Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam6/12/2023 ![]() Fairmont State University presented a run of the show in 2014, and the final song "Rise" is frequently sung by high schools through the nation. In 2011 the beautiful 1260-seat Theatre West Virginia hosted Rocket Boys for its "official" World Premiere, followed by runs there in 2012, 2013, and 2018, with abridged versions presented annually at the Rocket Boys Festival. It had its full staged reading premiere in Huntsville, AL ("Rocket City") in 2008, and also won ANMT's Search for New Musical Voices that year. The musical held its NY industry-read June 2010 with a cast of Broadway pros under the esteemed Musical Direction of Joe Baker. The original memoir by Homer Hickam is one of the leading Community/Library Reads across the country, a staple on school lists, and is now published in nearly every language across the globe. Rocket Boys The Musical tells the true tale of a misfit coal-miner's son who engages some skeptical friends to join his dream of rockets and space. ![]() ![]() It is the only stage production anywhere bearing native son and author Homer Hickams's name (Co-Book) and approval, and continues striving to honor the legacy of Mr. The Rocket Boys return to West Virginia this July 2022, where the musical has been give the permanent status of a State Historical. ![]()
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