BWW News Desk – Actor, writer, and director Philip Paul Kelly (Elf the Musical, Ragtime on Ellis Island, Titanic the Musical) held the first reading (March 5, 2019) for his new rock musical “Rockquiem for a Wrestler” at the Triad Theater, in New York City. This fast-moving and intense musical is a dramatic parody, inspired by the life of legendary wrestler, Ivan Kolo?, and features songs from veteran musicians, Eddie Star (JoyBox), and Paul Castrataro.  Read More>>>>>https://bit.ly/3352e7a

About Rockquiem

“Rockquiem” is a rock musical about a champion wrestler. The plot centers around the revisiting of his past as if “wrestling” with the duality between the quest for success and fame and the price he paid for it. He recounts his pursuit beginning from youth to his days as a reckless teenager ending up an ex-convict to his crazy days as a wrestler leading to his struggle with alcohol and drugs and ultimately his choice for recovery. The play explores the social impact of Entertainment Wrestling in an age when the public’s hunger, thirst, and fascination for spectacle entertainment and reality TV has become obsessive and insatiable. The action moves forward to flamboyantly and spiritedly dramatize his life encompassing the dangerous, absurd and often tragic lives of wrestlers within the world of Entertainment Wrestling often transporting the audience to being at a Rock Concert.

The Triad Theater is located at:158 West 72nd StreetNew York, New York 10023http://www.triadnyc.com/
Here is a link to the official “Rockquiem” website.https://www.rockquiem.com/