{"id":601,"date":"2018-04-06T11:51:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T18:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/?p=601"},"modified":"2018-04-06T11:51:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T18:51:44","slug":"school-of-rock-the-musical-thrilling-production-with-great-cast-and-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/2018\/school-of-rock-the-musical-thrilling-production-with-great-cast-and-message\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Rock: The Musical \u2013 Thrilling Production With Great Cast and Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-602\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/School-of-Rock-1300x740-87abe08ef9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/School-of-Rock-1300x740-87abe08ef9.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/School-of-Rock-1300x740-87abe08ef9-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/School-of-Rock-1300x740-87abe08ef9-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/School-of-Rock-1300x740-87abe08ef9-1024x583.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/>Based on the cult film and with a rocking new score from\u00a0Andrew Lloyd Webber, School of Rock\u00a0follows slacker Dewey Finn as he turns a class of straight\u2013A \u00a0students into an ear-popping, riff-scorching, all-conquering rock band! As they prepare for the Battle of the Bands, can Dewey make them embrace the empowering message of rock? KIDS FIRST! Adult Reviewer Juanita Seon L. comments, \u201cIf you want to be entertained, as well as inspired, this is the show for you. The determination of Dewey and his students to uncover their talents and show their parents the importance of listening deliver a wonderful message in this show.\u201d See her full review below.<\/p>\n<p>School of Rock: The Musical<br \/>\nBy Juanita Seon L., KIDS FIRST! Adult Juror<\/p>\n<p>Recently, I was thrilled to attend the musical production of Andrew Lloyd Webber\u2019s <em>School of Rock <\/em>at Philadelphia\u2019s Academy of Music. The musical, based on the Paramount movie written by Mike White, brought out my love of musicals. The production has two acts, with a total of 20 musical scenes. The sets are very well designed and the flow of scene changes is excellent.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SCHOOL OF ROCK Tour Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6lY7VcKfj4I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>School of Rock <\/em>is the story of a Dewey Finn (Rob Colletti), a wannabe rock star who needs to earn money to pay rent. He poses as his friend Ned (Matt Bittner) to be a substitute teacher in a very prestigious private school. Dewey sees an opportunity to realize his life-long dream to compete in a battle of the band competition as he turns a class of straight A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-605 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Juanita.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Juanita.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Juanita-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>I enjoyed watching Dewey pretending to be Ned. He is not a licensed teacher and has no clue about how to teach. \u00a0When he discovers the students at Horace Green are very musically talented, he sees a chance to compete in the Battle of the Bands.\u00a0 He awakens the students to their inner strengths and talent while working very hard to keep the principal, Rosalie (Lexie Dorsett Sharp) from learning the truth about him.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite scene is when the students express their feelings about their parents as they sing \u201cIf Only You Would Listen.\u201d \u00a0We get the sense that often young people feel that their parents want to live their dream through their kids instead of letting them pursue their own dreams.<\/p>\n<p>All the cast members are excellent singers, dances and actors. The cast members are also are exceptional musicians and they all play instruments in the play. If you want to be entertained, as well as inspired, this is the show for you. The determination of Dewey and his students to uncover their talents and show their parents the importance of listening deliver a wonderful message in this show. You should know that there are some elements of adult language. I recommend this for ages 8 to 18 as well as adults and give it 5 out of 5 stars. School of Rock: The Musical is touring the US now. Next stop: Detroit, April 10 through 22, 2018. \u00a0\u00a0For the full tour dates, visit \u00a0https:\/\/ustour.schoolofrockthemusical.com.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on the cult film and with a rocking new score from\u00a0Andrew Lloyd Webber, School of Rock\u00a0follows slacker Dewey Finn as he turns a class of straight\u2013A \u00a0students into an ear-popping, riff-scorching, all-conquering rock band! As they prepare for the Battle of the Bands, can Dewey make them embrace the empowering message of rock? 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