"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Star Tom Lenk to Join Broadway's Rock of Ages
By Andrew Gans
31 Aug 2009
Tom Lenk, who portrayed Andrew on TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," will make his Broadway debut next month.
Entertainment Weekly reports that Lenk will step into the role of Franz, the part created by Wesley Taylor, Sept. 14.
Lenk originated this role in the Los Angeles and Las Vegas productions of the Tony-nominated musical. Rock of Ages will mark the actor's Broadway debut.
Rock of Ages premiered on Broadway March 17 and officially opened April 7 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Kristin Hanggi directs the Tony-nominated production that was penned by Chris D'Arienzo and features choreography by Kelly Devine and music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Ethan Popp.
"In 1987 on the Sunset Strip," Rock of Ages production notes state, "a small town girl met a big city rocker and in L.A.'s most famous rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the '80s. . . . [The musical is] an arena-rock love story told through the mind-blowing, face-melting hits of Journey, Bon Jovi, Styx, Reo Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Twisted Sister, Poison, Asia, Whitesnake and many more."
