Movie actress Zooey Deschanel has expanded her ambitions recently, moving from the big screen to the indie-rock stage.
So too for most other chief executives who are tarted up and shoved on stage to booming rock chords.
Certainly, putting the orchestra on stage for a rock or jukebox musical is in keeping with the show's sensibility, which tends to be more Hammerstein Ballroom than Rodgers and Hammerstein.
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Iron Maiden may have been formed in a London pub the 1970s, but it wasn't until 1985 when they took to the stage at the original "Rock in Rio" concert that their South American fan base began to swell.
Solberg also crashed his Peugeot at high speed on the same stage while Britain's Matthew Wilson was forced to retire after hitting a rock and losing a wheel on stage one.
It's a sort of hybrid rock concert, with stage actors performing monologues and scenes between songs.
When it got started, Broken Social Scene could balloon to 15 or more people on stage, operating much like a rock 'n' roll boot camp for musicians to collaborate and cut their teeth.
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That point wasn't lost on comedian Chris Rock, who took the stage to tease the very white audience about the very white lineup ahead.
The third day - Sunday at Reading, Monday at Leeds - has traditionally been a day for hard rock acts on the main stage.
More and more singer-songwriters from the pop world seem to be hearing that siren song: The trickle of pop and rock stars turning to the stage is fast becoming a flood.
McGregor plays another rock star - who strips on stage - in the movie, and Muriel's Wedding star Toni Collette plays his wife.
There they are playing the score right up on stage ("Memphis, " "Rock of Ages, " "Chicago" and the celebrated "Encores" series, as well as the adaptation of the movie "Once, " where they do double-duty as actors).
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Dad would take Vidal to Japan and put him on stage and sell tickets as if he were a rock star.
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Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed that Freddie Mercury will "appear" on stage during a special performance of West End musical We Will Rock You.
Interstellar sci-fi rock band Muse have become known for their ambitious stage shows - lead singer Matt Bellamy has a long-gestating plan to land a UFO during one of their stadium gigs - but they insist they try to keep ticket prices down.
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Its technology was also used for the 2006 Grammy Awards, when an animated rock band called the Gorillaz appeared to perform live on stage with Madonna.
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Rock band 3 Colours Red will make their farewell performances on the Radio 1 stage.
Other venues in this area include Neutral Ground, a coffee shop that doubles as a singer-songwriter stage, and Carrollton Station, a bar that features similar sounds plus plenty of college rock.
No rock is too high, no world too distant as Mr Dalton leaps the giant stage in a leggy one-two-three.
With matching costumes, choreographed stage moves and a go-go dancer, the neo-soul 10-piece revels in rock's visual power.
For those looking for a more traditional live music venue, The Roxy Live (open all week, from 8 pm on weeknights and 9 pm on weekends) is a fully fledged rock club, with a professional sound system, a 500-person capacity and a stage that towers over the audience.
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