Tuner 'Garage Band' will get reading through

DolenzProducer Ken Davenport has drawn together a business reading through of developing musical "Garage Band" having a cast which includes legit veterinarians in addition to former Monkees member Micky Dolenz.Janet Leavel ("The Drowsy Chaperone"), Alexander Gemignani ("Sweeney Todd," "Sunday around the block with George"), Andy Karl ("Legally Blonde," "jobInch) and Amy Spanger ("Elf") also are some of the thesps to look within the reading through.Story of "Garage Band" focuses on an out-of-work 40-year-old forced by his senior high school rival to sign up inside a fight-of-the-bands re-match. Mark Allen, composer of "Tinyard Hill" along with a co-author from the score to "Band Nerds," pens the background music, having a book through the Grundleshotz, an improv-based number of twelve collaborators including Sebastian Arcelus ("Elf") and Sarah Saltzman ("The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee").Davenport's resume includes the present Broadway revival of "Godspell" in addition to Off Broadway excursions "Altar Boyz," "My Very First TimeInch and "Miss Abigail's Help guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage."Reading through of "Garage Band" is placed for March 2. Future plans for that new tuner continue to be up in mid-air. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com