Popular Broadway musical, Rock of Ages, set to take Joburg by storm

The biggest, wildest and most unforgettable year-end party is set to hit Johannesburg with the insanely funny, high energy, feel-good smash hit musical stage production of the year: Rock of Ages.

The sing-along, dancing-in-the-aisle, party show boasts a stellar cast, including Killarney’s very own Chantal Stanfield, who is a South African-born actress, singer and dancer.

The South African premiere of the multi-Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical will be live at Tsogo Sun’s Gold Reef City Lyric Theatre until 10 December.

Rock Of Ages pays homage to the big rock concerts of the 80s. It takes audiences all the way back to the fabled West Hollywood club, set on Los Angeles’ infamous Sunset Strip in 1987, the Bourbon Room. The musical tells the story of Drew, a city boy from South Detroit, and Sherrie, a small-town girl, who have both landed up in in the big city to chase their dreams of making it big.

Rock of Ages celebrates a time when big glamour rock bands were the epitome of decadence, superficiality, over-sized egos as well as never-ending guitar solos, extreme clothes and outrageous hairstyles. “At the core of Tsogo Sun lies the innate desire to create experiences with top quality entertainment. Rock of Ages is a big, brash, energetic tribute to classic rock which we believe Johannesburg audiences are going to love,” said Noeleen Bruton, director of marketing at Tsogo Sun.

“It definitely will take you down memory lane with songs like We Built this City, I Wanna Rock and Don’t Stop Believing, to mention a few. It’s going to be one of the biggest year-end parties of 2017, and under the direction of Elizma Badenhorst and producer Jaco van Rensburg, Rock of Ages is guaranteed to blow audiences away.”

Bruton said it is important for people to use the show as an opportunity to unwind and wriggle from what she described as a ‘tough year’ for everyone. “This year will go down in history as having been a very, very tough year for just about everyone – on all fronts. Sometimes we all just need to say ‘what the heck’ and get out as individuals, couples and corporates – let our hair down and have some fun… a lot of it. And this is one of those times.”

Details: Rock of Ages performances will run from Monday to Friday 8pm and Saturday and Sunday 3pm and 8pm.

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