Shake, Rattle, and Roll!

developed by Richard Hopkins, Rebecca Hopkins, and Jim Prosser
January 4 thru April 7
In the Goldstein Cabaret

Overview
Fifty years after "the day the music died," the influence of the early boppers lives on. This show pays tribute to the talents of Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Ritchie Valens and many more, with hits like "Peggy Sue," "La Bamba," and "American Pie."

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Shake, Rattle, and Roll! is now playing through April 7, 2012 in the Gompertz Theatre!

Fifty years after "the day the music died," the influence of the early boppers lives on. This show pays tribute to the talents of Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Ritchie Valens and many more, with hits like "Peggy Sue," "La Bamba," and "American Pie." These artists introduced the world to Rock 'n' Roll: with a west-Texas country sound, sweet harmonies of Kentucky bluegrass, and the electrifying rhythm and blues of Memphis.

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Cast

Eric Scott Anthony

Jonathan Brown
Dominick Cicco
Casey Gensler

with Tony Bruno on drums

Creative Team

Director: Dennis Courtney

Music Director: John Franceschina

Scenic/Costume Designer: Susan Angermann

Lighting Designer: Jeffrey Cady
Sound Engineer: John Valines

Click here to read the Cast & Creative bios

Click here to download the FST Forum book on Shake, Rattle and Roll! This 16-page book contains editorial research about the early days of rock & roll, and the artists that invented this new sound in the 50s and 60s.

Buddy Holly and the Crickets made an appearance on the Arthur Murray Dance Party on December 29, 1957. Watch the clip here!

Watch this clip of Elvis, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash hanging around back stage.

Lucky you if you haven’t seen it yet because it’s more fun than a junior prom date with the guy voted “Most Popular.”
- The Observer

The entire cast is so multi-talented that I don’t have room to gush over them fully.
- The Observer

Lively and fresh
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune

More than a foot-stomping, table-pounding, all-around rollicking good time
- SCENE Magazine

(The performers) deliver the songs so seamlessly, effortlessly, and joyously that you simply can’t help but get swept up in their talent
- SCENE Magazine