The Heart of Rock and Roll
The Old Globe
San Diego, CA
Previews Began: September 6, 2018
Opening Night: September 17, 2018
Closing Night: October 7, 1961
Music: Multiple Artists
Lyrics: Multiple Artists
Book: Jonathan Abrams
Mainstays on the Chicago dive bar circuit, Bobby and his band are hustling for their big break. But after their latest rejection, Bobby decides it’s “Hip to Be Square,” trades in his guitar, and starts “Workin’ for a Livin’” in corporate America. His boss, Cassandra, has struggles of her own, having sacrificed her personal life for the company. When they both get a shot at their dreams—for Bobby, another crack at rock stardom, and for Cassandra, a chance to become CEO—they must decide “If This Is It” for their careers, or if “The Power of Love” triumphs over all.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
Walking on a Thin Line………………………….The Loop
Hip to Be Square….Bobby, Cassandra, Stone, Ensemble
Be Someone…………………………………….Bobby, Roz
While We’re Young……………Paige, Cassandra, Tucker,
Wyatt, Ensemble
Workin’ for a Livin’……………………..Stone, Ensemble
I Never Walk Alone/Finally Found a Home……The Loop
That’s Not Me……………………Tucker, The Undertones
World to Me……………………..Tucker, The Undertones
Do You Believe in Love………..Bobby, Cassandra, Fjord,
Roz, Ensemble
Back in Time/Jacob’s Ladder/Walking on a Thin
Line………………………………………………..The Loop
The Heart of Rock and Roll………..The Loop, Ensemble
ACT TWO
It’s All Right………………………..Roz, Paige, Ensemble
I Want a New Drug………………………………….Bobby,
Female Ensemble
Doin’ It (All for My Baby)…………..Stone, Fjord, Bobby,
Ensemble
It Hit Me Like a Hammer……………………….Cassandra
Stuck with You…….Tucker, Cassandra, The Undertones,
Ensemble
Perfect World…………………………Nina, Eli, Glenn, JJ
Be Someone (Reprise)………………………………Bobby
If This Is It………………….Bobby, Cassandra, Ensemble
The Power of Love……………………………….Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Nicolette Burton Ensemble
Lindsay Nicole Chambers Nina
Ensemble
Katie Rose Clarke Cassandra
Patrice Covington Roz
John Dossett Stone
Matt Doyle Bobby
James Royce Edwards Ensemble
Paige Faure Paige
F. Michael Haynie Glenn
Oyoyo Joi Ensemble
Orville Mendoza Fjord
Lucas Papaelias JJ
Robert Pendilla Ensemble
Zachary Noah Piser Eli
Christopher Ramirez Wyatt
Ensemble
MiMi Scardulla Ensemble
Salisha Thomas Ensemble
Billy Harrigan Tighe Tucker
Josh Tolle Ensemble
Swings: Bryan Banville, Katie Banville