Rock Of Ages Metal Musical Scores Fives Tony Nominations
May 5, 2009, 15 years ago
Rollingstone.com is reporting:
Rock on Broadway has officially arrived: the hair-metal musical Rock Of Ages received five Tony nominations this morning, including a nod for the prestigious Best Musical (beating out Dolly Parton’s new 9 to 5). The show also scored nominations for Leading Actor in a Musical (for Constantine Maroulis), Best Direction of a Musical (for Kristin Hanggi), Best Costume Design for a Musical (for Gregory Gale) and Best Sound Design for a Musical (for Peter Hylenski).
Rock Of Ages stars onetime American Idol hopeful Maroulis as Drew, an aspiring hard rocker who moves to L.A. to make it big and winds up working as a bar-back in a famous dive called the Bourbon, where he meets the girl of his dreams and gets the opportunity of a lifetime: opening up for local legends Arsenal, who are playing their last-ever show before German developers take over the Strip and demolish the bar.
The musical features hits of JOURNEY, BON JOVI, STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON, PAT BENATAR, FOREIGNER, TWISTED SISTER, POISON, ASIA, WHITESNAKE and more.
