SHOWSTOPPER
ONE MAN. ONE PIANO. A LIFETIME OF MUSICALS.
The name “Jerry Rockwell” may not instantly come to mind, but he is a composer/lyricist
responsible for some of musical theatre’s most unique and innovative shows. Some, like
Rascals & Rogues and Water Cooler, were minor hits, while others like Key Party and
Tricky Dick were not. And others, like Beyond and Split, never even made it to opening
night. Jerry’s work was always challenging, bold, and intensely personal.
Still doesn’t ring any bells? Well, that’s because Jerry doesn’t exist.
He’s the brainchild of theatre veterans Gary Stockdale and Spencer Green, who created
the award-winning musicals Bukowsical and Bumpersticker; and Matthew Leavitt, co-
artistic director of The 6th Act Theater Company.
SHOWSTOPPER is a one-person show which follows Jerry, at nearly 80, as he looks back
on his songs and his career: The ups, the downs, successes and failures, how his
obsession with Broadway success affected the people in his life – and dealing with the
ravages of age.
Each song in SHOWSTOPPER comes from one of Jerry’s own musicals starting in the late-
1960s and going all the way to the present. And as he traces the development of his music
we learn how life and art are inextricably linked, and that it’s never too late to never give up.
PROMO REEL: https://vimeo.com/1125988920?autoplay=0
WINNER OF THE “BEST of the FEST” SOLO SHOW COMPETITION (Whitefire Theatre, 2025)
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