# Prof. Jeffrey Simonoff on his Broadway research and the movie "Rock of Ages"

1 Faculty News June 15, 2012 ![CNN logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_027323.jpg?itok=3feg8BmM)>

Excerpt from [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/15/showbiz/rock-of-ages-movie-musicals/index.html) -- "On Broadway, 'There's that suspension of disbelief that you go in with,' [Simonoff](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jeffrey-simonoff) added. 'You know it's on a stage. When you watch a movie, there's still some suspension of disbelief, but it feels more jarring when people suddenly burst into song.'"

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