The following year, the band released a box set entitled 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong, the title being an homage to Elvis Presley's 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong. The set consisted of four CDs packed with 38 unreleased and 12 rare tracks, as well as a DVD. The box set marked the sales of 100 million Bon Jovi albums and also commemorated the 20th anniversary of the release of the band's first record in 1984.
In November 2004, Bon Jovi was honored with the Award for Merit at the American Music Awards, where they performed a sneak preview of an unfinished song, "Have a Nice Day".
[edit] Have a Nice Day (2005–06)
Main articles: Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album) and Have a Nice DayBon Jovi participated in Live 8 on July 2, 2005, where they debuted the full, final version of "Have a Nice Day", alongside "Livin' on a Prayer" and "It's My Life". Bon Jovi's ninth studio album, Have a Nice Day, was released in September 2005. "Have A Nice Day", the first single off the album. The second single, "Who Says You Can't Go Home", was released in the U.S. in early 2006. In the U.S., a duet version of "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with country singer Jennifer Nettles of the band Sugarland was released, they also released Welcome To Wherever You Are as the third single. And in May 2006, Bon Jovi became the first Rock & Roll Band to have a #1 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Chart. On February 11, 2007, Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles won the Grammy Award, for "Best Country Collaboration with Vocals" for "Who Says You Can't Go Home". The band also won an award for Best Rock Song at the People's Choice Awards with "Who Says You Can't Go Home."
Soon after the release of Have A Nice Day, the band started gearing up for the new 2005–2006 worldwide Have A Nice Day Tour. This tour, being shorter than previous ones with only seventy-five shows originally planned, took the band to numerous stages and stadiums throughout the world. The tour was a significant commercial success, as the group played to 2,002,000 fans, and the tour grossed a total $191 million. The tour was the third-highest-grossing tour of 2006 taking in just over $131 million, just behind The Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang World Tour and Madonna's Confessions Tour. On November 14, 2006, Bon Jovi were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame alongside James Brown and Led Zeppelin.
[edit] Lost Highway (2007–08)
Main articles: Lost Highway (album) and Lost HighwayIn June 2007, Bon Jovi released their tenth studio album, Lost Highway. The album influences the band's rock sound with that of country music following the success of a country version of the band's 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home", a duet with Jennifer Nettles.
To promote the new album, Bon Jovi made several television appearances, including the 6th annual CMT Awards in Nashville, American Idol, and MTV Unplugged, as well as playing at the Live Earth concert at Giants Stadium.[20] They also performed ten promotional gigs in the U.S., Canada, the UK and Japan. As part of the 'tour', Bon Jovi were the first group to perform at London's new O2 Arena (formerly the Millennium Dome) when it opened to the public on June 24, 2007. The 23,000-seater stadium sold out within 30 minutes of tickets being released.[21]
Lost Highway topped the charts in United States, Japan, Australia, Europe, and Canada. The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album and the albums first single "(You Want To) Make a Memory" was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 2008 Grammy Awards. The albums third single "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" won the CMT Music Award for the Collaborative Video of the Year in 2008.[22] Presenter LeAnn Rimes accepted the award on behalf of the band, as Bon Jovi was not at the awards ceremony.[23] The song was also nominated for the Academy of Country Music Award for Vocal Event of the Year.[24]
In October 2007 the band announced the Lost Highway Tour. Starting with the 10 shows to open the brand new, Newark, New Jersey Prudential Center, the band toured Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the U.S. and then Europe, finishing in the summer. In early December 2007 the band took time off from their Canadian tour to become the first ever American band to headline the Royal Variety Performance in Liverpool, England, performing in front of the Queen herself.[25] While the band was on tour in Australia, Bon Jovi have landed eight albums in ARIA Charts in the wake of their first tour in 12 years.
The tour was the highest grossing tour of 2008 in Billboard's rankings, with ticket sales of $210.6 million, reported from November 14, 2007 through Nov.11, 2008.[26] In all, 2,157,675 tickets were sold during 2008.[26] Combined with $16.4 million in 2007 from the Newark shows, making a combined gross of $227 million in ticket sales. In Pollstar's calculus for North America, the Lost Highway Tour had the highest gross for 2008 at $70.4 million.[27]
[edit] The Circle and Greatest Hits (2009–present)
Main articles: The Circle (Bon Jovi album) and The CircleIn April 2009, Phil Griffin's documentary on the band, "When We Were Beautiful", debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival, chronicling Bon Jovi's ups and downs over 25 years and following the band on their latest Lost Highway tour.
