Rock of Ages at Sieminski Theater

It is 1987, and the fabled West Hollywood club the Bourbon Room is the seedy, sordid, vibrant heart of the Sunset Strip. The music venue has seen better days, but as run by chilled-out former rock impresario Dennis Dupree, and tended to by Dennis’s mischievous assistant Lonny, it is the essence of rock and roll. When bright-eyed young hopeful Sherrie Christian, a small-town girl who wants to make it as an actress, arrives in town, she bumps into Drew, a Bourbon Room busboy with dreams of rock and roll stardom. Love-struck Drew convinces Dennis to hire Sherrie, and the stage seems set for their romance. But when the Mayor of West Hollywood, persuaded by a couple of scheming German real estate developers, announces his intention to demolish the Bourbon Room and the entire gritty Sunset Strip, the stakes are raised. Dennis convinces rock god Stacee Jaxx, lead singer of megaband Arsenal, to play the band’s last show at the Bourbon Room, hopeful that the money raised will stop the building from being demolished.

Rock of Ages is a big, brash, energetic tribute to classic rock, to over-the-top ballads and fierce guitar, to the gritty glamour and rough energy of the Sunset Strip. Hilarious and campy, this jukebox musical features ‘80s hits such as “We Built this City”, “I Wanna Rock”, and “Don’t Stop Believin’”.

Authors

• Bernard Marsden
• Bernie Taupin
• Bill Cuomo
• Bobby Dall
• Bret Michaels
• Brett Tuggle
• Bruce Anthony Johannessen
• Chris D'Arienzo
• Chris Hardwick
• Craig Krampf
• D.L. Byron
• Daniel Dee Snider
• David Coverdale
• David Gibbs
• David Grahame
• David Lee Roth
• Dennis Lambert
• Desmond Child
• E. Schwartz
• Eric Martin
• Erik Turner
• Frank Sullivan
• Gary F. Cherone
• Geoffrey Downes
• Jack Blades
• James Lea
• Jani Lane
• Jerry Dixon
• Jim Peterik
• Joan Jett
• Joey Allen
• Joey Tempest
• John K. Wetton
• Jon Bon Jovi
• Jonathan Cain
• Kelly Keagy
• Kevin Cronin
• Louis Gramattico
• Martin George Page
• Marvin Webster Ross
• Michael Leslie Jones
• Mick Smiley
• Neal Schon
• Neville Holder
• Nuno Bettencourt
• Peter Wolf
• Randy Goodrum
• Richard S. Sambora
• Rikki Rockett
• Steve Perry
• Steven Sweet
• Ted Nugent
• Tommy Shaw

Tony Awards and Nominations for Rock of Ages