Constantine Maroulis to Star in the First National Tour of Rock Of Ages
The producers of Rock Of Ages announced today that Tony Award Nominee and "American Idol" finalist, Constantine Maroulis , will reprise his acclaimed performance as Drew in the First National Tour of the five-time Tony Award nominated smash-hit musical Rock Of Ages . The tour will launch in September in Chicago with a limited two-week engagement at the Bank of America Theatre September 21 - October 3, 2010. Tickets for Rock Of Ages are now on sale as part of the 2010/2011 Broadway In Chicago Season Series or for groups of 15 or more. Individual tickets will go on sale soon.
Lead producers Matthew Weaver and Carl Levin comment, "It gives us a tremendous sense of pride and excitement to have Constantine star in our very first national tour after originating the role on Broadway. He is the heart and soul of our show and we're thrilled that all of America will get to see his incredible performance."
An original Broadway and off Broadway cast member, Maroulis will have played Drew in Rock Of Ages for two years when, in September 2010, he embarks on the First National Tour launching in Chicago. As Rolling Stone says, "Rock of Ages has found a perfect lead in Maroulis," and so like Bartles & James, big hair and Dep, some things are just meant for each other.
In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer - and in L.A.'s most legendary rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the ‘80's. It's Rock Of Ages , a hilarious, feel-good love story told through the hit songs of iconic rockers Journey, Styx , REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake , and many more. Don't miss this awesomely good time where big hair meets big dreams and the result totally wails.
Rock Of Ages opened on April 7, 2009 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre to critical acclaim, following an off Broadway engagement in the fall of 2008. The Broadway production was nominated for Five 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and New Line Records released the Original Broadway Cast Recording in July 2009, featuring 28 songs from the show. A New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. film of the musical, directed by Adam Shankman (Hairspray), is scheduled to be released in 2011.
Individual tickets to Rock Of Ages will be available soon.