rock voice to come out of him! his Sherrie note was awesome too! he was fantastic! very cute acting!
Updated On: 5/7/09 at 09:44 PM

[JeLLyBeAnZ322]

Posted: 5/8/09 at 10:06am

Could anyone tell me about the lottery for this show? I am going to NYC this weekend and my friend and I want to try the lottery if it isn't too crazy. Thanks

[LadyDramaturg2]

Posted: 5/8/09 at 3:17pm

Not sure about how it's been on weekends, but it is SO worth a try...just make sure that you get there on time (start taking names 2 hrs before curtain, draw names a half hour later, I think).

[VocalLizzy]

Posted: 5/8/09 at 5:31pm

Per www.rockofagesmusical.com:

Performance Day
ROCK OF AGES TICKET Lottery
Each performance day, a limited number of ROCK OF AGES tickets will be available by lottery at the box office.
Price $26.50

8pm Performance
Sign up at 6pm | Drawing at 6:30 | Pick up ROCK OF AGES Tickets at 6:45

7pm Performance
Sign up at 5pm | Drawing at 5:30 | Pick up ROCK OF AGES Tickets at 5:45

2pm Performance
Sign up at 12pm | Drawing at 12:30 | Pick up ROCK OF AGES Tickets at 12:45

[BlueforBroadway]

Posted: 5/25/09 at 1:55pm

I saw the cast on the Today show this morning!!

Three songs! Don't Stop Believing, High Enough, and Here I Go Again. Awesome!! They were spot on. The crowd was good. Lots of signage and ROA T-shirts.

They interviewed Constantine and Amy. James lot a lot of screams from the crowd.

Very nice promo for the show. The weather looked perfect. I saw friends on my tv, too!!

Posted: 5/25/09 at 2:10pm

I thought the group numbers lost some vitality with the close camera work, but that cast has so much energy, so kudos. Constantine sounded great for so early. Amy sounded really good on most but had a hard time not sounding like she was shouting on the high parts of High Enough. Here I Go Again should be their go-to number for these performances. It's the best group number needing the least background to make sense.
Surprisingly, Don't Stop Believin' felt contrived with all the little, individual solos, even though, within the context and ending of the show , it makes perfect sense.

Fantastic job. I couldn't imagine doing that so early in the morning.

Posted: 5/25/09 at 4:47pm

Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon were at the show last night with their kids.

Link to photos:
ROA Backstage

[BlueforBroadway]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 4:59pm

Constantine is going to be on the Today Show with Kathy Lee and Hoda, the fourth hour on Thursday, June 4th. Hr's going to sing an original song written by David Friedman and Kathie Lee, and I hope it's a good one.


Hoda and Kathie Lee

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 11:23pm

Saw the show for the first time tonight! I absolutely loved it! So much fun.

Paris Hilton was there too..so random.

oh and the cast recording is available for download on itunes now Updated On: 6/1/09 at 11:23 PM

[VocalLizzy]

Posted: 6/2/09 at 8:40am

Okay, who has the OBCR currently melting their iPods, stereos and home computers?

Let's hear it!

Miss Lizzy (rockin' her office at the moment...)
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[yay_gerb]

Posted: 6/2/09 at 9:53am

i'm going to try the lottery tomorrow. hopefully i see it before the Tonys. i know everyone on this board is mixed about ROA but i think i'm going to love it. do you think the lottery will be packed on a Wed night? and where are the seats?

Posted: 6/2/09 at 11:45am

They're dark on Wednesdays actually. So I doubt that lotto will be too packed.

The seats are partial view in the left and right orchestra. Some of them are really ****ty, but some of them are really great. Either way, I enjoy them because you're so up close.

[illtakeparros]

Posted: 6/2/09 at 11:57am

There is a modified schedule this week, they are not going to be dark tomorrow, there are actually two shows:

Tuesday, June 2: NO PERFORMANCE
Wednesday, June 3: 2pm & 8pm
Thursday, June 4: 8pm
Friday, June 5: 8pm
Saturday, June 6: 2pm & 8pm
Sunday, June 7: 2pm only

[Hest882]

Posted: 6/2/09 at 2:30pm

Totally enjoying the cast album. I was actually worried when they kept talking about how they wanted it to sound like a rock album that it would end up being some "Best Hits of the '80s" cover album, but they actually did a good job of capturing the spirit of the show.

[Jane2]

Posted: 6/2/09 at 2:50pm

Love the soundtrack album, listened to it twice this afternoon!

[starbux]

Posted: 6/2/09 at 7:07pm

I *LOVED* ROA so much more than I thought I would. I was at the TKTS booth and took a chance on it, and I am so glad I did. I am planning to drag some friends back to see it again!

[JP2]

Posted: 6/2/09 at 8:32pm

Friends and I saw ROA about a week ago! LOVE IT!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ3nFyWBkY8

[BlueforBroadway]

Posted: 6/2/09 at 10:52pm

Ha Ha Love the video!

Okay I burned my cd! LOVE IT! I'll be playing it on the way to work. Of course, that is only going to be a 15 minute drive. lol

I can't wait for the Tonys on Sunday!

Poison and more!! Face melting Tony Awards! It's about time!

[BlackCabbiTabbi]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 12:42pm

hey,
for the lotto for ROA what rows are the tickets for? how hard is it to win the lotto? oh and how is the leg room at the the theater?

[VocalLizzy]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 1:51pm

Lottery seats for ROA are the front row (4 seats) and the far left and right orchestra (total of about 20-24 seats, don't remember exact numbers).

Today might be a good day for the lotto as they don't normally have a Wednesday show and people might be less inclined to attend.

As the show's popularity increases, like any other show, lotteries become more difficult. I think the ROA is still relatively easy, but not an automatic win.

Lizzy
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