Cheap Trick's Robin Zander to Make Broadway Debut in 'Rocktopia'

The producers of the Broadway concert Rocktopia have announced that Cheap Trick frontman Robin Zander will make his Broadway debut as a special guest vocalist in the show.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Zander will join the cast for the final week of the show's limited engagement, April 23 – 29, 2018. 

Rocktopia is a concert event that joins together some the most iconic 20th-century rock with renowned classical masterpieces.

The show features the works of some of the best-known classic rock artists including JourneyQueen, AerosmithLed ZeppelinU2HeartThe Who with orchestral music by the likes of Mozart, Beethoven, Handel, Tchaikovsky, Copland, Puccini, and more.

It's all performed by an elite lineup of vocalists, a 40-person choir, a five-piece rock band and a 20-piece orchestra. 

Rocktopia celebrates its opening night at the Broadway Theatre on Tuesday, March 27.

Tickets are now on sale at Telecharge.com. 

“We love both classical music and classic rock," Evan told Guitar World last fall. "There are so many parallels between the genres and the 'rock stars' who composed and performed them. With Rocktopia, we want to break down barriers and any preconceived notion of what either genre is about, and electrify and inspire lovers of either musical styles with these completely original new pieces.”

Rocktopia will play at the Broadway Theatre from March 20 through April 29, 2018. Get more information here

Zander joins Rocktopias diverse lineup of celebrated rock, Broadway, and opera vocalists: Co-creator Rob Evan (Broadway: Les Misérables, Jekyll & Hyde; Trans-Siberian Orchestra); Chloe Lowery (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Chris Botti, Yanni’sVoices);  Tony Vincent (American Idiot, We Will Rock You, RENT); Kimberly Nichole (NBC’s “The Voice,”); and Alyson Cambridge (The Merry Widow at the Met Opera, Madame Butterfly, La Boheme, Show Boat). 

As previously announced, Grammy Award winner Pat Monahan, lead singer of the multi-platinum-selling band Train, will make his Broadway debut as the featured guest vocalist for the first three weeks of the concert’s run, March 20 – April 8.

Get more information about Rocktopia here.


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