Rooms - A Rock Romance
Music, Book and Lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman. Book by Miriam Gordon.
Music, Book and Lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman. Book by Miriam Gordon.
ROOMS – A Rock Romance is a musical set in the late 1970s that follows the romantic and creative journey of Monica, an ambitious singer-songwriter, and Ian, a reclusive rocker, as they navigate their passions and ambitions from Scotland to New York City.
About The Play
About The Play
A Finborough Theatre commission, the European premiere of the hit Off-Broadway musical ROOMS – A Rock Romance, directed by multi-award-winning director Andrew Keates.
With special recorded guest appearances from Paul Gambaccini, the iconic voice of Radio 1 during the 1970s, and composer/lyricist Paul Scott Goodman himself, ROOMS – A Rock Romance features an exceptional cast of two – Alexis Gerred was recently seen in the lead role of Bobby in Dreamboats and Petticoats on National Tour and in the West End, won acclaim for his performance in the title role of Dirty White Boy: Tales of Soho at Trafalgar Studios, and was runner-up in Eurovision: Your Country Needs You for BBC TV. He is partnered by Cassidy Janson who played Kate Monster/Lucy The Slut in Avenue Q, was standby and played Elphaba in the original London cast of Wicked, played Maggie Saunders in Lend Me a Tenor – The Musical at the Gielgud Theatre and starred in Tick Tick …Boom! at the Menier Chocolate Factory. With special recorded guest appearances from Paul Gambaccini, the iconic voice of Radio 1 during the 1970s, Paul Kaye (Dennis Pennis, Game of Thrones) and composer/lyricist Paul Scott Goodman himself, ROOMS – A Rock Romance features an exceptional cast of two – Alexis Gerred was recently seen in the lead role of Bobby in Dreamboats and Petticoats on National Tour and in the West End, won acclaim for his performance in the title role of Dirty White Boy: Tales of Soho at Trafalgar Studios, and was runner-up in Eurovision: Your Country Needs You for BBC TV. He is partnered by Cassidy Janson who played Kate Monster/Lucy The Slut in Avenue Q, was standby and played Elphaba in the original London cast of Wicked, played Maggie Saunders in Lend Me a Tenor – The Musical at the Gielgud Theatre and starred in Tick Tick …Boom! at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
She longs to see every room in the world…
He longs to stay in his…
ROOMS – A Rock Romance begins in late 1970’s Glasgow at the very height of punk rock, where Monica, an ambitious Jewish singer-songwriter meets Ian, a reclusive rocker. As the pair become quickly entangled – both creatively and romantically – their music together hurtles them from the dingy clubs of Scotland to the glitz of London and ultimately to New York City…
Featuring an astonishing score by award-winning Scottish composer Paul Scott Goodman and performed by a live rock band, ROOMS – A Rock Romance is both a thrilling musical journey and a poignant unconventional love story about two young artists, whose love for each other deepens whilst their desires tear them apart.