In June 2009, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame. That month they also recorded a cover of the song "Stand By Me" with Iranian singer Andy Madadian, to show solidarity for those affected by political unrest in Iran. Parts of the song were sung in Persian.
On November 10, 2009, the band released their 11th studio album, entitled The Circle. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 163 000 copies in its first week. The album is a return to rock n' roll after their Nashville influenced album, Lost Highway. To promote the album, Bon Jovi performed "We Weren't Born to Follow", the first single off the album, on the result show of the rock week of the TV show, The X-Factor. The song also was performed during the Fest der Freiheit on November 9 in Berlin, a memorial for the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
On December 12, 2009, Bon Jovi were ranked #9 on Billboard's top 25 touring artists of the decade after grossing (US)$419,481,741 from 249 shows, of which 244 were sellouts.[28]
On January 31, 2010, Bon Jovi performed for the first time at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. They performed the songs “We Weren’t Born to Follow” off their new album The Circle, “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” from their album Have a Nice Day, and fans voted for the last song and chose “Livin’ on a Prayer.” Bon Jovi was nominated for a 2010 Grammy for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for "We Weren't Born To Follow."
Bon Jovi headed out on the road once again on February 19, 2010, embarking on The Circle Tour, their largest tour since the Jersey Syndicate tour in the late 1980s. When it concludes in 2011, the tour will have consisted of 135 shows in 30 countries.[29]
On April 11, 2010, Bon Jovi played in Dallas. A short stream of this show was available through the band's website, and viewers were able to buy tickets to three of their shows in Toronto, Chicago, and New Jersey all of which would happen this coming summer.
On April 19, it was announced that special editions of Bon Jovi albums from 1984 to 2007 will be released. These albums will feature new artwork and photos from the time period of when the albums were released. They will also feature live recordings of select songs on the album recorded on the tour that supported the album. The albums were released on May 11.
Bon Jovi had planned to release a greatest hits album in 2009, but the project got sidelined after the group came up with enough material for a brand new studio album, Jon commenting that "the state of the world at this point in time gave us a lot to write about". That doesn't mean the best-of set has been put on hold forever, Jon says "it will come out in 2010". Along with a few never-before-released songs, the compilation will also feature tracks not featured on Bon Jovi's 1994 Cross Road greatest hits. "It'll be a new greatest hits because the last one was 15 years ago in'94. So you had everything from These Days forward. And what is this my fifth album in this decade? So at least six studio records and a solo thing. And then I'm sure you'll still end up having to put 'Living On A Prayer' on it but there won't be 'Runaway' on it. It won't have the early early stuff because we'll have had more hits since then."[1]
In July 2010 Bon Jovi posted pictures on their Facebook page from the photo shoot for the Greatest Hits album, suggesting a release in late 2010.
[edit] Band members
- Current members
- Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1983–present)
- Richie Sambora – lead guitar, backing vocals, talkbox (1983–present)
- Tico Torres – drums, percussion (1983–present)
- David Bryan – keyboards, piano, backing vocals (1983–present)
- Hugh McDonald – bass, backing vocals (1994–present, unofficially a member)
- Touring musicians
- Bobby Bandiera – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2003–present – live only)
- Jeff Kazee – organ, backing vocals (2003–06 – live only)
- Lorenza Ponce – violin, backing vocals (2007–09 – live)
- Kurt Johnston – pedal steel, backing vocals (2007 – live)
- Former members
- Alec John Such – bass guitar, backing vocals (1983–94). Returned for one live performance of "Wanted Dead or Alive" in New Jersey in 2001.
