Rock Of Ages Rocked Out At 106.7 LITE FM's Broadway In Bryant Park Last Week

You heard right folks! Constantine is back! *Cue every screaming thespian who has had the opportunity to see him perform.* I got to see him perform as Drew way back when the show first opened, so this truly is a treat.

I must say, this cast is TO DIE FOR! I love 'em, and I'm a 'well the original cast was better because....'

Check out this super rad interview that PRTC had the gnarly opportunity to conduct last week at Broadway In Bryant Park.

If you haven't yet, gear toward the park this coming Thursday, the last BIBP of the season!  

Matilda, On The Town, Mamma Mia! and MOTOWN will be performing!

Describe the show in one word
Constantine: Fun
Josephine Rose Roberts: Amazing
Katie Webber: Loud [Laughter]

Favorite song to perform

Constantine: Probably the Heaven medley. It's a great moment in the show. We really see Drew and Sherry's characters coming together. We see the potential. And we see that love is maybe greater than Rock and Roll at the end of the day.

Josephine Rose Roberts: Harden My Heart/Shadows of The Night for sure
Katie Webber: Probably Don't Stop Believing

Describe your character in one word

Constantine: Affable.

Josephine Rose Roberts: Feisty
Katie Webber: Bitch [Laughter]

What has been your favorite memory with the cast since joining the show?

Constantine: Oh my gosh, there have been so many from performing on the Tony's to the Tonight Show, and touring all across the country, being a part of the film, so there's a long list of stuff. It's a tremendous thing to be part of. It's a dream really to just create a role on Broadway and be able to see it become a global sensation. Nearly six years later on Broadway and beyond, it's pretty awesome stuff. 

Josephine Rose Roberts: Honestly? Every night.
Katie Webber: Honestly, with my girl Becky over here in the dressing room. It's just pre-show. We put on Fancy by Iggy and just rock out before the show, it's the best.

What is your favorite scene in the show overall?

Constantine: Probably the date scene between Drew and Sherry, Waiting For A Girl. It's just a couple of awkward [cough] 20-somethings, coming together. They're there a little bit, but they just keep missing each other so it's an enjoyable sort of sequence for fans and for us as well.

Josephine Rose Roberts: It would probably be towards the end of the show, when they come to an understanding. It's a great song to sing
Katie Webber: I have to say Hold On Littler Girl where I just scream in Sherrie's face.

What do you think makes this show a hit?

Constantine: I mean, there's really a few really key ingridiants. Ya know, the poop jokes, and the White Snake songs are huge, along with the Journey and Bon Jovi and such, but ya know, it's beyond that. It's really a great book by Chris D'Arienzo, great direction. There have been many juke-box musicals with much bigger songs that have failed miserably, and there's something about this that really touches people. It's nostalgic. They root for Drew. They root for Sherry. There's a heartful, great message underneath all of that maniacal comedy. That's what it's really about. It's opened Broadway up to a whole new generation, brought this music back to pop culture and brought a new audience to Broadway as well.

Josephine Rose Roberts: I think we've helped people remember the good times, especially in their lives. The music takes them back to particular moments that they've had that they always want to go back to and by the time they get to Don't Stop Believing, you honestly believe that there's still goodness and fun, and to watch people remember that is the best part.

Katie Webber: The songs, the music, the energy.

What is your favorite 80's rock band?

Constantine: Bon Jovi

Josephine Rose Roberts: Well, Pink Floyd but they're kind of before... all of them! They're the best. 
Katie Webber: I feel like I have to say Twisted Sister

What do you want future audiences to know about the show?

Constantine: I think that the show is so well crafted. Whether I'm in it or not, it keeps working. Not many shows can say they've been on Broadway for six years unless you're Wicked or Lion King or something like that, which are once in a lifetime type of shows. For me I think it's a little sassy for kids probably under 13 or 14, but it's a lot of fun, it's a great family show. We see generations of grandparents, parents, and kids that have all sort of grown up on this catalogue of music and really connected to the characters. Just come, have fun, have a couple drinks, bring your friends. It's a show that if you're trying to figure out what you want to see in New York, you just know you can come to this and have a great time

Josephine Rose Roberts: You might have some downs, or you're not sure, you want to see a "real musical" or you don't and you just want to have a good time... the reason we're so successful is that it all comes together in the show for a unique experience that EVERYONE will love. We've had kids there, and it'll be their first introduction to rock music, and then their parents who grew up on it. Everyone has a good time and whole generations are getting to hear good music but also there's this amazing story that happens. You know, having a dream and thinking "maybe this won't work out this way," and we can all relate to that, but then having it kind of work out in the end. It's EVERYTHING put into one.

Katie Webber: That there is absolutely NO QUESTION about it, you're going to have a great time.

Still haven't? Check out their performances HERE, HERE, and HERE. And catch these lovelies LIVE at the Helen Hays theater. I haven't seen it here yet, but I did get to catch it years back at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.