Moonlight Stage Productions Is Ready to Rock with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s SCHOOL OF ROCK July 10-27

VISTA, CA (June 25, 2024) – The 43rd season of Moonlight Stage Productions at the Moonlight Amphitheatre continues with School of Rock from July 10-27 at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and are priced $15-$60. To purchase by phone, call (760) 724-2110 or online at moonlightstage.com.

Based on the hit 2003 film, School of Rock follows Dewey Finn, a failed wannabe rock star who is down on his luck. After Dewey is kicked out of his band, and threatened with eviction, his fortunes take a turn for the better when he intercepts a phone call meant for his flatmate, Ned Schneebly. He quickly decides to make a bit of cash and pose as Ned to take up a teaching post at Horace Green, a prestigious prep school. He is horrified to discover that his strait-laced and straight-A students haven’t a clue about rock and roll, and he makes it his mission to educate them. Along the way, Dewey finds romance, self-worth, a proper job, and, most importantly, he teaches the children and their parents the beauty of rock!
The hit show includes music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater and a book by Julian Fellowes.

The Moonlight Production
Jamie Torcellini, Director
Lyndon Pugeda, Music Director
Tamara Paige, Conductor
Bill Burns, Choreographer
Zane Camacho, Dewey Finn
Kelley Dorney, Rosalie Mullins
Drew Bradford, Ned Schneebly
Bryce Hamilton, Ms. Sheinkopf

The students are played by Mason Trueblood, AJ Grange, Eli Pletner, Chloe Oh, Erin Choi, Lilia Varner, Nikko Broitman, Ethan Trueblood, Melvin Matthew Pluciennik, Kaia Wood, Emina Serdarević, Charity Rose, Evelyn Boren.
Rounding out the creative team: Jennifer Edwards (Lighting Designer), Bryon Andersen (Sound Designer), Blake McCarty (Projection Design), Peter Herman (Hair & Wig Design), Bonnie Durben (Properties Coordinator), and Melissa Bonilla (Stage Manager).
The cast also includes Josh Bradford, Michelle Cohen, Kristen Daniels, Dan Mason, Billy McGavin, Greg Nicholas, Piatt Pund, Maybelle Shimizu, Anthony Vacio, EY Washington, and Shanyeyah White.
For more information, call (760) 724-2110 or visit moonlightstage.com.

CALENDAR INFORMATION
“School of Rock”
July 10-27, 2024 at 8 p.m.
Gates open at 6:30 p.m. for dining and picnicking. Table reservations on the Moonlight Patio are available for $5 per person and includes early entry at 6 p.m.
The Moonlight Amphitheatre is located at 1200 Vale Terrace Drive, Vista.

TICKET INFORMATION
Single tickets are priced $15 – $60 with additional general lawn discounts for seniors, students, and the military.

FOOD AND PICNICKING
Bread and Cheese Eatery returns as The Moonlight’s concessionaire. Audiences may reserve a table for $5 a person on the Moonlight Patio to enjoy items from the Bread and Cheese Eatery menu for an additional purchase. Audiences are also invited to bring their own picnic suppers and non-alcoholic beverages into the Amphitheatre. Outside alcohol is not permitted. A variety of wine and beers will be available for purchase from Bread and Cheese Eatery.

MOONLIGHT STAGE PRODUCTIONS 2024 SEASON
“School of Rock” – July 10-27 at 8 p.m.
“Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” – August 14-31
“Tootsie” – September 11-28 at 7:30 p.m.

MOONLIGHT CONCERT SERIES 2024
José Feliciano & Tito Puente Jr. and His Orchestra – August 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Yesterday & Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience – August 2 at 7:30 p.m.
90’s House Party: Kid ’n Play, Tone Loc, Rob Base, Young MC – August 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Dream Like Taylor: A Live Band Journey through the Enchanted Eras of Taylor Swift – October 3 at 7:30 p.m.
When Disco was King: Featuring Former Members of the Village People – October 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Dead Man’s Party: Oingo Boingo/Danny Elfman Tribute – October 5 at 7:30 p.m.

ABOUT THE MOONLIGHT & MOONLIGHT STAGE PRODUCTIONS
Winner of several San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Awards, including “Best Resident Musical” for 2019’s “West Side Story” and 2017’s “In the Heights,” Moonlight Stage Productions has been named “San Diego’s #1 Outdoor Theatre” by readers of ‘San Diego Magazine.’ Moonlight Stage Productions provides high-caliber Broadway musical theatre in the 1800-person capacity Moonlight Amphitheatre, owned and operated by the City of Vista. Audiences attend from throughout San Diego, Southern Riverside, and Orange Counties, making the Moonlight a regional destination for Broadway musical theatre. The Moonlight’s summer season of Broadway musicals is produced in the picturesque Moonlight Amphitheatre and has been a summertime tradition experienced by more than one million people since the theatre’s founding by Kathy Brombacher in 1981. Throughout the decades, the Amphitheatre has seen numerous transformations, but nothing as dramatic as the total reconstruction of the stage house in 2008-2009. A state-of-the-art venue was revealed with a grand reopening in June 2009, including a modern stage and audience facilities. Since then, the Amphitheatre has extended its entertainment offerings with the addition of concerts and other special events held throughout the year through Moonlight Concert Series and ClubM. Moonlight Stage Productions is the cultural arts program of the City of Vista and is produced in partnership with the Moonlight Cultural Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which supports the programming at The Moonlight year-round in addition to offering youth education programs through Moonlight Youth Theatre.