Becky Gulsvig Pledges Allegiance to the Band as She Begins Performances in School of Rock on Broadway

Becky Gulsvig is in the band! The Broadway alum is set to start performances on October 10 in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest Main Stem hit School of Rock—The Musical. She succeeds Mamie Parris in the role of disapproving girlfriend, Patty, who is departing to play Grizabella in Cats.

Gulsvig is fresh off playing Cynthia Weil in the first National Tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; she recently originated the role of Cinderella in the off-Broadway production of Disenchanted. Gulsvig made her Broadway debut in Hairspray as Lou Ann and went on to take over the role of Amber Von Tussle. She was in the original Broadway cast of Legally Blonde The Musical and later starred as Elle Woods in the first National Tour.

Currently in performances at the Winter Garden Theatre, School of Rock is based on the 2003 film of the same name, featuring music from the movie, as well as an original score by Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater, a book by Julian Fellowes and direction by Laurence Connor. The show follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. While teaching these pint-sized prodigies what it means to truly rock, Dewey falls for the school’s beautiful, but uptight headmistress, helping her rediscover the wild child within.

The cast also currently includes Alex Brightman, Jenn Gambatese and Spencer Moses.