>>
>> THIS
>> THIS IS NEW DAY NORTHWEST, NOW FROM THE PREMIER STUDIO.
HERE IS MARGARET LARSON.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO NEW DAY.
THE TOTALLY AWESOME 80s ARE
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. ROCK OF AGES HAS BEEN A SELLOUT
HIT ON BROADWAY WITH FIVE TONY
AWARD NOMINATIONS.
AWARD NOMINATIONS. HERE WAS A LOOK AT THE NEW
PRODUCTION ARE DANE STOKINGER
AND A REAL-LIFE SUPER ROCKER
MAKING HIS ACTING DEBUT, MICKEY
THOMAS.
THOMAS.
THOMAS. >> ♪ ♪ I CAN'T FIGHT THIS
FEELING ANY LONGER, AND YET I'M
STILL AFRAID TO LET IT FLOW.
WHAT STARTED OUT AS FRIENDSHIP
HAS GROWN STRONGER ♪ ♪ I ONLY
WISH I HAD THE STRENGTH TO LET
IT SHOW.
IT SHOW.
IT SHOW. >> ♪ ♪ I TELL MYSELF THAT I
CAN'T HOLD OUT FOREVER.
>> I UNDERSTAND.
>> ♪ ♪ I SAY THERE IS NO
REASON FOR MY FEARS.
>> WAIT, YOU TOO?
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
♪ ♪ >>
♪ ♪ >> ♪
♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ BECAUSE I FEEL SO
SECURE WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER.
YOU GIVE MY LIFE DIRECTION.
>> YOU MAKE EVERYTHING SO CLEAR
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
♪ ♪ >>
♪ ♪ >> ♪
♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ AND EVEN AS I'M
WONDERING, YOU ARE IN SIGHT.
>> YOU ARE A CANDLE IN THE
WINDOW ON A COLD DARK WINTER'S
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. AND I'M GETTING CLOSER THAN I
EVER THOUGHT I MIGHT.
AND I CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING
ANYMORE ♪ ♪ I'VE FORGOTTEN
WHAT I STARTED FIGHTING FOR ♪
♪ IT'S TIME TO BRING THE SHIP
INTO THE SHORE AND THROW AWAY
THE OARS FOREVER ♪ ♪ AND I
CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING
ANYMORE, I'VE FORGOTTEN WHAT
I'VE STARTED FIGHTING FOR ♪ ♪
AND IF I HAD TO CRAWL UP ON THE
FLOOR, COME CRASHING THROUGH
YOUR DOOR, I CAN'T FIGHT THIS
FEELING ANYMORE ♪ ♪ AND IF I
HAVE TO CRAWL UPON THE FLOOR.
>> COME CRASHING THROUGH YOUR
DOOR.
DOOR.
DOOR. >>
DOOR. >> DENNIS.
>> DENNIS. >> LONNIE.
>> LONNIE. >> ♪ ♪ I CAN'T FIGHT THIS
FEELING ANYMORE ♪ ♪
>> ALL RIGHT.
COME ON OVER, YOU GUYS.
THAT WAS WONDERFUL.
IT'S KIND OF EARLY IN THE
MORNING FOR ROCK 'N ROLL.
SIT DOWN.
SIT DOWN.
SIT DOWN. HOW ARE YOU?
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU BOTH
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. I
HERE. I LOVE THE SHOW.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW MICKEY'S FOOD
STARSHIP.
STARSHIP.
STARSHIP. WELCOME TO SEATTLE.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR CHARACTERS
IN THIS SHOW.
>> DO YOU WANT TO GO FIRST?
>> YOU GO FIRST.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. I PLAYED LONNIE BARNETT.
HE KIND OF WORKS AS AN MC AND A
NARRATOR THROUGHOUT THE COURSE
OF THE SHOW, AND HE WORKS WITH
HIS CHARACTER AND THEY OWN THE
CLUB WHERE ALL OF THE HARD-CORE
80s ROCK BANDS COME THROUGH.
>> AND SO WHAT KIND OF BANDS
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
>> WELL, THEY ARE FICTIONAL
BANDS IN THE SHOW, WHICH WE
PROBABLY CAN'T SAY ON MORNING
TELEVISION.
TELEVISION. >> SOME OF THEM.
>> YOU NEVER KNOW.
>> SWITCHING TOPICS.
WE BUILT THIS CITY IS IN THE
SHOW, A STARSHIP SONG, BUT YOU
DON'T THINK.
DON'T THINK. HOW WEIRD IS THAT QUESTION
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. >>
WORK. >> WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF
IRONIC.
IRONIC.
IRONIC. I
IRONIC. I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE
THAT BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD HOW
THE STORY WORKS IN THE SHOW AND
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. IT'S INTERESTING FOR ME TO HEAR
SOME WITH A GERMAN ACCENT.
