Anthony (Tony) Atienza is an accomplished conductor and musical director. Singing groups and choirs led by Tony Atienza have won numerous awards. Tony Atienza has also directed several rock musicals.
The defining characteristic of rock musicals is that they use pop-rock and rock songs. In some shows, these songs are already established hits adapted for the show by famous performers. In other cases, the show features an original musical score.
Rock musicals rely heavily on singing and music to tell the story, with spoken dialogue often rare. The genre started with Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar. The latter is often called a rock opera because it contains almost no spoken dialogue. Other notable examples of rock musicals include Rock of Ages, Little Shop of Horrors, Grease, and recently, Heathers.
After rock musicals became established in the 1960s and 1970s, they became staples of musical theater in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The genre remains popular today.
The defining characteristic of rock musicals is that they use pop-rock and rock songs. In some shows, these songs are already established hits adapted for the show by famous performers. In other cases, the show features an original musical score.
Rock musicals rely heavily on singing and music to tell the story, with spoken dialogue often rare. The genre started with Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar. The latter is often called a rock opera because it contains almost no spoken dialogue. Other notable examples of rock musicals include Rock of Ages, Little Shop of Horrors, Grease, and recently, Heathers.
After rock musicals became established in the 1960s and 1970s, they became staples of musical theater in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The genre remains popular today.
