Rocky - 2014 Broadway History , Info & More
Winter Garden Theatre (Broadway)
1634 Broadway New York, NY 10019
Somewhere in downtown Philadelphia, a down-and-out fighter named Rocky Balboa struggles to stay on his feet. But when the chance of a lifetime comes along, he takes his best shot at becoming a champion... and his last shot at finding first love.
The iconic underdog story Rocky has inspired an innovative new stage production, brought to extraordinary life by a five-time Tony Award-winning creative team, including director Alex Timbers (Peter and the Starcatcher), songwriting team Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime), and book writers Thomas Meehan (The Producers) and Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, the Oscar-winning Best Picture).
Both an adrenaline-infused spectacle and a surprising tale of blossoming romance between two lonely outsiders, Rocky is a visceral and heart-stopping theatrical experience for everyone brave enough to follow their dream.
Rocky - 2014 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Rocky
‘Rocky’ Theater Review: Sylvester Stallone's Boxer Comes Out Swinging and Singing
7 / 10
It's never a good sign in a stage musical when the most rousing numbers are not written by the credited songwriters, in this case Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens for their Broadway version of 'Rocky,' which opened Thursday at the Winter Garden...Stallone and Meehan are faithful to that script, and on stage the dialogue plays even weaker than on screen. The corny jokes and meet-cute lines don't land or define character; they just sit there surrounded by dead air. Flaherty and Ahrens have merely punctuated that lame dialogue with their songs - or other people's songs...The show's Rocky is a bright spot in the production. Andy Karl has been in and out of a lot of Broadway shows, often as a replacement. Unlike Stallone's performance, there's nothing sentimental about Karl's Rocky, except the dialogue he's been stuck with. He's tough, resilient and displays a real macho edge, which isn't always the easiest task for a boxer singing on stage in a big Broadway musical.
Swinging at Fighters and Serenading Turtles
7 / 10
The creators of 'Rocky' the musical - which features a book by Thomas Meehan and Mr. Stallone, and songs by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, with Alex Timbers as the director - have perhaps gone overboard in capitalizing on this legend. For what they have given us is a show that at first feels like such a flat liner that you can't imagine that it could pull itself into any kind of competitive shape, even in a lackluster season for Broadway musicals. The doubts that plague and paralyze its title character (the appealing, deliberately underwhelming Andy Karl) seem to have informed the show as well. The governing sensibility isn't just underdog; it's hangdog...Every tool at the disposal of the creative team (and probably much of the show's budget) is brought into play now for an all-out, multimedia assault on the senses that forces much of the audience to its feet. And I won't say more, because why should I spoil the one real pleasure this show provides? The fight, for the record, lasts 16 minutes. With front orchestra tickets costing $143 (and you'll want to sit close), that comes to about $9 per heart-racing minute. Such is the price of excitement on Broadway these days. Hey, it's healthier than steroids.
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Rocky FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
My Nose Ain't Broken
Raining
Patriotic
My Nose Ain't Broken (Reprise)
The Flip Side
Adrian
Wanna Know Why
Fight From The Heart
One Of Us
Training Montage 1
In The Ring
Happiness
I'm Done
Southside Celebrity
Undefeated Man
Keep On Standing
The Fight: Round 15
Finale
Rocky History
Other Productions of Rocky
| 2011 | New York |
Workshop New York |
| 2014 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Rocky - 2014 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Andy Karl |
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Steven Hoggett |
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Kelly Devine |
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Alex Timbers |
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Christopher Akerlind |
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | Rocky |
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Set Design | Christopher Barreca |
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Peter Hylenski |
| 2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Margo Seibert |
| 2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Andy Karl |
| 2014 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Rocky |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Andy Karl |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway of Off-Broadway) | Rocky |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Choreographer | Steven Hoggett |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Choreographer | Kelly Devine |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Alex Timbers |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Rocky |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) | Christopher Barreca |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Steven Hoggett |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Kelly Devine |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Christopher Akerlind |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Andy Karl |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Christopher Barreca |
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