The 1999 Film Never Been Kissed Comes to Rockwell As Their Latest Musical Parody!

Posted On 28 Jan 2020

Tag: All Access, All Access Music Group, Los Angeles, Never Been Kissed Concert Review, Rockwell

From now until February 23rd, (Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm, and Sunday afternoons at 1pm), the LA venue and restaurant Rockwell Table & Stage will be the home for the Rockwell Musical Parodies series, Never Been Kissed. This production is an incredibly humorous take on the warm-hearted classic that will guarantee shoulder-shaking, burst-into-tears laughter.

In a film starring Hollywood’s beloved Drew Barrymore, NEVER BEEN KISSED follows the path of undercover journalist, Josie Geller, who must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most popular clique on campus. But she hits a major snag in her investigation — not to mention her own failed love life — when she falls for her dreamy English teacher, Sam Coulson.

NEVER BEEN KISSED: The Unauthorized Musical will have the audience singing, dancing and reminiscing in 90’s nostalgia. Just a few of the songs heard during this highly entertaining show are Whitney Houston’s “How Will I Know,” “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana, Montell Jordan’s “This is How We Do It,” “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John, “Wonderwall” by Oasis, “It Must Have Been Love” by Roxette and many many more.

The musical was directed by Emma Hunton (Freeform’s Good Trouble), choreographed by Mallory Butcher and produced by E.K. Dagenfield, Pablo Rossil and Jordan Ross Schindler (co-creator of Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical). Garrett Clayton took on the role of assistant director and Gregory Nabours provided musical direction/arrangement. An all-star cast list includes Lana McKissak (A Christmas Movie Christmas, Amazon’s Dark/Web) as “Josie,” Matt Shively (USA’s The Purge, Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet) as “Rob”/”Rigfort” and Nathan Moore (The Rising Hawk) as “Sam.”

Director Emma Hunton explains “I’m so excited to tackle one of my favorite throwbacks, Never Been Kissed, and I can’t wait for audiences to go back to high school with us. Rockwell has a signature flair that hilariously writes a love letter to the material on stage every night, and I’m beyond honored to share our story of discovering what it means to be a woman with a voice that demands to be heard. It’s gonna be…totally Rufus.”

Rockwell Table & Stage is located in Los Feliz at 1714 N. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles. Tickets are now available at www.rockwell-la.com/shows

About the Author

Leah Brungardt (recently married) joined All Access Music Group in August 2011 and has been enjoying getting to know a new side of the music industry ever since. Having worked to promote radio stations in the past, seeing what makes a successful radio hit has been a thrill. As a lover of all genres of music, working at All Access Music Group is a perfect fit for Leah, and she loves learning about up and coming musicians as well. Most of her friends have come to rely on her for new music. Leah grew up overseas attending American international schools and attended The University of Arizona, where she earned a BA in Music Management. She roots for the Wildcats every chance she gets. Leah has been able to work at a variety of music-related jobs including several internships at small independent labels, ClearChannel Radio and Journal Broadcasting Group. She also spent time working retail at a store that specializes in vinyl, which was a lot of fun for her. Her favorite movie is Empire Records, so that makes perfect sense.