A HIT musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber will be shown in Glasgow as part of a UK tour.
School of Rock, which has won numerous awards, will be taking over the King’s Theatre from Monday to Saturday, March 8 to 13 next year.
The West End smash hit is based on the popular 2003 movie of the same name starring Jack Black and follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn cash by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school.
There he turns a class of straight-A students into a rock band – sensationally performed live by the production’s young actors.
The musical features 14 new songs from Lloyd Webber and all the original songs from the movie.
The production opened at the New London Theatre (now the Gillian Lynne Theatre) in November 2016 to five-star reviews.
It went on to win the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music.
The Broadway production recently concluded its run at the Winter Garden Theatre with a US national touring production continuing.
An Australian production opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne last October.
Described as an impresario of musical theatre, 71-year-old Lloyd Webber composed popular musicals including Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, and Evita.
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In New York, School of Rock – The Musical is currently running alongside Cats and Phantom of the Opera, equalling Lloyd Webber’s previous record of three shows running simultaneously on Broadway.
School of Rock has a book by Julian Fellowes, for which he received a Tony nomination.
He is the creator, writer and executive producer of the worldwide hit TV series Downton Abbey.
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Casting for the UK Touring production is to be announced.
For tickets, www.atgtickets.com/glasgow or call 0844 871 7648.
There will be two 2.30 pm matinee shows during the run.
Tickets are on sale to ATG Theatre Card Holders on Friday, March 6 at 10 am and go on general sale on Monday, March 9 at 10 am.
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