![]() ![]() They all looked like they had been doing this for ages, even though the show only opened a week ago. None of the issues of timing or diction that one sometimes sees with younger performers. What really makes the whole thing a success though is that they have lined up a rotating roster of a few dozen really talented 10-13 year olds to act, sing and play in the band. Despite not even being listed as an alternate for the role of the school principal Ms Rosalie Mullins, Little really won the audience over with her strong rendition of Where did the rock go? And he really seemed to connect to the kids on stage. Kosky was definitely channeling Jack Black, and thankfully came through with enough energy to keep things rolling along for the whole show. On the day we were there the lead principals for the adult roles were having a rest, so we had the ‘alternates’, Joe Kosky and Jenni Little. But this has had very successful runs on Broadway and London’s West End, so they pretty much knew how to make it all work. The script and lyrics aren’t nearly as clever as, say, Matilda, and occasionally got lost in the sound mix, especially when the grown up were singing. If you don’t like ALW’s music this was probably a bit of a trial, but the new tunes were at least hummable and there were a few definite highlights (such as “Where did the rock go?”). Given that School of Rock depends rather more on the work of the actors than the dramatic content of the script, it is perhaps not surprising that they stuck pretty closely to the original, just overlaid with some additional music from Andrew Lloyd Webber. MW was more closely based on the movie, but a lot of effort went into making it a great musical which stood on its own. SNF more or less subverted the original story in order to give a bright poppy show. They have taken slightly different tacks in how they made the transition to the stage. This is one of several musicals we have seen recently which started life as films ( Muriel’s Wedding, Saturday Night Fever). ![]() That it worked was largely down to the exuberance of Jack Black as Dewey Finn and the incredibly talented kids that they rounded up for the film. ![]() Desperate loser musician bumbles his way into impersonating a relief teacher at a very snobby elite private school, but he and the kids click in a way that let’s them all discover their true selves. The 2003 movie on which this is based was a lightweight, feel-good, highly predictable flick which shouldn’t have been nearly as good as it was. With: Joe Kosky, Jenni Little, John Ohara, Nadia Komazec (playing the main adult roles), and Deeanna Cheong Foo (Summer), Max Hart (Zack, guitar), George Holahan-Cantwell (Lawrence, keyboard), Sabina Felias (Tomika, vocals), Cherami Mya Remulta (Katie, bass), Cooper Alexis (Drums) and a large supporting cast. ![]()
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