Cellooo, there's a new musical coming to Broadway, and it's not going to come quietly.
The 2003 movie School of Rock is becoming a Broadway musical. Previews are scheduled to begin Nov. 2, 2015 with an opening night slated for Dec. 6, 2015. No, this is not an article sourced by The Onion. This is really happening. But wait, it gets weirder.
The Broadway musical adaptation of School of Rock will feature music by none other than Andrew Lloyd Webber, you know, the composer behind such gems as Evita, Phantom of the Opera and the incomparable Cats? Glenn Slater, who has provided the lyrics for such recent Broadway musicals as Leap of Faith, Sister Act and The Little Mermaid, will also pen this show. Julian Fellowes, the mind behind Downton Abbey, will supply the book.
Rumors about a musical version of the movie swirled in May, thanks to a report in The Telegraph. When School of Rock takes the stage next fall, it will be the first time since 1971's Jesus Christ Superstar that an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical premiered on Broadway before London's West End.
