It might sound lame to suggest that School of Rock works in large part because of the charms of a bunch of adorable kids. Culture > Theatre & Dance > Reviews School of Rock: The Musical, New London Theatre, London, review: A ridiculously entertaining new show . I highly recommend… Melbourne has waited all year for a big budget original musical, and School of Rock is a welcome reward. Like the music he loves, Dewey is loud, immature, messy, self-absorbed, passionate, incapable of complying with any … In School of Rock… In SCHOOL OF ROCK, Jack Black plays Dewey Finn, a musician who doesn't just live for rock -- he barely acknowledges that there is anything else. School of Rock review: Rocking made harder when songs turn to powder. The Late Late Show with James Corden Recommended for you Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size. School of Rock is a film that has a phenomenal performance by Jack Black in a role he was born to play. But rock it doesn’t. Based on the cult film and with a rocking new score from Andrew Lloyd Webber, School of Rock follows slacker Dewey Finn as he turns a class of straight – A students into an ear-popping, riff-scorching, all-conquering rock band! It's a film that proves when you get a lot of talented people together, you can overcome practically anything, including a familiar script. The film manages to not just be funny, however. Andrew Lloyd Webber unleashed his inner child to write the period rock for “School of Rock,” an exuberant feel-good musical based on the beloved 2003 movie starring Jack Black as a wannabe rock musician who puts together a kick-ass band composed of school children. I went to go see School of Rock with a 8 year old, a 10 year old, a 12 year old, and a 15 year old. The motion picture with Jack Black has collected more than 131 million dollars in the world’s box office with the production cost of $ 35 million. James Corden's Electrifying 2019 Tony Awards Opening Number Salutes The Magic Of Live Broadway - Duration: 10:16. Based on the iconic, hit movie, this irresistible new musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn an extra bit of cash by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. School of Rock is a joyful, big hearted show – worth saving up for – that feels as innocent as the kids themselves and loses nothing of the charm of the original. November 16, 2019 — 2.29pm. It’s Melbourne’s turn to climb to the top of Mount Rock, as feel good phenomenon School of Rock makes it’s blistering Australian debut. Until February 1. While teaching these pint-sized prodigies what it means to rock, Dewey falls for the school’s headmistress. School of Rock lacks for some of the mayhem of Matilda, the dash of Spring Awakening, the pathos of Billy Elliot. In the sure hands of Richard Linklater, the film manages to avoid being too formulaic and is incredibly funny throughout. Lavishly produced and impeccably cast, the Australian season is set to exceed expectations and leave… It wants to please and please it does. Read what the critics have to say! By John Shand. 'School of Rock—The Musical' follows Dewey, a wannabe rock star posing as a substitute teacher who turns a class of straight-A students into grade-A rockers.