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Rock & Roll Man

Presented by Wiltshire Creative, Rose Caiola for Caiola Productions and Julian Bird for Green Room Ents Book by Gary Kupper and Larry Marshak and Rose Caiola Original Music and Lyrics by Gary Kupper Vintage Rock & Roll Elements Developed by Marshak Classic Music LLC and Gary Kupper Music

Mon 23 – Sat 28 Mar 2026

New York premiere presented at New World Stages in 2023 by

Caiola Productions, Benedetti Productions, Maria Caiola, Colleen Freed,

HopeJoy Productions, Jay & Cindy Gutterman, and MTTM Theatrics

Rock & Roll Man is the original musical about a musical original.

Alan Freed was a Cleveland DJ who heard the future and knew he had to let it sing. He named the genre “Rock & Roll”, bringing music to the masses. Along the way, he became an icon to the nation’s youth, and a target for the nation’s establishment.

Enjoy explosive original songs written just for the stage, alongside classics from legends such as Little Richard, Chuck Berry,  Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and The Drifters. Revel in genre-defying hits like Tutti Frutti,  Great Balls of Fire, Yakety Yak, and Why Do Fools Fall in Love.

Freed’s passion for music inspired the generation that changed society forever.