School of Rock (musical)

School of Rock
The Musical
Broadway promotional poster
Music	Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics	Glenn Slater
Book	Julian Fellowes
Basis	School of Rock by Mike White
Premiere	November 9, 2015: Winter Garden Theatre, New York City
Productions	2015 Broadway 2016 West End 2017 North American Tour 2021 UK Tour
Awards	Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music

School of Rock is a rock musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater and a book by Julian Fellowes. Based on the 2003 film of the same name, written by Mike White, the musical follows Dewey Finn, an out-of-work rock singer and guitarist who pretends to be a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. After identifying the musical talent in his students, Dewey forms a band of fifth-graders, in an attempt to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands contest.

The musical made its Broadway debut and world premiere on December 6, 2015, at the Winter Garden Theatre, following previews from November 9, 2015, directed by Laurence Connor and starring Alex Brightman as Dewey Finn and Sierra Boggess as Rosalie Mullins. The musical made its West End debut at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on November 14, 2016.