The Official Rock Of Ages Calendars! Perfect Holiday Gifts.

In case you havent heard, there are two new ROA Calendars available. The Women of Rock Of Ages and the all new and improved Men Of Rock Of Ages (updated with bigger, better and more pictures!)

Grace yr walls, office or fridge with the sexy staffers* of Dupree's Bourbon Room and The Venus Strip, uh, Gentlemens Club. (*Some would say more funny than sexy, but you decide...)

Limited editions of 500 mens and 500 womens, so consider these collector's items and order now!

You can get 1 for $40 ($3.50 shipping) or get both the boys and girls versions together for $65 (4.50 shipping).

All proceeds from these calendars goes to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Buy them here

or email

roacalendars@gmail.com

Toronto ROA Tickets on Sale!!!!

Rock on, eh? The Canadian premiere of Broadway's 1980s-set musical Rock of Ages goes on sale 12:30 PM Nov. 27 with a special offer at Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre. At that time, the first 200 tickets to the first performance will be sold for $19.87 each.Performances begin April 20, 2010, at the Royal Alex at 260 King St West). Regular ticket sales begin 9 AM Nov. 28.

Theatregoers coming to the $19.87 tickets are encouraged to raid their closets for their old '80s garb — jelly shoes, acid-wash jeans, leg-warmers and Izod shirts — and wear it to the box office event on Friday.

The musical that robs the trunk of '80s rock writers is set in 1987 on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles.

Tickets are priced from $28 to $99 and will be available at (416) 872-1212 or (800) 461-3333, or online at www.mirvish.com.

Delicious Arby's

Hmm, so yr an ROA fan and live in NYC and think to yrself, "where can I get some of that delicious Arby's they speak of?" The answer is, well soon anyway, almost anywhere.

Acording to this article in the Daily News, Arby's is opening 40 shops around New York City so whether its truly delicious or not, you will soon have you snacking opportunity. The first store goes into the former historic Downtown Brooklyn Gage & Tollner's Restaurant (weird choice that) imminently.

Brooks Atkinson

Read all about the man whose theater houses the hilarious antics of ROA 6 nights a week.

Brooks Atkinson

"Men of Rock of Ages" Calendar

The humble male actors of Rock Of Ages The Musical have just published a charity calendar of them displaying their "talents".

Men Of Rock Of Ages, The Musical, The Calendar. (click the link for more info)

Your $40 gets you 12 big, high dynamic range photos of the sexilicious ROA dudes and supports Broadway Cares/Equity fights AIDS.

(Now lets hope the ROA girls have one coming as well!)

Rock of Ages Cast Members Staying on the Sunset Strip Through 2010!

Hey, Rockers!

Wanted you guys to be some of the first to hear that it is official - several members of the "Rock of Ages" cast are joining star Constantine Maroulis (Drew) in staying with the Broadway production through the summer of 2010.

Joining Constantine through summer 2010 are James Carpinello (Stacee Jaxx), Adam Dannheisser (Dennis), Mitchell Jarvis (Lonny), Michele Mais (Justice), and Lauren Molina (Regina). Paul Schoeffler, currently on leave, returns Monday, October 26 and will also be with the show through summer 2010. Don Stephenson is playing the role of “Hertz” until Mr. Schoeffler returns. As previously announced, Kerry Butler will join the cast for six months as “Sherrie” on Monday, September 21, 2009.

Current cast members Savannah Wise (Sherrie) and Wesley Taylor (Franz) will be leaving "Rock of Ages" after the 7pm performance on Sunday, September 13th. Savannah is joining the cast of the "Ragtime" revival on Broadway (opening later this fall) while Wesley is headed to Chicago for the pre-Broadway run of "The Addams Family" (expected to open on Broadway next April).

Rock on, everyone!

Miss Lizzy

Welcome to Rock of Ages, Kerry Butler!

Hey, Rockers!

Fresh of the press from Rock of Ages headquarters in the back of the Venus Club dressing room, we have an announcement of the new Sherrie! (Note: current "Sherrie" Savannah Wise is leaving the production on September 13th to join the revival of "Ragtime", set for a fall opening on Broadway).

TONY AWARD NOMINEE
KERRY BUTLER
TO STAR AS “SHERRIE”
IN THE SMASH HIT MUSICAL

FOR SIX MONTH LIMITED ENGAGEMENT

Tony Award nominated Broadway star, Kerry Butler (Xanadu, Hairspray) will star in the five-time Tony nominated hit musical, ROCK OF AGES at Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street) as “Sherrie” beginning Monday, September 21, 2009 for a six month limited engagement for six performances a week. The “Sherrie” understudy will play the role during both performances on Sundays. Constantine Maroulis continues his Tony Award Nominated performance staring in the show as “Drew”.

Kerry Butler most recently starred on Broadway, and received Tony Award and Drama League Award nominations for her critically acclaimed role as ‘Kira” in Xanadu. A versatile musical theatre comedienne, Ms. Butler has made an indelible mark on Broadway playing such characters as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (Outer Critics Circle Award nom.), the original “Penny” in Hairspray (Clarence Derwent Award; Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle noms.), “Belle” in Beauty and the Beast (Belle), “Eponine” in Les Misérables and “Ms. Jones” in Blood Brothers. Off Broadway, she originated the roles of “Shelley” in Bat Boy: The Musical, “Maddy” in Prodigal, “Isabelle” in Miracle Brothers and “DeeDee” in the musical The Opposite of Sex.
Kerry has also made numerous television appearances which include “Lipstick Jungle”, “Cupid”, CBS’s “Second Honeymoon” (with Roma Downey), “Another World,” “Sesame Street,” "Hometown” and “One Life to Live” (Claudia Reston). She recently recorded her first solo CD, Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust, on PS Classics and performed as “Brenda” in the 2009 world premiere of the musical “Catch Me If You Can” this summer in Seattle.

“Kerry is one of my favorite Broadway performers and I cannot tell you how lucky we feel to have her,” says lead producer Carl Levin. "She's funny, she's beautiful, and most importantly she can sing like a rock star."

Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster.com/ 212-307-4100 or in person at The Brooks Atkinson Box Office (256 West 47th Street).

The performance schedule is Monday at 8pm, Tuesday at 7pm, Thursday at 8pm, Friday
at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm and Sunday at 2pm & 7pm.

Rock on and help us welcome the newest Sherrie beginning late next month. Hells, yeah!

Miss Lizzy