STAGE TUBE: Backstage with ROCKY - THE MUSICAL; Set for Broadway 2013by Stage Tube - May 16, 2012The new musical adaptation of Rocky opened in Germany this year prior to a Broadway run in 2013; the cast for the developmental lab featured Andy Karl as Rocky, Glenn Flesher as Pauly and Tricia Paoluccio as Adrienne. Check out the behind the scenes video with rehearsal footage and interviews with co-producer Vladimir Klitschko discussing how his team turned the stage into a boxing ring below! (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of ROCKY - THE MUSICAL!by Stage Tube - March 19, 2012The new musical adaptation of Rocky is set to open in Germany in 2012 prior to a Broadway run in 2013; the cast for the developmental lab featured Andy Karl as Rocky, Glenn Flesher as Pauly and Tricia Paoluccio as Adrienne.
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Stage Tube: Sneak Peek at ROCKY - THE MUSICAL!by Stage Tube - November 28, 2011The new musical adaptation of Rocky had a presentation earlier this month in Hamburg, Germany. Get a first look at the production below! (more...)
Alex Timbers, Stephen Hoggett, Kelly Devine Join Team ROCKY; Musical Takes Germany By Storm in Nov. 2012by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2011As BroadwayWorld reported this yesterday, Sylvester Stallone was out signing autographs when he arrived for a press conference to announce the new musical Rocky in Hamburg, Germany. Today, we report that the production will open at the Operettenhaus in Hamburg Germany in November, 2012. As previously speculated, the production is aiming for Broadway in 2013. Alex Timbers (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) and Stephen Hoggett (American Idiot) will direct and choreograph, respectively. The musical features a book by Tony Award-winner Thomas Meehan and songs by Tony Award-winning team Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (composer) - the creators of Ragtime, The Glorious Ones, and Once on This Island. (more...)
Photo Flash: Sylvester Stallone Promotes ROCKY Musical in Germanyby BWW News Desk - November 20, 2011Sylvester Stallone was out signing autographs when he arrived for a press conference to present the new musical Rocky in Hamburg, Germany.
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EXCLUSIVE RIALTO CHATTER: Andy Karl Starring as ROCKY in New Developmental Labby Rialto Chatter - October 11, 2011BroadwayWorld.com has learned that a new reading of the long in development Rocky musical is taking place this week in the city. Starring in the workshop is Andy Karl as Rocky, Glenn Flesher as Pauly and Tricia Paoluccio as Adrienne.
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ROCKY Musical Gunning for Broadway in 2013; Plans to Premiere in Germany in 2012by BWW - June 1, 2011Sylvester Stallone was an unexpected guest at the SISTER ACT opening last night. Not one to frequest the Broadway red carpets, Stallone revealed on The View this morning that part of the reason for his attendance was because he's thinking about bringing one of his movies to the stage. Though no announcement has been made regarding a new stage adaptation, back in 2007, Stallone was busy developing Rocky: THE MUSICAL. Could Rocky Balboa on the Great Way Way be a reality once again? (more...)
RIALTO CHATTER: Is Sylvester Stallone Bringing ROCKY to Broadway Soon?by Rialto Chatter - April 21, 2011Sylvester Stallone was an unexpected guest at the SISTER ACT opening last night. Not one to frequest the Broadway red carpets, Stallone revealed on The View this morning that part of the reason for his attendance was because he's thinking about bringing one of his movies to the stage. Though no announcement has been made regarding a new stage adaptation, back in 2007, Stallone was busy developing Rocky: THE MUSICAL. Could Rocky Balboa on the Great Way Way be a reality once again? (more...)
Meehan, Flaherty & Ahrens Develop 'Rocky' The Musical?by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2007The hit 1976 film Rocky – the tale of the prize boxer epitomized by Sylvester Stallone – is in development to be adapted as a stage musical. Rocky the musical will feature the skills Tony Award-winning book-writer, Thomas Meehan with songs by Tony Award-winning team Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (composer). (more...)
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