Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the score.Downton Abbeycreator Julian Fellowes wrote the book.

Glenn Slater, who often works with composer Alan Menken, wrote the lyrics.

Ah, but is he really so unqualified?

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Dewey, you see, is passionate about music.

Its all very obvious, sure.

(Dewey, of course, listens.)

in the British House of Lords.

But Lloyd Webber has written a fun, catchy, rock-ish score.

Imperious goodie-two-shoes Summer, played by Isabella Russo, turns out to be a perfect band manager.

And thats just some of them.

School of Rockisnt perfect.

And if the children are in fact our future,School of Rocksuggests were in pretty good hands.B+