Theater Night Out 8 : School of Rock at Gillian Lynne Theatre, West End London

Being a huge theater fan, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to see a musical when I recently went to London.

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When you think musical two places immediately come to mind. Broadway and West End. Broadway is a little bit far off, but whenever I visit London I always see a musical. This time wasn’t an exception, so I was excited to go and see the “School of Rock” musical at Gillian Lynne Theatre. Having a rock theme was the reason I chose it over others that I hadn't seen.

School of Rock is a rock musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater and a book by Julian Fellowes, it is based on the 2003 film of the same name. The musical made its West End debut at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on November 14, 2016. The Gillian Lynne Theatre is an impressive building at Covent Garden that recently was renamed by a famous British actress.

The story is about Dewey Finn, an out-of-work rock singer and guitarist who pretends to be a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. After identifying the musical talent in his students, Dewey forms a band of fifth-graders, in an attempt to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands contest.

Of course, the story will not win a realism award, but who really cares. For two and a half hours you are immersed into the its magical world and have the fun of your life. And I don’t care if you are kid, teenager or adult. The fun is still the same.

As one would expect the performances of all the actors are awesome. They are like a well-oiled machine, a perfectly tuned band. Pun indented, thank you. I was particularly impressed by the kids. At such young age they performed to the maximum, without any noticeable flaws. They are all extremely talented and disciplined to pull this thing of. They play and sing and dance.

Moreover direction is awesome, choreography is awesome , lights and sound is awesome. There is live band playing the music and as it was proudly stated all the kids play their instruments live on stage. I didn’t notice otherwise.

I thought I would hear a lot of classic rock tunes, but it wasn’t the case. All the music is original and written by Andrew Lloyd Weber. The soundtrack is great in the classic rock genre.

By now you must have guessed that it was awesome and I had great fun. And while I was enjoying it I managed to sneak few photos. Yes, I was in the first row. I strongly suggest you to watch a musical in London. The tickets are quite expensive, but it’s worth every penny. Do it at least once in your life.

That was from me.

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And until the next Theatre Night Out …
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