School of Rock – The Musical (Broadway, Winter Garden Theatre, 2015)

School of Rock – The Musical

Broadway

Musical

Original

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School of Rock – The Musical

Broadway

Musical

Original

SYNOPSIS: Dewey Finn, a failed wannabe rock star, decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. While teaching these pint-sized prodigies what it means to truly rock, Dewey falls for the school’s beautiful but uptight headmistress, helping her rediscover the wild child within.

Running Time: 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one intermission
music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
lyrics: Glenn Slater
book: Julian Fellowes

Pro Info

Awards

Astaire Awards
2016	Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show	Alex Brightman	Nominee
2016	Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show	Alan H. Green Jeremy Woodard John Hemphill Tally Sessions Cassie Okenka Ethan Khusidman Jared Parker Emily Cramer Luca Padovan Natalie Charle Ellis Shahadi Wright Joseph Corinne Wilson Jersey Sullivan Ava Della Pietra Taylor Caldwell Jonathan Wagner Jaygee Macapugay Merritt David Janes Michael Hartney Isabella Russo Brandon Niederauer Dante Melucci Bobbi MacKenzie Carly Gendell Evie Dolan	Nominee

Drama Desk Award
2016	Outstanding Musical		Nominee
2016	Outstanding Music	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Nominee
2016	Outstanding Lyrics	Glenn Slater	Nominee
2016	Outstanding Orchestrations	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Nominee
2016	Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical	Mick Potter	Nominee

Drama League
2016	Distinguished Production of a Musical		Nominee

Outer Critics Circle
2016	Outstanding Actor in a Musical	Alex Brightman	Nominee

Tony Award
2016	Best Musical		Nominee
2016	Best Book of a Musical	Julian Fellowes	Nominee
2016	Best Original Score	Andrew Lloyd Webber Glenn Slater	Nominee
2016	Best Actor in a Musical	Alex Brightman	Nominee

QUICK STATS

(as of Jan 20, 2019) Total Current Gross: $160,145,100.83 Highest Weekly Gross: $2,022,136.11 (Week Ending Jan 1, 2017) Average Ticket Price: $94.71 Average % Capacity: 82.52%

Grosses

Week Ending	Week Number	This Week Gross Potential Gross	Diff $	Avg Ticket Top Ticket	Seats Sold Seats in Theatre	Perfs Previews	% Cap This Week	Diff % cap
Jan 20, 2019	34	$909,452.00 $1,443,688.00	$173,776.40	$91.98 $273.00	9,887 1,523	8 0	81.15%	7.31%
Jan 13, 2019	33	$735,675.60 $1,443,688.00	-$321,928.00	$81.77 $273.00	8,997 1,523	8 0	73.84%	-18.49%
Jan 6, 2019	32	$1,057,603.60 $1,443,688.00	-$699,491.90	$94.02 $273.00	11,249 1,523	8 0	92.33%	-8.52%
Dec 30, 2018	31	$1,757,095.50 $1,608,119.00	$768,585.80	$127.10 $273.00	13,824 1,523	9 0	100.85%	22.33%