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Chris D’Arienzo

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Book Writer

Chris D'Arienzo is an American writer who wrote the book for Rock of Ages (2009), the jukebox musical built around 1980s glam-metal hits and set on the Sunset Strip.

Also credited on1 work

Rock of Ages

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In the literature2 passages

  • Gypsy Rose Lee said at the end of her Tony-losing musical, “Nobody laughs at me, because I laugh first at me.” Book writer Chris D’Arienzo felt the same. He knew he had an asinine story peppered with ridiculous characters that was merely meant to get us to the next song which everyone could nostalgically relive.ebooks/Filichia, Peter/Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks - Peter Filichia.txt
  • This jukebox musical was a tribute to glam rock and heavy metal groups of the 1980s, with a book written by Chris D’Arienzo. The story takes place in 1987 on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. The tossed tresses displayed in this show made the production of Hair , showing just down the street, seem like it needed a treatment of Rogaine.ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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