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Tom Cruise Goes White Trash Glam For Rock of Ages

HERE'S A BARE-CHESTED TOM CRUISE LOOKING WHAT THE KIDDIES CALL 'BEAST' -- AND THAT'S A GOOD THING -- in the upcoming screen remake of Broadway's Rock Of Ages.

Set on Sunset Strip circa 1987, the small-town-girl-meets-superstar-rock-star love story is told through the hits of Whitesnake, Journey, Bon Jovi, Styx, Asia, Whitesnake and more. The show was a huge hit on Broadway, and was nominated for 5 Tonys.

Now the flick, being directed by Adam Shankman, is currently being shot in Miami.

Cruise, who sings and dances in the movie, shares the screen with Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Mary J. Blige, Paul Giamatti, among others. "Does Tom dance?,'' Shankman told USA Today. "Let me put it this way. He is dancing so much, we are all exhausted and laying down on the floor. He is dancing us into the ground. I've never seen someone who wants to rehearse more."

Here's snippets from the Broadway show.