Rock 'n'
Roll

Reviews

• "Music drives the revolution in Stoppard's Rock 'n Roll"
  — Wicked Local - Hingham
  
  
• "Outstanding! A superb production! [Actor Manoel] Felciano is the first among equals in the Huntington Theatre Company's superb co-production. Credit to artistic director Peter DuBois for mounting such a fine production in Boston."
  — WBUR (click the play button below to listen)
  
  
  
  
  
• "Powerful! Rich and Rewarding! An irrepressible anthem of love and freedom. An affecting blend of intellectual engagement and emotional force. Pulses with the unstoppable force of love and desire."
  — The Boston Globe
  
  
• "Superb! Rock 'n' Roll is a hit! It grabs the audience from the moment the curtain rises."
  — The Patriot Ledger
  
  
• "A must-see production! Playwriting at its best. Easily one of the finest shows of the last few years in Boston. Tickets should be purchased as quickly as possible for fear of sell-outs."
  — BerkshireFineArts.com
  
  
• "A.C.T.'s Rock rolls in Stoppard's genius. Heartbreaking. Extraordinary!"
  — San Francisco Examiner
  
  
• "Glorious ... profound, moving, and embarrassingly good."
  —The Daily Telegraph
  
  
• "Triumphant. Rock 'n' Roll is arguably Stoppard's finest play ... Stoppard treats the characters of Rock 'n' Roll with a deep affection I've never encountered from him before."
  — The New York Times
  
  
• "A rare theatrical experience. It sends you out of the theatre with its provocative ideas fizzing in your brain and the Rolling Stones You Got Me Rocking nipping at your heels."
  — MTV
  
  

Articles

• The Patriot Ledger (Nov. 10, 2008) — "Theater Preview: Rock 'n' Roll"
  
  
• The Boston Globe (Nov. 2, 2008) — "Songs in the key of a playwright's life"
  
  
• "The Life of Renowned Playwright Tom Stoppard" (pdf)
  
  
• "From 'Prague Spring' to 'Velvet Revolution:' A Timeline of Czechoslovakia" / "The Soundtrack" (pdf)
  
  
• "Politics, Life, and Rock 'n' Roll" (pdf)
  
  
  
  

More Information

2008-2009 Season