Rock of Ages: Kate Rockwell & Teresa Stanley

Kate Rockwell and Teresa Stanley will join the cast of the five-time Tony Award nominated musical Rock of Ages on 21 Jan 2013.

Rockwell will assume the role of 'Sherrie' from Ashley Spencer, and Stanley will assume the role of 'Justice' from Michele Mais. Spencer and Mais will both play their final performance on 20 Jan 2013.

Kate Rockwell, who currently stars on Broadway as 'Skylar' in 'Bring It On: The Musical,' was a finalist on NBC's "Grease: You're The One That I Want" before making her Broadway debut as 'Margot' in 'Legally Blonde,' followed by the 2009 Broadway revival of 'Hair.'

Teresa Stanley made her Broadway debut in the ensemble of 'A Color Purple,' performed in the 30th Anniversary tour of 'Ain't Misbehavin'' and played the role of 'Justice' in the First National Tour of 'Rock of Ages.'

The five-time Tony Award nominated musical opened on Broadway on 7 Apr 2009 at the Brooks Atkinson, where it previwed from 17 Mar 2009. The show played its final performance at the Brooks Atkinson on 9 Jan 2011, it then resumed performances at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre on 24 Mar 2011, where it is currently booking through to 02 Jun 2013.

Rock of Ages opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre to mixed reviews: "A seriously silly, absurdly enjoyable arena-rock musical" (New York Times), "an irresistible, offbeat trip of a show that hits all the right notes." (NY1); "cheesy exercise in rock nostalgia" (Hollywood Reporter); "a somewhat glib nostalgia trip" (NewsDay).

In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker and in LA's most famous rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the '80s. It's Rock of Ages, an arena-rock love story told through the mind-blowing, face-melting hits of Journey, Bon Jovi, Foreigner and many more.

Rock of Ages' principal cast currently features Adam Dannheisser (Dennis), Genson Blimline (Lonny)
Michele Mais (Justice), Paul Schoeffler (Hertz), Ashley Spencer (Sherrie), Joey Calveri (Stacee Jaxx), Cody Scott Lancaster (Franz), Josephine Rose Roberts (Regina), Justin Matthew Sargent (Drew).

The show is written by Chris D'Arienzo, directed by Kristin Hanggi and choreographed by Kelly Devine (Jersey Boys - Associate Choreographer).

Scenic design is by Beowulf Boritt, costume design is by Gregory Gale, lighting design is by Jason Lyons (The Threepenny Opera) and sound design is by Peter Hylenski.

The off Broadway engagement of Rock of Ages opened on 16 Oct 2008 at New World Stages and played its final performance on 4 Jan 2009 after 17 preview and 93 regular performances. The show made its world premiere in Los Angeles at The Vanguard for a limited 4-week run and was extended to 7 weeks by popular demand.

The musical was adapted into a movie in 2012. Directed by Adam Shankman, the film stars Tom Cruise as 'Stacee Jaxx.'

Rock of Ages is produced on Broadway by Matthew Weaver, Carl Levin, Jeff Davis, Barry Habib, Scott Prisand, and Corner Store Fund I, in association with Janet Billig Rich, Hillary Weaver, Toni Habib, Stefany & Simon Bergson, Charles Rolecek, Susanne Brook, Israel Wolfson, Max Gottlieb, Jennifer Maloney and Prospect Pictures.