The highly popular Rock of Ages Broadway musical will open at the Palacio de Bellas Artes Maximo Aviles Blonda main auditorium in Santo Domingo for performances on 12, 13 and 14 April 2024.
Music conductor Amaury Sanchez is the producer. Shalim Ortiz will be Dennis Dupree; Carla Hernandez will be Sherrie Christian; Guille Martin will be Drew Boley; JJ Sanchez will be Lonney Benett, announced Sanchez. Indira Brito is directing the musical; choreography is by Natalie Borsos and the stage set is by Yeimi Diaz.
Rock of Ages was turned into a movie in 2012, starring Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta Jones.
The songs will remain in English for the Dominican version of the famous musical.
The plot has to do with a rock club threatened with being turned into a strip mall by a greedy German real estate developer. There’s also a romantic triangle between a sexy waitress/struggling actress, a sweet busboy/struggling and a debauched glam rock star.
Wikipedia describes Rock of Ages as a jukebox musical built around classic rock songs from the 1980s, especially from the famous glam metal bands of that decade. The musical by Chris D’Arienzo features songs from Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Steve Perry, Poison and Europe, among other well-known rock bands.
The production was staged 2,328 regular performances on Broadway, making it the longest run performance.
Tickets are for sale online at Uepa Tickets.
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El Dia
29 February 2024