Show & Tell: Patrick Joyce of ‘Rock of Ages’

“Rock of Ages”

Hometown: Philadelphia

Age: 28

Realized he loved performing while playing the Scarecrow in “The Wizard of Oz” in eighth grade. … High school theater credits include Ren in “Footloose,” Enjolras in “Les Miserables” and Pontius Pilate in “Jesus Christ Superstar.” … Holds a degree in theater from Temple University. … First professional job after college: “The Misanthrope,” followed by national tours of “Footloose,” “Grease” and “Rock of Ages.” … Is a charter member of Las Vegas’ “Rock of Ages” cast; plays Joey Primo. … Favorite “Rock of Ages”-era groups: Bon Jovi and Aerosmith. … Roles he’d like to play someday: Brad or Dr. Frank N. Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

On once being “this close”
to Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler:

“I saw them in high school. I went to this venue where there was lawn seating and a stage, but, then, they had a ministage set up on the lawn and we were sitting by it. We were, like, ‘I wonder what this is going to be used for?’ Halfway through the performance they came up and did a couple of songs from that ministage, and we were right next to it, and Steven Tyler put his microphone in front of our faces and I’m, like, ‘Oh God, Steven Tyler, you’re right here.’ ”