School of Rock

School of Rock can refer to a number of things, including a 2003 film[1], a 2015 stage musical, an American TV series (2016)[2],and an international music education program.

Those relevant for ESAT are:

The School of Rock music education franchise

Originally founded by Paul Green, the original School of Rock is a for-profit educational company that operates and franchises after-school music instruction schools in the United States, Chile, Canada, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, South Africa, Mexico, Australia, Paraguay, Taiwan, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, and the Philippines.

For more on the original company, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_Rock_(company)

For more on the South African branch of the company (based in Claremont, Cape Town), see https://www.schoolofrock.com/locations/claremont

School of Rock the musical (2015)

A rock musical, based on the 2003 film (orignally written by Mike White), it was created by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music), Glenn Slater (lyrics) and Julian Fellowes (book). The musical had its world premiere at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway, opening on 6 December, 2015. Its West End debut was at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on 14 November, 2016.

Performance history in South Africa

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_Rock_(company)

https://www.schoolofrock.com/locations/claremont

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_Rock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_Rock_(TV_series)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_Rock_(musical)

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