Rokicki graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in English and a BFA in musical theater. Rokicki wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (book by Joe Tracz), which debuted at the
Lucille Lortel Theatre by
Theatreworks USA in 2014 and opened on Broadway at the
Longacre Theatre in 2019. Rokicki performed the orchestrations and co-arrangements for the
jukebox musical Punk Rock Girl (book and co-arrangements by
Joe Iconis). The show features songs from female-fronted bands, including
Blondie,
Avril Lavigne,
Pat Benetar,
No Doubt, and
Pink. Rokicki created some song mashups for the musical that debuted in 2022 at The Argyle Theatre in Babylon Village, NY. A recording of Rokicki’s graphic novel musical
Monstersongs was released by
Broadway Records in 2017. Rokicki cowrote the song "Footprints" with friend and collaborator Joe Iconis and the album features a number of performers, including
Megan Hilty,
Katrina Rose Dideriksen, and
Jelani Alladin. Reviewers called Monstersongs "a delightfully clever, fun, catchy album" and "the mature distillation of many years’ creativity". It is being developed as a virtual reality video game.
LOVE, NY, a musical co-written with Mike Ruby, won the 2009 American Harmony Award and has been presented at
New World Stages, Curtain Call Kweskin Theatre in Connecticut, and
Oklahoma University.
11:11 (formerly known as
Relativity), also co-created with Ruby, was first presented at
Feinstein's/54 Below in 2014 and selected for development at the
University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts in 2018. Together, they also wrote
Strange Tails, which was presented at several festivals between 2010 and 2012. Rokicki wrote the music and lyrics for
Experience Marianas, a dark rock musical, which had an eight-week workshop presentation at
Cap21/Molloy College in 2019. He co-wrote the book with Sarah Beth Pfiefer following two years of research about cults As a music director, Rokicki was involved in the New York premiere of
Departure Lounge, directed by Christopher Gattelli, at
The Public Theater. He also served as music director on Joe Iconis'
ReWrite at
The Goodspeed Opera;
Hairspray at the John W. Engeman Theater;
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at TriArts at Sharon Playhouse; among others. As an actor, Rokicki performed in the
Evita 25th Anniversary national tour and a tour of
Miss Saigon. He was featured in a concert of
South Pacific at Carnegie Hall that was recorded for television. He has a number of
Off-Broadway and regional theater credits, including parts in productions of
Beauty & the Beast and
Thoroughly Modern Millie. ==Works==