Wow, what a show!!
However, it's not just a show about a radio DJ and his epic battle for the freedom of musical expression, there's a subtext in the show about a period in American history where civil rights and racism was being fought behind the scenes and in the headlines and in Congress that centered around the music industry and the airwaves.
The show highlights the first major stars of new genre of music. From Little Richard to Jerry Lee Lewis to LaVern Baker, Buddy Holly, Frankie Lymon, Screamin Jay Hawkins and Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and more.
Each artist portrayed to perfection and singing their hearts out with such incredible voices and musical talent that throughout the whole show they had the audience jumping and jivin and waving their hands in the air, and singing and shouting like teenagers.
The show is genuinely exciting from start to finish !!
Now, lets talk about three of the shows main stars.
Ever hear of Constantine Maroulis?
You should have. He's the guy in the hat that I'm standing with outside the theatre. This guy has certainly earned the star on his dressing room door. He got a Tony Award Nomination for Best Actor in Rock of Ages and was in Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Rent, Jekyll and Hyde, and a lot more, and I guess I should have watched "American Idol" more because he got his star there, but what a talent. The second he walks on stage and into his key light, he just takes command of the whole show and captivates everyone in the audience with an absolutely thrilling performance.
However, almost as amazing is one of the actors who you've seen 100 times but still might not know his name.
Joe Pantoliano. He's the actor shown being interviewed on my old friend Eli Marcus's "The Motivation Show" at www.EliMarcusSuccess.com
Eli joined me a few years back in a series of seminars I called "Time To Evolve" about conscious evolution and energized the audience with his larger than life personality and boundless enthusiasm for living and is the perfect person to interview Joe Pantoliano, a prolific character actor who we know from The Matrix, Empire of the Sun, The Fugitive , the Sopranos, Risky Business, Memento (a favorite of mine) and a list of over 150 films, television and stage productions.
Joe plays Leo Mintz and Morris Levy in the musical and though I didn't recognize him at first, once I did, my eyes just stayed fixed on him, fascinated with his versatility and presence on the stage.
Then there's Rodrick Covington who plays Little Richard with such ease and visual likeness you thought Little Richard was making a guest appearance.
There are too many great performers and too many iconic Rock and Roll songs packed into this musical to go into here,
but all I can tell you is when the Rock Man Rolls around again, be sure not to miss it. It's a real gem
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