Photo Coverage: ROCKY's Broadway Cast and Creative Celebrate Opening Night!

ROCKY hit Broadway last night, officially opening with stars Andy Karl and Margo Seibert at Broadway's historic Winter Garden Theatre. The show features an original score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens and a book by Thomas Meehan and Sylvester Stallone, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 1976 Oscar-winning Best Picture, Rocky.

The production is directed by Alex Timbers, with choreography by Steven Hoggett, and Kelly Devine.

ROCKY brings to life the iconic and inspiring story of struggling small time Philly boxer, Rocky Balboa, who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to go the distance against heavyweight champ Apollo Creed. Both an adrenaline-infused spectacle and a surprising story of blossoming romance between two lonely outsiders, ROCKY is a heart-stopping and viscerally theatrical new musical for everyone brave enough to follow their dream.

Photos by Linda Lenzi follow her on Twitter @LenziLinda

Andy Karl

Andy Karl

Andy Karl

Andy Karl

Margo Seibert

Margo Seibert

Margo Seibert and Andy Karl

Margo Seibert and Andy Karl

Margo Seibert and Andy Karl

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

Terence Archie

Terence Archie and Kedist Beckford-Archie

Terence Archie and Kedist Beckford-Archie

Joop Van Den Ende and Janine Van Den Ende

Terence Archie and Andy Karl

Terence Archie and Andy Karl

Terence Archie and Andy Karl

Sylvester Stallone, Joop Van Den Ende and Janine Van Den Ende

Montego Glover

Katrina Bowden

Ramona Singer

Ramona Singer and Adam Blanshay

Will Taylor, Sophie Taylor and Bill Taylor

Sylvie Meis

Adam Todd and Taylor Peacock

Isaac Robert Hurwitz and Philip Rosenberg

David Holcenberg

Okieriete Onaodowan, Bradley Gibson, Sam J. Cahn and Adam Perry

John Schiappa and Patty Wilcox

Brianna Aguilar and Adrian Aguilar

Ned Eisenberg and Family

Dakin Matthews

Thomas Meehan and his granddaughter Emma

Lauren Lim Jackson and Vince Oddo

Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens

Kelly Devine

James Brown III

Alex Timbers

Natasha Rossi and Danny Mastrogiorgio

Brandon Rubendall and James Brown III

Chris Henry Coffey and Jennifer Mudge

Orfeh

Orfeh and Andy Karl

Denisse Ambert and Luis Salgado

Jeremy Kushner and Jenny Lee Stern

Kevin Del Aguila

Kevin Del Aguila and Andy Karl

Sergio Trujillo and Jack Noseworthy

Eric Anderson

Michelle Aravena and Drew Foster

James Brown III and Jenny Lee Stern

David Andrew McDonald and family

Wallace Smith and guest

Sasha Hutchings, Kristin Piro, Vasthy Mompoint, Samantha Shafer and Danyelle Williamson

Wanda Libardi and Pamela Singer