[edit] Discography
Main article: Bon Jovi discography
- Studio albums
- Bon Jovi (1984)
- 7800° Fahrenheit (1985)
- Slippery When Wet (1986)
- New Jersey (1988)
- Keep the Faith (1992)
- These Days (1995)
- Crush (2000)
- Bounce (2002)
- This Left Feels Right (2003)
- Have a Nice Day (2005)
- Lost Highway (2007)
- The Circle (2009)
- Compilation albums
- Cross Road: Greatest Hits (1994)
- Tokyo Road: Best of Bon Jovi (2001)
- Greatest Hits (2010)
- Live albums
- Box Sets
[edit] Festival appearances
List of Bon Jovi festival appearances [2][30]
- HullabaLOU Music Festival, Louisville, KY, USA (July 23, 2010)
- Rock in Rio Festival, Madrid, Spain (June 2010)
- Summerfest 2009, Milwaukee, WI, USA (June-July 2009)
- New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA, USA (April 2009) [3]
- Rock in Rio Festival, Lisbon, Portugal (May-June 2008) [4]
- Live Earth 2007, East Rutherford, NJ, USA (July 2007) [5]
- Summerfest 2007, Milwaukee, WI, USA (June-July 2007) [6]
[edit] Tours
- Bon Jovi Tour
- 7800 Degrees Fahrenheit Tour
- Slippery When Wet Tour
- New Jersey Syndicate Tour
- Keep the Faith Tour
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour
- These Days Tour
- Crush Tour
- One Wild Night Tour
- Bounce Tour
- Have a Nice Day Tour
- Lost Highway Tour
- The Circle Tour
[edit] See also
- Best selling music artists
- Bon Jovi discography
- Bon Jovi outtakes
- Jon Bon Jovi
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart
[edit] References
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- Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. London: Rough Guides. ISBN 1-85828-201-2.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Allmusic.com
- ^ Rollingstone.com
- ^ Dimery 2006 pg. 552, "Bon Jovi did the unthinkable with this album-they turned heavy metal into a pop genre that women would be able to love."
- ^ Buckley 2003, p. 97, "Heavy metal is played by big ugly men with greasy hair and bad teeth. Or so everyone thought until Bon Jovi came along...The 'pop metal' tag is one that will follow Bon Jovi for eternity,"
- ^ BBC.co.uk
- ^ "Bon Jovi History". Historyking.com. http://www.historyking.com/Music-History/Bon-Jovi-History.html. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ http://www.bonjovi.com/story/news-live/bon_jovi_to_play_in_peru_in_september_2010
- ^ "Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful". Top 40 Charts.com. 2009-04-06. http://top40-charts.com/news/Metal-Hard-Rock/BON-JOVI-WHEN-WE-WERE-BEAUTIFUL--Documentary-Celebrates-Bands-25-Year-Career/47464.html. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ "Bon Jovi to enter UK Hall of Fame". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-10-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6055938.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ Bon Jovi honored at American Music Awards
- ^ Bon Jovi honored at American Music Awards
- ^ "Bon Jovi: Summary". TV.com. CBS Interactive. http://www.tv.com/bon-jovi/person/591904/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ Billboard.com 1987
- ^ Metrolyrics.com
- ^ American-music-awards
- ^ 1988 Pcavote.com
- ^ UK Charts
- ^ "海外グループの歴代アルバム初動売上記録TOP3". oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/73631/full/#rk_top3. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ^ "Everything Bon Jovi". http://www.everythingbonjovi.com/Discography/Albums/132-Sex-Sells.
- ^ MSN.com
- ^ "Bon Jovi sell out first Dome gig". BBC News. April 20, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6575577.stm. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ "2008 Winners". CMT. 2008. http://www.cmt.com/microsites/cmt-music-awards/2008/winners.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ "Backstage With Rascal Flatts, LeAnn Rimes, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss". CMT. 2008-04-16. http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1585690/backstage-with-rascal-flatts-leann-rimes-robert-plant-and-alison-krauss.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ "43rd Academy of Country Music Awards". CBS. http://www.cbs.com/specials/43acma/. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ "Bon Jovi top Royal Variety bill". BBC News. 2007-11-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7080509.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ a b Waddell, Ray (2008-12-11). "Bon Jovi Scores 2008's Top-Grossing Tour". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/bon-jovi-scores-2008-s-top-grossing-tour-1003921575.story. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ^ "Madonna biggest 2008 North American tour attraction". Reuters. Yahoo! News. 2008-12-30. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081230/music_nm/us_tours. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ "Top 25 Touring Artists of the Decade". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/features/top-touring-artists-of-the-decade-1004053065.story. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ^ "Bon Jovi Announces Meadowloands Concerts". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/news/bon-jovi-announces-meadowlands-concerts-1004029629.story. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ^ "Bon Jovi Festival Appearances". Bon Jovi. FanShake. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. http://www.fanshake.com/artists/bon-jovi/detail/. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
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Rock of Ages Original Broadway Cast Recording Music various Lyrics various Book Chris D'Arienzo Productions 2006 Los Angeles Trial
2008 Off-Broadway
2009 Broadway
2010 Toronto
2010 US Tour
2011 Melbourne
2011 FilmRock of Ages is a rock/jukebox musical, with a book by Chris D'Arienzo, built around classic rock hits from the 1980s, especially from the famous glam metal bands of the decade. The musical features songs from Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Steve Perry, Poison and Asia, among other well-known rock bands [2]. It is directed by Kristin Hanggi and choreographed by Kelly Devine with music supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations by Ethan Popp. The show is noted for being more lighthearted and comedic than other shows on Broadway. During performance, the performers frequently break the "fourth wall", directly addressing the audience and seemingly forgetting (or perhaps reminding the audience) that they are actors in a play.
