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A Jukebox Musical, ‘The Heart of Rock and Roll’ Wins by Not Trying Too Hard. There are genuinely funny lines in this show with music by Huey Lewis and the News, and under Gordon Greenberg’s joyful, ...
So there was no reason for me to be so surprised that “The Heart of Rock & Roll,” the Huey Lewis and the News jukebox musical now having its world premiere at the Old Globe, is set in the present.
When a character in the new musical “The Heart of Rock and Roll” tries to convince his ex to leave her job at a factory that makes shipping materials, he is stunned: “Oh, my god. It’s ...
“The Heart of Rock and Roll,” which does not look like it cost $30 million and is all the better for that, feels happy to play to its target audience of Huey fans who prefer a decent beer to ...
Anthony is bringing his “Jukebox Rocks” Rock ‘n’ Roll Extravaganza show to the Gilmer Civic Center on July 16. The show will also feature special guest Shake, Rattle and Roll, a tribute ...
Most of them arrived when rock and roll was still young. The blueprint was sketchy at best. The rockers of the '50s blazed a trail through the forest of jazz, r&b and pop, but it was paved with a ...
A courtroom scene in “Rock and Roll Man”: Little Richard (Richard Crandle), center, is defense counsel for the disc jockey Alan Freed (Alan Campbell, left) while J. Edgar Hoover (George Wendt ...
The Jukebox Quartet goes electric and performs rock-and-roll hits from Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, and Tool as well as classical music with pieces by Shostakovich. Mendelssohn, and more. “Heavy ...
Welcome to Jukebox Jury, our new music debate show where experts face off and a jury of fans decides the winner. THE CASE: After 50 years on the stage, should classic rockers consider hanging it ...
If only “The Heart of Rock and Roll” were so silly every moment of its two hours and 20 minutes. Offering more than two dozen songs by Huey Lewis and the News, this jukebox musical opened ...