HEART OF ROCK & ROLL to open on Broadway this season — Page 5

I like Huey and his music but I can't see this being that interesting as a musical? I guess we will see.

Zeppie2022 said: ""I think if you were to ask 100 random people to name a Huey Lewis song -- the small subset who are able to do so would say "Power of Love" -- which can now be heard (with the extra added bonus of a flying car) at the Winter Garden."

Actually, I think 100 random people would say "Heart of Rock and Roll" first and then maybe "I Want a New Drug"."

See, my brain immediately goes to "Hip To Be Square"...but that's just because I have the entire monologue from AMERICAN PSYCHO memorized.

I still don't know what this is supposed to be. Video: Watch Corey Cott & More in THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL Music Video

Ensemble1696584123 said: "I still don't know what this is supposed to be. Video: Watch Corey Cott & More in THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL Music Video"





Oh, dear. How unfortunate. Cringy.

Updated On: 2/23/24 at 12:44 PM

there is nothing rock & roll about this new video.

What's next for the Jones this summer?

How terrible. Does this last until the Tony Awards?

The only way I can see this working if it's a Rock of Ages/Xanadu style send up of the material. I'm just not seeing that sort of tongue-firmly-in-cheek self-awareness going on in the marketing so far.

TaffyDavenport said: "KarenValentine'sheadband said: "TaffyDavenport said: "The video is meant to emulate silly music videos from the '80s, which it does pretty well, actually."





Is it? The video is just a "group" of guys singing in a living room and a small bar? Other than the clothing there's really nothing 80's going on. As if the people who put the video promotogether never lived in the 80's."

I grew up in the '70s-'80s and I immediately recognized the style of the video as resembling something that would have come out back then, so, yes, I think that was what they were going for. Most of them had a similarlow-budget feel, with random incongruous settings that had nothing to do with the lyrics of the song."







Yes, I know. I also grew up then. I was addicted to MTV. There's a slight hint in this. If they were going for an 80's vibe then neon, fog and a random white horse walking through the shot would have been great and hilarious choices.

Ugh that was painful to watch! At least they could have tried adding a VHS effect to that music video, it would have looked like an 80s clip. Also, there's nothing rock n' roll in that video. I fear this will flop harder than 'Almost famous'

I think this is exactly what is successful on Broadway at the moment.

Folks are going to walk out of the theatre - AND INTO THE THEATRE - singing these big hits.

The performances are great.

verywellthensigh said: "Ooof. I'm getting more 80's Up With People than 80's MTV here."

I'm old enough to appreciate this comment - LOL!

McKenzie Kurtz will perform from the show on Jimmy Kimmel tonight.