Contents
Synopsis
Act I
Narrator Lonny sets up the story: In the late 1980s, an aspiring rocker, Drew Bowie, works as a busboy in the Hollywood bar/club The Bourbon Room, owned by Dennis Dupree ("Just Like Paradise/Nothing But A Good Time"). He falls instantly for a cute girl, Sherrie, who arrives from Kansas hoping to make it big in acting ("Sister Christian"). After being hired by the bar, Sherrie urges Drew to go after his dreams ("I Wanna Rock").
German city developers, Hertz and his son Franz, convince the city's mayor to abandon the "sex, drugs and rock-n-roll" lifestyle of the Sunset Strip to introduce "clean living" into the area, much to the anger of the Mayor's city planner, Regina. ("We Built This City"). It is revealed that the Bourbon will be torn down in the process, and Dennis comes up with the idea to get money by having rock star Stacee Jaxx play his last show with his band Arsenal there ("Too Much Time On My Hands"). Regina begins protesting Hertz and Franz ("We're Not Gonna Take It").
Meanwhile, Sherrie can't get along with her parents over the phone, and Drew struggles to write lyrics that mean something ("More Than Words/To Be With You/Heaven"). Sherrie then accepts Drew's invitation to have a picnic at a place overlooking Los Angeles ("Waiting For A Girl Like You"). There, he mistakenly suggests that the two are just friends to calm their nerves, disappointing both of them and ruining the date.
Stacee Jaxx arrives at the Bourbon and gives an interview about his life ("Wanted Dead Or Alive"). Thinking she means nothing to Drew, Sherrie is immediately smitten. The two end up having sex in the men's bathroom ("I Want To Know What Love Is"). Subsequently, Drew proves his musical ability in the club and is chosen to open for Stacee. Stacee tells Dennis to fire Sherrie before Arsenal begins performing, and his guitarist ends up knocking him out. A record producer in the club suggests Drew take over, and then offers him a contract, which he accepts, and he angrily brushes off Sherrie when she is fired ("Cum On Feel The Noize"). Regina continues protesting ("We're Not Gonna Take It [Reprise]").
An upset Sherrie meets Justice, the owner of a nearby strip club (though she clearly prefers the term "gentleman's club") called the Venus Club. She relates to Sherrie's story, saying that many of the small-town girls hoping to hit it big in LA end up making a living as strippers. Much to her dislike, she accepts Justice's offer to work in her club ("Harden My Heart/Shadows of the Night"). Everyone finds themselves alone - Drew signing with the record company, Sherrie fending for herself, Regina protesting, Dennis defending his club ("Here I Go Again").
Act II
Hertz and Franz begin demolition on the Sunset Strip, alienating them from each other as Franz falls for Regina and sees "the error of their ways". Dennis and Lonny join in the fight with little success ("The Final Countdown"). Meanwhile, Drew's rocker image is upsetting the record producer, and Sherrie is learning how things work at the Venus Club ("Any Way You Want It/I Wanna Rock [Reprise]"). They then meet on the street, she embarrassed with her job and he admitting that his record company is turning his image to that of a boy band. They argue and Sherrie admits that she was crazy about Drew, but he said they were friends. They sadly part ways ("High Enough").
Stacee arrives at the Venus Club and is pleased to see Sherrie there, and after being forced to give him a lapdance, she subsequently beats him up while dancing ("I Hate Myself For Loving You/Heat Of The Moment"). Drew arrives to admit his feelings to her, but become disheartened when he sees the two in a suggestive position. Justice later tells Drew that as soon as he left, Sherrie punched Stacee in the jaw.
