We now know who will be sticking it to the man on Broadway! Spencer Moses (Doctor Zhivago) is set to play Ned, while Mamie Parris (On the Twentieth Century) will take on the role of Patty in Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock—The Musical. They join the previously announced Alex Brightman and Sierra Boggess in the production, which will begin previews on November 9 and officially open on December 6 at the Winter Garden Theatre.
The school kids enrolled in the band will be as follows: Evie Dolan as Katie, Carly Gendell as Marcy, Ethan Khusidman as Mason, Bobbi MacKenzie as Tomika, Dante Melucci as Freddy, Brandon Niederauer as Zack, Luca Padovan as Billy, Jared Parker as Lawrence and Isabella Russo as Summer.
Directed by Les Miz's Laurence Connor, the tuner will feature music from the hit 2003 movie, as well as new songs written by Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, with a book by Downton Abbey’s Julian Fellowes. The film was penned by Mike White, directed by Richard Linklater and starred Jack Black as wannabe rock star Dewey Finn, who poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. When he discovers his students’ musical talents, he enlists his fifth-graders to form a rock group and conquer the Battle of the Bands.
The adult ensemble will include Natalie Charle Ellis, Emily Cramer, Alan H. Green, Michael Hartney, John Hemphill, Merritt David Janes, Lulu Lloyd, Jaygee Macapugay, Cassie Okenka, Patrick O’Neill, Tally Sessions, Jesse Swimm, Jonathan Wagner and Jeremy Woodard. The children’s ensemble will include Taylor Caldwell, Ava Della Pietra, Jeffrey Samuel Kishinevskiy, Sofia Roma Rubino, Jersey Sullivan, Hayden Wall, Corinne Wilson and Shahadi Wright-Joseph.