It is just 5 months until Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock opens to the public at Her Majesty’s theatre in Melbourne. Today we learn who will be playing the coveted role of Dewey Finn as well as the incredibly talented children that will accompany him.
WAAPA graduate, actor / composer Brent Hill was announced today as wannabe rock star Dewey Finn. Having previously appeared Little Shop of Horrors, Rock of Ages, Eddie Perfect’s Vivid White at MTC and The Resistible Rise for Arturo Ui, as well as numerous Production Company Shows in Melbourne.
Hill will be joined on stage each night by an extraordinarily talented group of young Australian performers, aged nine to 13 years of age, who will deliver scorching riffs, pounding drums and all-live rock. After a nationwide search, these 36 performers will alternate in the following roles:
ZACH
FREDDY
LAWRENCE
KATIE
SUMMER
TOMIKA
MARCY
SHONELLE
SOPHIE
BILLY
MASON
JAMES
Of the Australian child cast, Andrew Lloyd Webber said: “I’ve just seen all of the audition tapes for School of Rock in Australia and I know we’ve got a really great cast. We’ve got great kids in a show that is all about how music can empower children.
“I’ve never had such a good time as I have had with School of Rock and I know it’s going to be fantastic in Australia too.”
Based on the hit film, this hilarious new musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band.
Tickets are currently on sale, with new seats released on Monday 28 May.
For tickets and more information visit: SchoolofRock.com.au
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