Regina continues her protest against the destruction of the Strip, but yields no success. She convinces Franz to stand up to his father if he does not believe in this cause. Franz admits he's had dreams of his own, namely to open a confectioner's store back home in Germany. He finally rebels against his father and admits his love for Regina ("Hit Me With Your Best Shot"). Dennis and Lonny, upset at the loss of The Bourbon Room, hilariously suggest they had feelings for each other ("Can't Fight This Feeling").
Sherrie decides to leave the strip club after upsetting Drew, and Justice tells her that she had a similar experience with her first love. Everyone is upset as they move on with their lives ("Every Rose Has Its Thorn"). Drew realizes none of his dreams have come true- he still isn't a rock star, and Sherrie has left for a midnight train. Lonny arrives to tell him to make his own destiny; its up to him to get the girl. He decides to go after Sherrie ("Oh Sherrie"). He reaches her in time, and they realize their love was always there, and forgive each other ("The Search Is Over").
In the end, the Bourbon Room is spared demolition and washed-up Stacee Jaxx (who has been charged with statutory rape) has since moved to Uruguay ("Renegade"). Franz makes up with Hertz, and opens his confectionery store in Germany. He and Regina have a long distance relationship. Dennis passes away. Sherrie and Drew move to Glendale and have a child, and Lonny notes how in Los Angeles, sometimes the dreams you come with aren't always the dreams you leave with, but they still rock ("Don't Stop Believin").
Productions
Los Angeles (2006)
The musical premiered in Los Angeles at The Vanguard Hollywood in January 2006 where it played for six weeks. Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde) played the role of Sherrie in this early production.[1]
Off-Broadway (2008-09)
The Off-Broadway run began at New World Stages in New York City on October 16, 2008 and ran through January 4, 2009, featuring Constantine Maroulis, Paul Schoeffler and Will Swenson in the cast.[2]
Broadway (2009-)
The production transferred to Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre with previews beginning March 20, 2009, and officially opening on April 7, 2009.[3] The musical is scheduled to open in the West End in 2010[4]
The show's band has significant stage time compared to other musicals' bands and orchestras. The band was dressed in typical metal heads costumes as Stacee's back up band and they are always on stage. The drummer was placed inside a cage that jokingly said "Please don't feed the drummer". One of the guitarists in the stage band, Joel Hoekstra, is a member of Night Ranger, whose song "Sister Christian" is performed in the show.
Toronto (2010-)
The musical held an open call in October 2009 looking for fresh new faces. In December 2009 the cast was selected and quickly rehearsed for a performance on City TV's New Year's Eve Special. Previews began on April 20, 2010 at The Royal Alexandra Theatre Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with the official opening on May 11, 2010. This production opened with rave reviews from all Toronto critics.[5]
1st National US tour (2010-)
The US tour will begin at The Bank of America Theatre in Chicago, Illinois on September 21, 2010. The tour will then visit sixty additional venues. Tour stops include: Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Orlando and more to be announced.[6]. Constantine Maroulis has been confirmed to reprise the role of Drew for the tour.
Melbourne (2010-)
The musical is scheduled to premiere in Australia in April 2011 with a run scheduled for Melbourne's Comedy Theatre.[7]
Film (2011)
The film rights have been sold to New Line Cinema.[8] The film is expected to be directed by Adam Shankman and is expected to begin production in the Summer of 2010, for release in 2011.[9].
Casts of major productions
Original Broadway cast
The 2008 cast.
Role Original Broadway Cast Current Broadway Cast Drew Bowie Constantine Maroulis Constantine Maroulis Sherrie Christian Amy Spanger Emily Padgett Stacee Jaxx/Sherrie's Father James Carpinello James Carpinello Dennis/Record Company Man Adam Dannheisser Adam Dannheisser Lonny/Record Company Man Mitchell Jarvis Mitchell Jarvis Justice/Sherrie's Mother Michele Mais Michele Mais Regina/Candi Lauren Molina Josephine R. Roberts Franz Wesley Taylor Derek St. Pierre Hertz Paul Schoeffler Paul Schoeffler Broadway cast replacement history
Role Notable Replacements Drew Bowie Joey Taranto Sherrie Christian Savannah Wise, Kerry Butler, Emily Padgett Stacee Jaxx/Sherrie's Father Mitchell Jarvis Lonny/Record Company Man Jay Klaitz Regina/Candi Josephine R. Roberts Franz Tom Lenk, Derek St. Pierre Hertz Don Stephenson Original Toronto cast
Character Original Toronto Cast Drew Yvan Pedneault Sherrie Elicia MacKenzie Stacee Jaxx/Sherrie's Father Peter Deiwick Dennis/Record Company Man David W. Keeley Lonny/Record Company Man Aaron Walpole Franz Cody Scott Lancaster Justice/Sherrie's Mother Angela Teek Regina/Candi Adrienne Dennis Hertz Victor A. Young On July 25th, 2010 Josephine R. Roberts will be leaving the Toronto company to take on the role of Regina on Broadway. Adrienne Merell will be taking over for the rest of the Toronto run.
