Some weak voices and a muddled storyline
by Wildheir on 2023-05-17Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre - TorontoMay 14, 2023 We know the movie version very well, so were counting on great vocal performances to carry this story, through the songs. The male lead met our expectations but the female lead had a weak voice and an occasional off-character country twang that combined to disappoint our whole group. Most of the rest of the cast did a great job, but not all the dancers were up to the same standard. The musicians were “rock solid.” This version of Rock of Ages has a modified storyline that really dragged in places. Using ‘German civic developers’ as villains seemed insensitive, though both actors were delightful in their roles. We expected higher quality from a long-running show, but perhaps our standards are above those of the Toronto producers who brought this to town.