The cast sings extremely well, and the band is kickass. This was undoubtedly the first and only time I'll ever actually enjoy hearing Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." 
Never has REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling" been so perfectly apropos as here, dramatizing a new-found gay love. Vocally, the show's finest musical moment is a duet by Drew and Sherrie of Damn Yankees' "Can You Take Me High Enough."
But the biggest applause was for a showstopping number built around Pat Benatar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," sung by Wesley Taylor as Franz. Franz is the flouncy son of a German developer who wants to replace the Strip's trashy but vibrant clubs with sterile strip malls. Defying his humorless, fun-crushing dad, Franz represents — nothing, actually, except a breakout role for the delightful Mr. Taylor. There's no depth here. It is what it is: surface sheen, happy noise, and songs with pounding hooks that you just can't get out of your head. Need a break from it all? Hop in your Speedwagon and Journey across the river Styx to 47th Street.
Rock of Ages plays until the final countdown at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47 St., NYC.
Article comments
1 - Kitty
I love this show. I saw it when it played off-Broadway and it's so much fun!.. The cast is awesome. The songs are awesome. You can't beat a night of extreme fun, extreme talent by the cast and not a bad ticket price to boot. Just gotta add.. that the lead, Constantine, is not only a fantastic actor and singer, but he's a fine looking specimen of a man.
2 - Elisa Peimer
Extreme fun, extreme talent... - not to mention Extreme "More Than Words". Which goes perfectly with the fake lighters they give you when you get to the theater.
3 - jim
I WENT TO THE SHOW IN MARCH AND IAM GOING BACK IN MAY IT WAS A GREAT SHOW!!! I LIKE IT BETTER THAN JERSEY BOYS
4 - JOJO
We're traveling to NY on fam vacation. Is content appropriate for 11/14 year olds?thinking back to the 80's, I'm guessing not.
5 - Jon Sobel
Nothing graphic, JOJO, but a lot of sexual innuendo.