Musical numbers
- Act I
- "Just Like Paradise/Nothin' but a Good Time" - Entire Company
- "Sister Christian" - Sherrie, Drew, Stacee Jaxx & Company
- "We Built This City/Too Much Time on My Hands" - Drew, Stacee Jaxx, Dennis, Regina & Company
- "I Wanna Rock" - Drew, Sherrie & Company
- "We're Not Gonna Take It" - Regina & Ensemble
- "Heaven/More Than Words/To Be with You" - Sherrie, Drew & Company
- "Waiting for a Girl Like You" - Drew, Sherrie, Stacee Jaxx & Company
- "Wanted Dead or Alive" - Sherrie, Stacee Jaxx & Ensemble
- "I Want to Know What Love Is" - Drew, Sherrie, Stacee Jaxx & Ensemble
- "Come On Feel the Noise/We're Not Gonna Take It (reprise) - Drew & Company
- "Harden My Heart/Shadows of the Night" - Sherrie, Justice, Lonny & Company
- "Here I Go Again" - Entire Company
- Act II
- "The Final Countdown" - Regina, Dennis, Lonny, Franz, Hertz & Ensemble
- "Any Way You Want It/I Wanna Rock (reprise)" - Drew, Sherrie, Justice, Record Company Man & Ensemble
- "High Enough" - Sherrie, Drew & Company
- "I Hate Myself for Loving You/Heat of the Moment" - Sherrie, Drew, Stacee Jaxx & Company
- "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" - Regina, Franz, Hertz & Ensemble
- "Can't Fight This Feeling" - Dennis, Lonny & Company
- "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - Sherrie, Drew, Justice, Stacee Jaxx, Franz, Hertz & Ensemble
- "Oh Sherrie" - Drew & Sherrie
- "The Search Is Over" - Drew, Sherrie & Company
- "Renegade" - Stacee Jaxx and Company +
- "Don't Stop Believin'" - Entire Company
+ - not on Broadway Cast Recording
The song "Rock of Ages" by Def Leppard is not in the musical because Universal Music Group did not allow the producers to get licenses for their songs.
Awards and nominations
The show was nominated for five Tony Awards: Best Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for Constantine Maroulis, Best Direction of a Musical for Kristin Hanggi, Best Costume Design for Gregory Gale and Best Sound Design for Peter Hylenski, but did not win any.[10] It also received two Drama League nominations: Distinguished Production of a Musical and Distinguished Performance for Constantine Maroulis [11], as well as two Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for Outstanding New Broadway Musical and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for Wesley Taylor[12] In June 2009, The Boulevard Magazine featured Rock of Ages as their June - July 2009 Cover with inside features on Constantine Maroulis and Director Kristin Hanggi [13]
On July 1, 2009, after a matinee performance of Rock of Ages, the cast set a new Guinness World Record for the Largest Air Guitar Ensemble. A total of 810 participants, including audience members and fans, shattered the previous record of 440 people playing air guitar simultaneously.[14]
In March 2010, while starring as Drew in the Broadway production, Constantine Maroulis received the honor of being immortalized in a caricature at Sardi's, taking his place alongside other Broadway luminaries similarly honored at the legendary New York City establishment.[15][16]
Golden Mullet Awards
On October 26, 2009, the show hosted the first annual "Golden Mullet Awards" after the 8pm performance. Billed as "Broadway's fourth biggest night", the show gave out "Golden Mullets" (a mock of the Tony Award) to the best on Broadway. Many of the categories that used for the awards were also puns of songs from Rock of Ages itself.
The winners were:
- Nothin' But A Kick-Ass Band - Arsenal (Rock of Ages)
- Can't Fight This Feeling to Touch Your Hair - Will Swenson (Hair)
- Waiting For A Villain Like You - Christopher Sieber (Shrek the Musical)
- Cast Most Likely to Dance On a Car in a Whitesnake Video - In The Heights
- Best "In The Heat Of The Moment" Moment - Constantine Maroulis and Kerry Butler (Rock of Ages)
One more award was presented to Bret Michaels of the band Poison in jest of his infamous injury at the 2009 Tony Awards, where after he was finished performing with the cast of Rock of Ages, a descending set piece knocked him down and broke his nose.
