School of Rock: Young Actors Edition now live for youth theatres and schools in the US and UK

Today, School of Rock: Young Actors Edition, a new one-hour version (adapted by iTheatrics) of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Julian Fellowes and Glenn Slater’s School of Rock – The Musical for youth theatres and schools, is officially live in both the US and UK markets.

The UK launch today by LW Entertainment, which manages Andrew Lloyd Webber’s body of work, follows an initial release in the US on 4th September by Concord Theatricals US and iTheatrics, the industry leaders in adapting Broadway musicals for schools to perform.

Andrew Lloyd Webber said:

“I am thrilled about the publication of the School of Rock: Young Actors Edition. Ever since I wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for a school in London, I have been passionate about young people discovering music through theatre, find your inner rock, and let the music begin.”

Founder and CEO of iTheatrics, Timothy Allen McDonald said:

“School of Rock: Young Actors Edition gives students the chance to ‘rock hardcore!’ Adapted by iTheatrics and featuring musical keys perfect for young voices (because few have the vocal range of the original ‘Dewey,’ Alex Brightman), with a running time of about 60 minutes, and no requirement for students to play live instruments, this edition makes the show accessible to schools and youth theatres everywhere.”

Becky Shields, Licensing & Production Executive at LW Entertainment said:

“We are so excited to launch School of Rock: Young Actors Edition in the UK, giving young people across the country the chance to be part of this incredible show, rock out and stick it to The Man!”

School of Rock: Young Actors Edition is a testimony to the transformational power of music as it allows all students to become members of the band – no live instrument-playing required. Each show pack of materials includes a downloadable production guide, student vocal book, piano/vocal score, guide vocal tracks, accompaniment tracks, audition sides, official artwork, and instructional choreography and staging videos.

Based on Mike White’s 2003 film of the same name, the 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. There he turns a class of straight–A pupils into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. With a book by Julian Fellowes, lyrics by Glenn Slater and new music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the Young Actors Edition combines favorite tunes from the film with many of Lloyd Webber’s electric original songs for the musical, including “You’re in the Band” and “Stick It to the Man.”

School of Rock – The Musical premiered at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre on December 6, 2015, and before closing four years later, had played over 1,300 performances and was nominated for four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater) and Best Book (Julian Fellowes). The musical was equally lauded in London’s West End, where it opened at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on November 14, 2016. The show was nominated for three Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical, and Lloyd Webber won the Olivier for Outstanding Achievement in Music.

To perform School of Rock: Young Actors edition with your school or youth group, apply for a licence & materials via www.alwshowlicensing.com