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Lloyd Webber, the composer of "The Phantom of the Opera" and
"Cats", announced last December he was bringing to the stage the
movie about wannabe rockstar substitute teacher Dewey Finn, who
forms a band with his young pupils.
Previews begin in New York in November and the show is set to
open in December. It will feature songs from the movie, new
music by Lloyd Webber and a book by "Downton Abbey" creator
Julian Fellowes.
"It kind of takes me back to the time when I was able to write
with children and work with children," Lloyd Webber said of the
new production at the launch of the promotional video on
Wednesday. "It was a bit of fresh air really."
The video shows Finn, played by Broadway actor Alex Brightman,
with the young cast performing "You're In the Band" in the
classroom -- a song where the teacher turns his students into a
rock band.
Viewers can scroll around the room, where the black boards have
references to Lloyd Webber's past musicals and the ceiling shows
the lyrics for the song.
Lloyd Webber said the video was shot in one take.
"It's happening all around you, all in one go. It's all in one
take, you can't edit it because everybody is always in a
different position," he said. "It was a great experiment."
The "School of Rock" film which starred Jack Black as Finn,
grossed more than $131 million at box offices worldwide.
(Reporting By Alicia Powell in New York; Writing by Marie-Louise
Gumuchian in London; Editing by Jeremy Gaunt)
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