The recipient of a master's degree in music education from Western Connecticut State College, Ronald Russo spent more than 30 years teaching in Connecticut schools and served a two-year term as an elected member of the Watertown council. In retirement, Ronald Russo resides in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he has season tickets to the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.
The Kravis Center regularly hosts concerts, lectures, film festivals, and plays. From November 6 to 11, the facility will host eight Rock of Ages productions at the Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. Concert Hall as part of the popular Broadway musical's 10th anniversary tour. Rock of Ages captures the heart of the 1980s through popular songs from the era such as Hit Me with Your Best Shot, Come on Feel the Noise, and Here I Go Again. It was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical and gained further popularity in 2012, when it was made into a major motion picture starring Julianne Hough, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin, Bryan Cranston, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, among others.
The Rock of Ages shows are part of the Kravis on Broadway Series for 2018-19, which also includes The Bodyguard, Les Misérables, School of Rock, and Waitress.