References
- ^ "Laura Bell Bundy Stars in 'Rock of Ages' Tuner in LA Jan 26 - Feb 18", www.broadwayworld.com, November 30, 2005
- ^ New World Stages website newworldstages.com
- ^ Rock of Ages Storms To Broadway 4/7, Previews Begin 3/20 www.broadwayworld.com
- ^ "Rock of Ages Bang up for 2010 London Opening???", whatsonstage.com
- ^ Official site of Rock of Ages rockofagesmusical.com, retrieved December 1, 2009
- ^ BWW News Desk.ROCK OF AGES Launches 60-City National Tour in Chicago, 9/21".broadwayworld.com, March 1, 2010
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- ^ Photo Coverage: 'ROCK OF AGES' Meets the Press BroadwayWorld.com March 4, 2009 broadwayworld.com
- ^ Hetrick, Adam."Shankman Will Direct Rock of Ages on Screen" playbill.com, October 20, 2009
- ^ "Nominees and Winners-The Shows", tonyawards.com, accessed May 12, 2009
- ^ "The Drama League Awards, 2009", dramaleague.org, accessed May 12, 2009
- ^ Lipton, B."Billy Elliot, Shrek Top Outer Critics Circle Award" theatermania.com, May 11, 2009
- ^ The Boulevard Magazine
- ^ Zielinski, Peter James. "Photo Coverage: ROCK OF AGES Breaks Guinness World Record for Largest Air Guitar Ensemble!". Broadwayworld.com. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_ROCK_OF_AGES_Breaks_Guinness_World_Record_for_Largest_Air_Guitar_Ensemble_20090702. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "Rock of Ages Star Maroulis to Be Honored with Sardi's Caricature". Playbill.com. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/137842-Rock-of-Ages-Star-Maroulis-to-Be-Honored-with-Sardis-Caricature. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ Lipton, Brian Scott. ""PHOTO FLASH: Rock of Ages' Constantine Maroulis Receives Sardi's Caricature"". Theatermania.com. http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/03-2010/photo-flash-rock-of-ages-constantine-maroulis-rece_25887.html. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
External links
- Official site of Rock of Ages
- Internet Broadway Database listing
- Internet Off-Broadway Database listing
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Il se masturbe en épiant ses voisins sur un trampoline - 7sur7
Il se masturbe en épiant ses voisins sur un trampoline
James Burden, un homme de 55 ans, a été repéré à cinq heures du matin en train d'épier ses voisins sur un trampoline, tout en se masturbant. Le tribunal a décidé qu'il n'irait pas en prison, rapporte la BBC.
L'Ecossais a été repéré en mars à cinq heures du matin par un voisin. Burden sautait sur son trampoline, son sexe dans une main et dans l'autre une cigarette. L'homme regardait ses voisins à l'aide de son trampoline. Ceux-ci ont immédiatement alerté la police, qui a inculpé Burden."Pour le plaisir"
Burden a lui-même dit à la police qu'il s'était rendu sur son trampoline pour aller se masturber. Lorsque les agents lui ont demandé pourquoi il faisait cela, il a répondu: "Juste pour le plaisir. Je regardais vers la fenêtre de mes voisins, parce que je voyais une lumière allumée. Je ne voulais pas que quelqu'un me voit."L'Ecossais est désormais fiché dans le registre des délinquants sexuels, mais le tribunal a décidé qu'il n'irait pas en prison. Il doit juste se tenir calme durant trois ans. S'il ne l'est pas, il pourrait être expulsé de chez lui. (Ch.D.)
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August 4, 2010
Minnie Ripperton Soul Train (No lion)
Minnie Ripperton Soul Train (No lion)
DogmeatMinnie Ripperton Soul Train (No lion)Sex Pistols Inspiration? Wurzels 'Combine Harvester' (to tune of Rollerskating Song) via Stewart McSherry Facebook
via youtube.com"i'm guessing this song and band in 76 (number 1 in top of the pops for that year)
inspired the sex pistols... and the 2008 tour was named after this song.... thoughts?"Posted via email from Dogmeat
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