This is exemplified in the scene where the children sing an incredible ballad entitled, ‘Listen.’ Throughout the heartfelt song the parents are on the phone or telling them to stop playing rock music. The ensemble also embodies the student’s parents and act like rich people who have kids as accessories and don’t pay attention to their children. All of the different educators were so quirky and in character superbly, especially Ms Sheinkopf played by Markesha McCoy as Principal Mullins’ right-hand woman. Schneebly (Dewey Finn) is all about as they constantly hear music seeping out of his classroom. They play teachers and the staff lounge scenes are a stand-out as they try to see what Mr. The adult ensemble cast all take on multiple roles but illustrate the intricacies of each character splendidly. The whole child ensemble rocked it and danced and sang with such passion and joy it was infectious, in particular Aston Droomer, Elijah Savinskis and Oscar Mulcahy as Mason, Riya Mandrawa, Kayla Muir and Annie Jones as Marcy, Ava Rose Houben-Carter, Ashlyn Norman and Rachel Kipnis as Shonelle, Gabriel Ingram, Lachlan Young and Zac El-Alo as James and Ruby Moore, Maya Corbett and Lucia Schwerdt as Sophie. Amon was the wonderful costume designer of the band at the premiere and uttered the infamous line, ‘You’re tacky and I hate you.’ The sassy and flamboyant role of Billy is amazingly played by Lenny Thomas, Hudson Sharp and Amon Prete. Nadia is very sassy and is such a big presence she was born for the stage. In addition when she storms into the school telling everyone that Dewey isn’t Mr. She commands the stage, particularly when she demands that Dewey pays his rent or he will be kicked out. Nadia is perfectly overbearing as Patty and wants Ned to forget his old rock days and look to a more serious future. Nadia Komazec is absolutely brilliant as the one and only uptight girlfriend of Ned, Patty Di Marco. The breakout moment for Ned is when is has had enough, defys Patty and attends the ‘Battle of the bands’ serving the most rockin’ badass look, it creates a full circle moment for him and he shows off his confident side. It is beautiful to see how Brent and John bounce off each other as old band mates, especially during the scene where they are playing Guitar Hero,’ it is so fun to watch. He lets his girlfriend, Patty walk all over him like a door-mat, he is so loyal to her. One of the best moments for her was in her big song ‘Time to play,’ in this number Stephanie steps up and has a great singing voice as she tells everyone to get in line.Īustralia’s John O’Hara embodied the washed-up rocker turned teacher, Ned Schneebly with his geeky personality he is so perfect for this role. She was very sassy and her unexpected but comedic timing was brilliant. Stephanie owned the stage at the Brisbane opening. Ava McInnes, Stephanie Kipnis and Yvette Pugat all have their chance to step into Summer’s shoes. The band manager herself, Summer Hathaway is a strong, bossy character that you wonder what she will have up her sleeve next. Brent is off-the-charts and oozes the lust for talent that Dewey needs for this role. His singing suits his character’s rock ‘n’ roll vibe which is perfect for the piece. This illustrates that he learns a lot from these children as they do from him. One of the highlights of the show is when you see him listening to the kids and he picks the guitar player, Zach’s song ‘Teacher’s pet’ for them to play at the ‘Battle’ instead of his own. His obvious bond with the kids is so special and he carries the show as equals with the rest of the band. The dry humour that Brent is able to express is hilarious, particularly for the adults watching. Brent really commands the stage and everyone can relate to Dewey, especially in the scene where the children are trying to get him out of bed to attend the ‘Battle of the bands’ when he fails to believe in himself. Along the way he teaches them to stand up for themselves and get their parents and teachers to pay attention to them. His performance as the washed-up failed musician is phenomenal as he teaches the kids of Horace Green what it means to be in a rock band. The founder of the band, Dewey Finn is played by the astounding Brent Hill.
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