Falling in love never sounded so good. Featuring dual storylines, Rock of Ages brings the gritty glam of the Sunset Strip (Los Angeles circa 1986ish) to the stage as a high voltage arena-rock opera. A hit with all ages, this “ultimate guilty pleasure” is the weekend’s must-see show!

Rock of Ages
Through Sunday, June 10
Fox Theatre
Tickets starting at $30

Sumptuously stereotypical, Rock of Ages is the amped up love story of Sherrie - a small-town wannabe actress – and Drew, the would-be rockstar hailing from Detroit, Michigan. Follow the emotional roller coaster of youthful infatuation told through the greatest heartbreak ballads of the 80s (including Foreigner’s “Waiting For a Girl Like You”, “I Hate Myself for Loving You” by Joan Jett and Steve Perry’s “Oh, Sherrie”.)

The intertwining second story features a feel-good rebellion to protect property and posterity from urban redevelopers. Hoisting protest signs such as “Strippers Not Strip Malls”, a stalwart band of feminists and nightlife purveyors fight The Man for rights to their city - the ongoing battle is heralded by a montage of hits such as “We Built This City” by Starship and Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead of Alive”.

Rock of Ages is moderately interactive, courtesy of projection screens and a feisty narrator who continuously demolishes the fourth wall. As if two-plus hours of fist-pumping retro rock wasn’t cool enough, the entire score is performed by live band onstage throughout. Best summed up by it’s opening and closing numbers, Rock of Ages engages audiences of all ages for “Nothin’ But a Good Time”, imploring them to “Don’t Stop Believin’” in their dreams of rock and romance.

Showtimes for the weekend vary, but the sequins hit the stage tonight at 8 p.m. A matinee is scheduled Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. While leaving three generations on their feet and singing along, Rock of Ages is a PG-13 show due to some coarse content inherent to the hard rock life.