Broadway’s Rock of Ages Band Coming To NJ Saturday July 20

Broadway's Rock of Ages Band rocked Broadway for over six years, performing in front of tens of thousands of fans in a groundbreaking musical that celebrated the great rock of the 1980's.

They will be performing this Saturday night July 20 at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood.

These players have collectively performed over 10,000 performances of the five-time Tony Award nominated show, including the long-running Broadway production, and the critically-acclaimed national tours.

Broadway's Rock Of Ages Band was the driving force behind the musical, and is now performing concerts across the U.S., and internationally, from the Far East to the Caribbean, and even to the middle east where they gave a special performance for the troops in Qatar. Not only did these musicians appear in the Broadway musical, the band is an "All-Star" group that features members who tour with many superstar artists.

Dan Domenech joined Jim Monaghan on the WDHA Morning Jolt to talk about the show.

Angus Clark (guitar) - Angus is a member of the famed Trans-siberien Orchestra, and also toured international with new-age superstar Kitaro.

Aurelien Budynek (guitar) - Aurelien has performed with Lenny Kravitz, Sting, and Rob Thomas, and in addition to Rock Of Ages has appeared on Broadway in shows such as Hamilton, Book Of Mormon, and School Of Rock.

Winston Roye (bass) - Winston was bassist for Soul Asylum for 10 years, and has also performed with Shakira, Jewel, and Lauren Hill.

Richard Maheux (keyboards) - Richard is currently touring internationally with superstar Enrique Iglesias.

Jon Weber (drums) - In addition to Rock Of Ages, Jon has appeared in the Broadway shows Hedwig & The Angry Inch and  Love, Janis. He is also the drummer with acclaimed singer-songwriter and Jersey favorite Willie Nile.

Josephine Rose Roberts (vocals) - Josey's credits include legendary TV show The Electric Company as well as current hit children's show Paw Patrol. She played the part of  Regina in Rock Of Ages, both on Broadway and the national tour.

Dan Domenech (vocals) - Dan starred as Drew in Rock Of Ages, and also performed in Heathers: The Musical, Sister Act, Tarzan The Stage Musical, and Rent. He had a recurring role on the hit TV show Glee, and also appeared in the TV show Gotham. He has served as assistant choreographer on TV shows and movies such as Tropic Thunder, Fame, The Academy Awards and The Emmys.

The 80s had some great music. From New Wave to Metal and more! Let’s take a look at 5 Awesome Hair Bands According To Jersey!  Always a favorite of WDHA listeners – hair bands just rock!

So where did my info come from?  Well, I posted my Question of the Day, looking for your favorite 80’s Hair Bands. That hit the DHA Facebook page at 4 pm.  Listeners commented for a while and then at 5 pm, it was time to put together a block of tunes for First Call Last Call to kick off the ride home at 5 pm.  Reading listener responses is always cool and exciting. Some listeners give some interesting insight as to why they picked their band or song.  And then of course it’s helpful to me because there’s always an answer I come across where I think, wow I forgot about that!!!

We here in Jersey love our 80’s hair band music.  From Poison to Winger. It was so good.  So many of those bands could play well.  The musicianship was often next level.  The songs were fun.  It was pure rock n roll. And there was something for everyone.  Whether you wanted a hard rocker or a softer-sounding power ballad, those bands brought it all!

Sadly, for some of those bands,  their time at the top was short-lived because with the 90’s came grunge and a new movement in rock.  However, those 80s tunes live on both in our hearts and of course right here on your favorite radio station WDHA!

For many of our listeners the years those hair bands were out, they were in high school or kind of grew up with them.  Not all our listeners, but a good amount.  And I think that’s why those bands hold a soft spot in many listeners' hearts.

Let’s take a look at 5 Awesome Hair bands According to Jersey!

These guys are still churning out music. Their Netflix biopic, the DIRT was really cool and they just brought it back in the 80's with some absolute bangers!

Straight out of L.A., these guys knew how to write some great hits.  There were also a lot of lineup changes as the 80's were coming to a close.  However their music still holds up now!

Bret Michaels and company had a very spandex-loving look.  And there's nothing wrong with that.  But while they were heavy on makeup early on, they were also heavy on hits.  Their best of album is amazing to listen to!

Tom Keifer is such a cool dude and I feel like Cinderella doesn't get all the respect they deserve.  They really knew how to write an epic power ballad!

Another California band that had a massive decade.  their sound was unique and they brought some really cool songwriting to the game!