Rock of Ages Hits The Road - With It's Broadway Star, Constantine!

Hey, rockers!

The news just broke a few hours ago...

Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis will reprise his performance in the national tour of the 1980s-set rock musical Rock of Ages, which will launch Sept. 21 in Chicago.

Maroulis earned a 2009 Best Actor Tony Award nomination for portraying Drew, an aspiring musician with pipes of steel in the Tony-nominated musical. He originated the role in the Off-Broadway production at New World Stages in 2008.

Lead producers Matthew Weaver and Carl Levin stated, "[Constantine] is the heart and soul of our show, and we're thrilled that all of America will get to see his incredible performance."

Maroulis has also appeared on Broadway in The Wedding Singer, Off-Broadway in Jacques Brel… and the national tour of Rent. He is best known as a finalist on the 2005 season of "American Idol." A new solo CD is forthcoming.

Current tour dates include:
Philadelphia, PA (Nov. 30-Dec. 5 at the Hippodrome Theatre)
Boston, MA (Oct. 6-17 at the Colonial Theatre)
Minneapolis, MN (Oct. 19-24 at the Orpheum Theatre)
Cincinnati (Oct. 26-Nov. 7 at the Aronoff Center)
Pittsburgh, PA (Nov. 23-28 at the Benedum Center)
Columbus, OH (Dec. 7-12 at the Palace Theatre)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Dec. 28, 2010-Jan. 9, 2011, at the Broward Center)
Orlando, FL (Jan. 11-16, 2011, at the Carr PAC)
Clearwater, FL (Jan. 18-23, 2011)
Louisville, KY (Jan. 25-30, 2011, at the Robert Whitney Hall)
Seattle, WA (Feb. 8-13, 2011, at the Paramount Theatre)
Los Angeles, CA (Feb. 15-27, 2011, at the Pantages Theatre)
Costa Mesa, CA (March 1-8, 2011)
Indianapolis, IN (April 12-17, 2011, at the Clowes Memorial Hall)
Des Moines, IA (April 19-24, 2011)
Kansas City, MO (May 3-8, 2011, at the Municipal Auditorium)
San Antonio, TX (May 10-15, 2011, at the Majestic Theatre)
Dallas, TX (May 31-June 12, 2011, at the AT&T PAC)
Houston, TX (May 31-June 12, 2011)
Washington, DC (July 12-24, 2011)

The Rock of Ages tour will reunite original director, Tony nominee Kristin Hanggi, and choreographer by Kelly Devine. The musical was penned by Chris D'Arienzo and features music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Ethan Popp.

So if you can't get to the Brooks Atkinson, let the ROCK come to you!!!



Rock on,

Miss Lizzy

Rock of Ages - World Vision Auctions for Haiti

Hey, Rockers!

Wanted to throw this video out there and let you know about some more wonderful efforts being made by the cast of "Rock of Ages" to help raise money for Haiti.



We are one!

Rock on,

Miss Lizzy

Rock of Ages - News Update January 18

Hey, Rockers!

Got lots of news items to cover today...catching you all up on some of the latest from the the Bourbon Room...

First, and most importantly...the cast of "Rock of Ages" have kicked off a fundraising campaign to assist the relief / rescue efforts in the aftermath of the tragedy in Haiti. Backstage tours are being offered for a donation of $100 for one person, $50 for each additional person (up to 4 total in a group), with one tour per performance. Please contact cast member Lauren Molina via her Facebook page or email me at lizzy@thecryofthestrip.com and I will forward your requests along to Lauren.

Next...it is hard to believe that "Rock of Ages" has been open on Broadway for almost ten months...New York Times reviewer Charles Isherwood revisits the Brooks Atkinson and gives yet another glowing review of the show. Read it here.

"Lungs of steel" (and star of ROA) Constantine Maroulis headlines the Highline Ballroom in Manhattan this Wednesday, January 20th. Opening for him will be his castmate Tom Lenk! Tickets for the show can be purchased online or at the Highline box office.

And finally, tickets are now on sale for Broadway Bears 13 at BB Kings in New York City on Sunday, February 14th, beginning at 6pm. Go to the Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS web site to purchase tickets and get more info...you could end up taking "Drew" home! The bear, that is...

That's all for now, folks...ROCK ON!!!

Miss Lizzy