>> DOES IT PUT A LOT OF
PRESSURE ON THAT SINGER?
I DON'T THINK I'D WANT TO DO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> THIS CAST IS SO AMAZING, SO
AMAZINGLY TALENTED.
AMAZINGLY TALENTED. I DON'T THINK THEY FEEL ANY
PRESSURE ON THAT.
>> IT'S A WONDERFUL SHOW.
THE SOUNDS ARE GREAT.
WE WERE JUST SAYING WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT 80s ERA ROCK AS
THOUGH IT WAS FOREVER AGO WHICH
IT WAS AND IT WASN'T.
BUT THE MUSIC IS STILL RIGHT
HERE WITH US.
>> WELL, AND THAT'S ACROSS THE
BOARD WITH THIS SHOW.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT
EARLIER AS WE HAVE ONLY DONE
TWO PREVIEWS SO FAR.
AN INTRO TO A SONG YOU WILL
START AND YOU CAN HEAR PEOPLE
GOING YEAH, YEAH.
>> AND DO THEY SING?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> AND IT'S COOL TO DO THAT?
>> ABSOLUTELY!
>> ABSOLUTELY! I THINK IT'S A REALLY WILD
ATMOSPHERE.
ATMOSPHERE. IT'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN MOST
THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS.
THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS. IT IS AN ABSOLUTE BLAST.
>> I LOVE THE SING-ALONG.
>> YOU WILL BE THERE FRONT AND
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. >> AS AN ACTOR, THIS IS YOUR
DEBUT.
DEBUT.
DEBUT. >>
DEBUT. >> I ACTED LIKE A LITTLE BIT IN
HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THAT'S LIKE A
HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
>> YOU TOOK A LITTLE BREAK.
>> THIS IS MY PROFESSIONAL
ACTING DEBUT.
ACTING DEBUT. >> I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE A
COMFORT COMING FROM YOUR
BACKGROUND WITH THESE HUGE
AUDIENCES TO HAVE THE AUDIENCE
PARTICIPATION AND THE MUSIC.
IT MUST BE A LITTLE FAMILIAR.
>> THERE ARE CERTAIN
SIMILARITIES, OF COURSE.
IN THE SHOW ITSELF, IT'S KIND
OF A CROSS BETWEEN A MUSICAL
AND A REAL ROCK CONCERT.
THE ENERGY FROM THE AUDIENCE
AND THE SING-ALONG AND THE KIND
OF WHOLE FEEL OF THE SHOW.
IT'S PHONETIC.
IT'S PHONETIC. ON STAGE AND BACKSTAGE.
>> AND AFTER THE SHOW.
>> DEBUT OR NOT, HE IS AWESOME.
DAY ONE, IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN.
>> I HAVE NO DOUBT.
>> EXPLAINED TO PEOPLE WITH THE
STORY OF THE SHOW IS.
>> IT FOLLOWS TWO MAIN
CHARACTERS.
CHARACTERS. THE MAIN LOVE STORY IS DREW,
WHO IS PLAYED BY GALEN DISTANT,
WHO IS THE FRONT MAN FOR
PICKWICK AND DIANA HUGHEY WHO
SINGS YOUR OPENING NIGHT.
>> MET HER YEARS AGO.
WHAT A VOICE.
>> FOLLOWS THEM AS THEY GET TO
L.A.
L.A.
L.A. PURSUING THE ROCK 'N ROLL
LIFESTYLE.
LIFESTYLE. THE WAY THAT THEY NAVIGATE
THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN IT, IF
THAT MAKES ANY SENSE.
>> I'M FASCINATED.
>> WE HAVEN'T SEEN AS EITHER.
>> NO, WE HAVEN'T.
>> AND I HAVE TO DO A SHOUT OUT
FOR OUR ON STAGE BAND.
IT'S ALL LIVE MUSICIANS ON
STAGE, SO THERE IS NO PIT, AND
THEY MELT FACES.
>> AS ONE SHOULD AT A ROCK
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. >>
SHOW. >> SPEAKING OF THAT.
STARSHIP IS ON TOUR SOON OR IS
NOW?
NOW?
NOW? >>
NOW? >> ACTUALLY, I LEAVE -- AS SOON
AS I AM DONE WITH ROCK OF AGES,
I'M HEADING TO FLORIDA AND
GETTING ON A CRUISE SHIP FOR
THE 80s CRUISE.
>> HOW COOL IS THAT.
AND YOU WILL GET WARM FINALLY.
THIS IS NOT OUR NORMAL THING
THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING HERE.
IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. WHAT A GREAT PERFORMANCE.
LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
DO YOU STILL SAY BREAK A LEG
WITH MUSIC?
WITH MUSIC? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. ROCK OF AGES IS THERE THROUGH
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