Article Source: Bill Elms Associates
Last Updated: 15 September 2018 14:05
Dan Looney, Adam Paulden, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Selladoor Worldwide and Gavin Kalin are delighted to announce, Antony Costa will join the cast of the award-winning smash-hit musical “ROCK OF AGES” in the role of ‘Stacee Jaxx’.
Antony Costa will join the production for eight weeks (Taking over from Kevin Clifton) from 8 April until 1 June 2019 which includes Edinburgh Playhouse from 30 April for one week only!
Antony Costa is best known as a member of the hugely successful boyband ‘Blue’ who have had three number one albums. Antony’s previous theatre credits include the role of ‘Mickey Johnson’ in the West End production of ‘Blood Brothers’ and the UK tour of ‘Save The Last Dance For Me’. Most recently he played the role of ‘Roger Meadows’ in the UK tour of ‘A Judgement in Stone’.
He will both join the previously announced Kevin Kennedy who will play ‘Dennis’, Zoe Birkett ‘Justice’, Luke Walsh ‘Drew’, Lucas Rush ‘Lonny’, Jodie Steele ‘Sherrie’, Andrew Carthy ‘Franz’, Vas Constanti ‘Hertz’ and Rhiannon Chesterman ‘Regina’.
Also joining the cast are Erin Bell, Alexander Day, Joshua Dever, Paris Green, Sinead Kenny, Ryan Lee-Seager, Adam Strong, Saran Webb and Bobby Windebank.
“ROCK OF AGES” is an LA love story lavished with over 25 classic rock anthems. Lose yourself in a city and a time where the dreams are as big as the hair, and yes, they can come true!
This hilarious musical comedy features the songs, including We Built This City, The Final Countdown, Here I Go Again, Can’t Fight this Feeling and I Want To Know What Love Is, played loud and proud by an awesome live band.
WARNING: CONTAINS SERIOUS ROCK ‘N’ ROLL DEBAUCHERY!
Now a global smash with extensive runs in London’s West End, on Broadway and in Las Vegas, the show has also been made in to a star-studded Hollywood movie.
“ROCK OF AGES” has a book by Chris D’Arienzo and Arrangements and Orchestrations by Ethan Popp. It is directed and choreographed by Nick Winston (‘The Royal Variety Performance’, ‘Annie’ and ‘The Wedding Singer’) designed by Morgan Large (‘The Woman in White’, ‘Top Hat’, and ‘The Christmasaurus’) and has lighting design by Ben Cracknell (‘Young Frankenstein’, ‘Sunset Boulevard’ and ‘Annie’). Sound design is by Ben Harrison (‘Hairspray’, ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ and ‘Million Dollar Quartet) and musical supervision is by Barney Ashworth (‘Sunny Afternoon’, ‘Grease’ and ‘Mrs Henderson Presents’).
LISTING INFORMATION
ROCK OF AGES
TUE 30 APRIL – SATURDAY 4 MAY 2019
EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
Greenside Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3AA
HOW TO BOOK
Online: atgtickets.com/Edinburgh
Box Office: 0844 871 3014*
*fees apply.
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