With a free parking garage, more than a dozen dining options, and access to the Metra UP-NW line all within a three-minute walk from our front doors, the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre makes for an easy night out, no matter where you’re coming from.
Plug in, turn it up, and come feel the noise at Metropolis with an evening of exhilarating power ballads and radical rock anthems! Nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Rock of Ages will take you back to the decade of decadence when everything was larger than life, including the hairstyles.
Directed by three-time Jeff Award-winning Director, Derek Van Barham (Kokandy Productions), this rock n’ roll romance between a small-town girl and a city boy on the iconic Sunset Strip is threatened when developers plan to turn the legendary music venue, The Bourbon Room, into just another corporate abyss.
Will the renegade rockers hold on to that feeling, or will it be the final countdown? Featuring the electrifying rock n’ roll smash hits that defined a decade from bands like Styx, Whitesnake, Pat Benatar, Poison, Twisted Sister, and more, this racy, high-energy romp takes you on an intoxicating journey back to the 1980s when rock, neon, and spandex reigned supreme.
Tickets range from $24 for students to $45. Previews begin May 1, 2025, opens May 3, 2025, and closes May 25, 2025. Runtime is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, with one 15-minute intermission.
The production’s run will feature various theme nights: Ladies ‘80s Night with fun drink specials on 5/8, 5/17, and 5/22. Moms Wanna Rock with Buy One, Get One Free tickets for the performance on Mother’s Day, 5/11. Costume Nights on 5/9, 5/16, and 5/23 where the patron with the best ‘80s get-up will receive a Rock of Ages/Metropolis swag bag.
- Book by Chris D’Arienzo
- Arrangements and Orchestrations by Ethan Popp
Cast:
- Mack Spotts as Drew Boley
- Dani Pike as Sherrie Christian
- Christopher Johnson as Lonny Barnett
- Victor López as Dennis Dupree
- Nathe Rowbotham as Stacee Jaxx | Father
- Natalie Henry as Justice Charlier | Mother
- Sam Hook as Franz Klinemann
- Quinn Kelch as Hertz Klinemann
- Emily McCormick as Regina
- Emily Ling Mei as Constance Sack | Ensemble
- Tyler Meyer as Joey Primo | Ensemble | u/s Franz Klinemann
- Joseph Yanez as Mayor | Ja’Keith Gill | Ensemble | u/s Lonny Barnett
- Hannah Remian as Waitress | Ensemble | u/s Sherrie Christian
- Hailey Brisard as Ensemble | u/s Justice Charlier
- Ava Lane Stovall as Ensemble | u/s Regina
- James Mueller as Ensemble | u/s Drew Boley | u/s Dennis Dupree
- Gabriel Kohlbeck as Ensemble | u/s Stacee Jaxx | u/s Father | u/s Hertz Klinemann
- Angel Diaz as Ensemble Swing | u/s Mayor | u/s Ja’Keith Gill | u/s Joey Primo
- Grace Ridenauer as Ensemble Swing | u/s Mother | u/s Waitress | u/s Constance Sack
Creative team:
- Director, Derek Van Barham
- Music Director, Ken McMullen
- Choreographer, Christopher Kelley
- Associate Choreographer, Quinn Simmons
- Casting Director and Lead Artistic Associate, Robin Hughes
- Stage Manager, Bobby Lee
- Assistant Stage Manager, Alexandra Raffini
- Lighting Designer, G “Max” Maxin IV
- Technical Director, David Moreland
- Sound Designer, Matther R. Chase
- Associate Technical Director, Trevor Turner
- Costume Designer, Rachel Sypniewski
- Wig & Hair Designer, Keith Ryan
- Makeup Designer, Syd Genco
- Props Designer, Bianca Gonzalez
- Intimacy Director/Violence Designer, Claire Yearman
Production Team:
- Wardrobe Supervisor, Miguel Ramos
- Hair/Makeup Supervisor and 2nd Wardrobe Crew, Liesl Hoeldtke
- Spotlight Operator, Nathaniel Denison
- Spotlight Operator, Amy Cole
- Crew/ASM Swing, Zoe Schmidt
- Scenic Charge, David Geinosky
- A2/Run Crew, Amanda Pusateri
- Crew Swing, Andrew Xu
Sponsors
Title Sponsors are Tom & MaryAnn Deming, Supporting Show Sponsors are DoubleTree by Hilton, Chicago Arlington Heights, and Michael & Nancie Freeborn, Props Sponsors are Lynn & Doug Steffen, Season Costume Storage Sponsor is State Farm – Jennifer Burnidge, CLU, ChFC, RICP, Season Paint Sponsor is Marc Poulos Painting and Decorating, and this program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
ROCK OF AGES is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com