School of Rock

Oct 17, 2015 - Open Run

Running time: 2:20

PLAYING @

Winter Garden
1634 Broadway
New York, NY 10019-6894

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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
By Subway: 1, 9 to 50th StN, R to 49th SC, E to 50th StB, D, E to 7th Ave

By Bus: Take the M7, M20, M50, or M104 bus.

Show Description:

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Music

Andrew Lloyd Webber (additional)

Lyrics

Glenn Slater

Book

Julian Fellowes

Director

Laurence Connor

Choreography

Joann M. Hunter

TDF MEMBER TICKETS:

NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS SHOW

Listed at TKTS:

Frequently

FULL-PRICE TICKETS

$59.00 - $145.00

prices subject to change

ADDITIONAL INFO

Rush
Beginning each day when the Winter Garden Theatre box office opens, a limited number of $37 tickets will be available. These tickets must be purchased day-of, in-person at the box office, and are subject to availability. Tickets will be limited to two per patron.

Audience Advisory
Show WILL Perform 7/4

Age Guidance: 10

Show Notes
1 Intermission

ACCESSIBILITY INFO

Wheelchairs
Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible. There are no steps in the designated wheelchair seating location. Twenty ADA compliant viewing locations with companion seating. Patron purchases aisle seat and adjacent seat. Transfer optional.

Seating
Orchestra on ground level. Mezzanine reached only by stairs.

Elevator\Escalator
There are no elevators or escalators at this theatre.

Parking
Valet parking garage: 51st St. in arcade between Broadway & 8th Ave. No high top vans.

Curb Ramps
NE corner of 51 St. & Broadway only.

Entrance
Double doors in series: 1st set (each 28.5") has one pair of automatic doors from Broadway to Ticket Lobby with push-button control. 2nd set (each 28", attended by ushers) to Inner Lobby; 3rd set (each 28", attended by ushers) to orchestra.

Box Office
Ticket Lobby. Counter 44". Accessible pass-through with writing shelf at 32". Assistance available.

Restroom
Unisex: Inner lobby. Orchestra level. ADA compliant. Door 32". Stall 100" x 61". Commode 17". Grab bars.

Water Fountain
Inner lobby. Spout 43".

Telephone
Ticket lobby. Coin slot 48". Cord 29". Volume control. With TTY and electric outlet.

Assisted Listening System
Assisted Listening Devices are available and reservations are not necessary. Drivers license or ID with printed address required as a deposit. Please call: (212) 582-7678 to reserve in advance.

Visual Assistance
Vision seats available for purchase in person or over the phone.

Folding Armrests
Seventeen row-end seats with folding armrests.

VIDEOS

REVIEWS

Andrew Lloyd Webber has returned to the magnificent Winter Garden Theatre, for nearly 18 years (1992-2000) home to his now-and-forevermusical Cats. School of Rock won’t be leaving any time soon, of that I’m pretty certain. Exuberantly loud, high-spirited and upbeat, it’s a feel-good show for Boomers and, god-help-us, our grandchildren.
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FOUR STARS!
What a relief to see that an unlikely creative team—Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, veteran composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater (Leap of Faith)—successfully execute such a smart transfer of film to stage. This is one tight, well-built show: underscoring the emotional arcs (Dewey as both surrogate kid and parent; the students’ yearning to be heard); gently juicing the romantic subplot between Dewey and buttoned-up school principal Rosalie Mullins (sweetly starchy Sierra Boggess); and knowing when to get out of the way and let the kids jam. School of Rock has absorbed the diverse lessons of Rent, Spring Awakening and Matilda and passes them on to a new generation.

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But it’s up to its leading man to set a tone that mixes unwashed hedonism with reassuring wholesomeness. One step too far in one direction and audiences may feel like posting an Amber Alert; oversell the sweetness, and diabetes threatens.

Mr. Black managed that balancing act beautifully. So, I am happy to report, does the hitherto unheralded Mr. Brightman. As Dewey — who impersonates his roommate, Ned (Spencer Moses), a substitute teacher, to land a job at the exclusive Horace Green prep school — Mr. Brightman never makes the mistake of trying to upstage his young co-stars; he gets down with, and brings out the best in, them in a performance as notable for its generosity as its virtuosity.The actor finds the charm in Dewey’s gung-ho clumsiness, as he secretly organizes his class into a battle-of-the-bands-worthy ensemble, but he doesn’t fetishize it. His character comes across, as he must, as a rock ’n’ roll nerd of limited talent but infinite passion. The kids warm to him because that passion feels so authentic it’s infectious.

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