Rock Theatre

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Rock Theatre was a variety show performed at the Drama department of the University of Southern California during the early 1980s, which integrated the genres of Rock and Musical Theatre. After his graduation from USC, Rock Theatre director Greg Holford adapted the concept to his new position with a youth performing arts ensemble Kids of the Century (formerly City of Los Angeles Children's Chorus).

The new, younger, Rock Theatre was hired for performances at many community and industrial events, and participated in vocal/dance competitions throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1992, Rock Theatre became a California non-profit educational corporation, with the stated goal of providing excellent opportunities for performing arts education to the youth of Southern California. It was also in 1992 that the group was chosen to represent the United States at the World's Fair in Seville, Spain.

Among the alumni of Rock Theatre it its various incarnations are actors Ally Sheedy and Eric Stoltz, Dana Daurey (of the TV series Providence), and broadway headliner Mandy Gonzalez (In The Heights, Dance of the Vampires). Rock Theatre comprises two competition choirs in the movie Sister Act 2 and is featured on John Tesh's album The Choirs of Christmas.