Oliver Tompsett & Amy Pemberton to lead Rock of Ages cast

Oliver Tompsett (Wicked!, Mamma Mia) and Amy Pemberton (Footloose, Jersey Boys) will play the leads of small-town boy and girl Drew and Sherrie in Rock of Ages, which opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 27th September 2011 (previews from 31stAugust).

Simon Lipkin (Nicky/Trekkie Monster in Avenue Q) will be playing Lonny the wise-cracking narrator.

The full cast is for Rock of Ages is Justin Lee Collins/Dennis Dupree: Shayne Ward/ Stacee Jaxx/Father:  Oliver Tompsett/Drew: Amy Pemberton/Sherrie: Simon Lipkin/Lonnie: Rohan Tickell/Hertz: Rachel McFarlane/Justice/Mother: Jodie Jacobs/Regina Candi: Sandy Moffat/Franz who will be joined by Ja'Keith Gill , Nathan Amzi, Grant Anthony, Cordelia Farnworth, Twinnie-Lee Moore, Andrew Spillett, Amy Thornton, Natalie Andreou, Carly Mercedes Dyer, Ian McIntosh, Jamie Muscato, Zizi Strallen and Dylan Turner.