"Rock of Ages" - Global domination, anniversary parties and more, more, more!

Hey, Rockers!

Miss Lizzy checking in here from the heart of TCOTS central with some odds and ends for my rocking friends here!

First, for those of you in the New York area, come celebrate the 1st Anniversary of "Rock of Ages" on Broadway with a party at the famous Carnival at Bowlmor Lanes. Here are the details...

The cast of the Tony-nominated musical Rock of Ages will celebrate its first anniversary on Broadway with a May 12 evening at Carnival at Bowlmor Lanes in Manhattan.

Tony nominee Constantine Maroulis, Derek St. Pierre, Michele Mais, Michael Minarik, Angel Reed, Matt Stocke, Jenifer Foote, Katherine Tokarz, Jeremy Woodard, Becca Tobin, Winston Roye, Mitchell Jarvis and Tommy Kessler are all scheduled to be part of the 6-9 PM event, which is open to the public.

Guests will enjoy music, boardwalk games, live circus performers, up-scale carnival-themed food and drinks and an opportunity to rock out with the cast. Admission to the celebration is $25 per ticket (purchased at the door) and includes ten game tickets and live circus entertainment.

Carnival at Bowlmor Lanes is located at 110 University Place (between 12th and 13th Streets). For more information visit www.bowlmor.com or call (212) 255-8188.

Next, former ROA cast member and current star of "The Addams Family", Wesley Taylor, made his headlining solo debut at Joe's Pub this past Monday and Friend of TCOTS "Liz" was able to capture it on video and was gracious enough to share with us, so take a peek!

Finally, for those of you in the Great White(snake) North, all of us at The Cry of the Strip would like to wish a rockin' BREAK A LEG to Rock of Ages Toronto on their upcoming epic opening night, Tuesday May 11th at the Royal Alexandria Theater! In the words of Status Quo, here's to "Rockin' All Over the World"!!!!

Rock on,

Miss Lizzy

Happy 1st Anniversary "Rock of Ages"

Hey Rockers!

While the ACTUAL date of the 1st birthday of Broadway's "Rock of Ages" is today (Wednesday, April 7), the show is dark, so a bash was thrown last night at Tony's di Napoli for the cast, crew, producers and Brooks Atkinson staff to celebrate the anniversary with lots of good food, speeches, music, and a gorgeous cake. However the highlight was a video created by the producers, featuring the fans of the show (including a few famous ones!) talking about how the show touched their lives.

Here it is...


In addition, the show's star, Constantine Maroulis was added to Tony di Napoli's Wall of fame with a portrait unveiling, hosted by restaurant manager Bruce Dipflmaier and Wall of Fame producer Valerie Smaldone. Here's a list of links to terrific photo and video coverage of the portrait's unveiling (we'll update the links as more sites post their coverage):

BroadwayWorld
Broadway.com
Corine's Corner
TheaterMania


Congratulations to Constantine on the portrait and the "Rock of Ages" company on celebrating their first of hopefully many years of rocking hearts and melting faces all over the world!

Rock on,

Miss Lizzy

Rock of Ages First Anniversary Video - BE A PART OF IT

Hey Rockers!

This comes straight from ROA HQ in the back of Arsenal's tour bus...

Have you seen ROCK OF AGES
5 times? 20 times? 100 times?
We want to know!

ROA celebrates its one-year anniversary on April 7, 2010. Wahoo!

We want to hear about your ROCK OF AGES experience: Why you love it and what keeps you coming back!

Email your ROCK OF AGES story to ROAOneYear@gmail.com. Be sure to include your name, age, gender and address.

The first 40 people who send us their stories will receive a free ticket to either the Monday, March 7th or Tuesday, March 8th performance, because, guess what? We’re making an exclusive One Year Anniversary Video, and YOU might be picked to be on camera telling your story in your own words!

(All interviews will be conducted on Monday March 7th, Tuesday March 8th, and Wednesday March 9th. Once you are confirmed please plan your schedules accordingly.)

ENTRIES MUST BE SENT BY
SATURDAY, MARCH 6 @ 11:59PM

So come on, feel the noize, share your story...and be a part of ROA history!

Rock on,

Miss Lizzy