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
STAGE REVIEW Rocky
8 / 10
Despite the high-tech stagecraft, director Alex Timbers remains faithful to the indie spirit of the 1976 Oscar winner that made a star of Sylvester Stallone...At times the show plays less like a splashy Broadway musical than a Clifford Odets revival...The real trouble is that, unlike 'Eye of the Tiger' or the snatches of Bill Conti's triumphal theme, Stephen Flaherty's bland new songs merely shadowbox at melody and never land the pop-rock punch they often seem to be seeking...Even so, Rocky delivers edge-of-your-seat thrills - particularly in the final 15 minutes - that underscore the fact that fans of boxing and live theater share some DNA: They love to see their stars battered, bloodied, but still standing. B
Theater Review: Why Rocky Doesn’t Fly Now
5 / 10
Take the score, by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, who (as Ragtimedemonstrated) know their way around iconic Americana. They work very carefully here, slowly developing a general musical atmosphere with shards of sung dialogue before allowing the emergence of a straight-up song. But, boy, do you feel the work. Ahrens, scrambling for hooks that won't sound musical theaterish and twee, has actually found some, but they come at the cost of a certain outlandishness, like Rocky's introductory solo 'My Nose Ain't Broken.' Similarly, Flaherty has identified a reasonable sound for the gritty story: guitar-heavy, with throbbing-headache bass, and bright chrome-on-a-used-car flugelhorning as suggested by Bill Conti's original movie scores...But within that compelling sound Flaherty mostly fails to make compelling songs...But because garage-band writing, however apt for the material, doesn't develop but rather repeats in torpid cells, the songs don't lift: they barely even move. Instead, the set does.
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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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