ROCK OF AGES
Schedule
Fri Jul 17 2026 at 07:30 pm to 10:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
UW Center For Civic Engagement | Wausau, WI
Rock of Ages takes you back to the time of big bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting even bigger hair! This Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical features the hits of bands including Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister and more. It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Aqua Net, Lycra, lace and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strip’s last legendary venues, a place where sex machine Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and scantily clad groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality. Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star (and resident toilet cleaner) Drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing (and longs for small-town girl Sherri, fresh off the bus from Kansas with stars in her eyes). But the rock ’n’ roll fairy tale is about to end when German developers sweep into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another capitalist strip mall. Can Drew, Sherri and the gang save the strip – and themselves – before it’s too late? Only the music of hit bands Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake and more hold the answer.
Directed by Lucas Gajewski & Jocelyn Walters.
Performance Dates/Times:
Weekend 1 -
July 17 & 18 at 7:30 PM
July 19 at 2:00 PM
Weekend 2-
July 23-25 at 7:30 PM
July 26 at 2:00 PM
Performances will be held at the James F. Veninga Theater in the UW Center for Civic Engagement, 625 Stewart Ave, Wausau, WI.
Get your tickets at www.purplepass.com/WCTROA
Thank you to our season sponsors: The Law Office of Mary Sue Anderson, Crystal Finishing Systems, J&D Tube Benders, and Greenheck Group.
Where is it happening?
UW Center For Civic Engagement, 625 Stewart Avenue,Wausau, Wisconsin, United States
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