Rockin' the Planet: The Greatest Story Ever Sung
by Roxie Theatre Company
Mar. 29 - Apr. 14, 2019
Fridays-Sundays
Steve Leber is proud to present...
Debuts at the Roxie Theatre (San Antonio, TX)
Written & Directed: Peppy Castro
Co-Directed & Co-Produced: Jonathan Pennington
Additional Lyrics by June Rachelson Ospa
Conceived by STEVE LEBER
Written By: PEPPY CASTRO Music / Lyrics
JUNE RACHELSON-OSPA Lyrics
JESSE CASTRO Music
Produced by: STEVE LEBER, JONATHAN PENNINGTON, PEPPY CASTRO
Directed by: JONATHAN PENNINGTON, PEPPY CASTRO
STEVE E. LEBER: Over the course of a career spanning more than three decades, Steve Leber has earned a reputation as oneof the most innovative forces in the entertainment indus- try. He began his career at the William Morris Agency, establishing the agency’s music division and handling such major artists as the Rolling Stones, Simon and Gar- funkel, Diana Ross, the Jackson Five, the Beach Boys and Dionne Warwick.thumbnailDuring his tenure there he became the youngest member of the company’s Board of Directors. While still with WMA, Steve clearly established himself as a non-traditionalist and as someone who “thought outside the box,” long before it was a catch-phrase. One early example of this was his precedent-setting arena tour of An- drew Lloyd Weber’s Jesus Christ Superstar. Naysayers called him crazy for utilizing marketing concepts never before employed in the sale of musicals, but the project was such a success that it became a viable industry model.After a little less than a decade with the Morris Agency, he left to form his own music man- agement company, Contemporary Communications Corporation (CCC), which quickly became one of the world’s leading music companies. CCC managed Aerosmith and Steve Leber was executive producer of the band’s first eight original albums, as well as four re-packaged titles. Aerosmith was not the only mega act on CCC’s roster. Leber also managed AC/DC, Michael Bolton, Cameo, Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Ted Nugent, Parliament Funkadelic and The Scorpi- ons. To date, the total number of records and tapes sold by groups under CCC management exceeds 120 million copies.When Steve turned his attention to family entertainment in the late 80s and 90s, he was again in the vanguard. The critically acclaimed live stage show of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles “Coming Out of Their Shells” was one of the first to use interactive technology. And the groundbreaking sponsorship deal he pursued and won with Pizza Hut, which included a CD and a video, guaranteed the show’s financial success before the tour left Radio City Mu- sic Hall.
JUNE RACHELSON-OSPA OSPARATIONS: (Lyrics) is an award-winning writer of musical theater as well as a producer. Welcome To Tourettaville (Kennedy Center); Rapunzarella White (NY Times Pick);June headshotTourettaville Cartoon starring Dr. John,Michael Imperioli and Courage the Cowardly Dog; Bollywood And Vine, Imaginary Boy, Stupid Wig ,The Hotel Belleclaire Outcast Theatre in Seattle November 2018 ,The True Colors of Weedle (Book and Lyric),. The Never-Ending Line (Song Cycle) Premiered inParis and Players Theatre 2017 .In Development: New York Stories, Valadon(Lyrics) Hyde and Seek The Life of Young Master Henry Jekyll , Rockin’ The Planet- GoodSpeed Author Colony 2017, and The Gringo Who Stole Christmas Producer Broadway’s Godspell and investor in A Christmas Story The Musical (Lunt Fontaine)June ran YMCA After-school Programs, and was the Academy Director at AMAS Musical Theatre.Board member of the League of Professional Theater Women and member of Dramatist Guild, ASCAP, TRUArtistic Director of Identity Theater www.identitytheater.com
Rockin' the Planet: The Greatest Story Ever Sung
Roxie Theatre Company
March 29 - April 14, 2019
March 24 - April 14, 2019
Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 4 p.m.
Tickets $22 - $29 plus service fees: click HERE to purchase.