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Rocky musical moves forward

By Webmaster on June 1, 2011 / 1 min read

Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, a Tony Award-winning songwriting team (Ragtime), along with the book writer Thomas Meehan are deep into a stage musical adaptation of the boxing/romantic drama Rocky, the winner of the 1976 Academy Award for best picture.

“At first I thought, all the world needs is a ‘Rocky’ musical,” Mr. Meehan said. “But then I looked at the film. I thought it had beautiful construction and such high emotion, and it was a natural musical: There is a David and Goliath story, a Cinderella story, a love story between two outcasts. It’s less about boxing than about finding self-respect and finding your soul mate.”

The creators and producers, which include Rocky star and screenwriter Sylvester Stallone, held a private reading of the work in New York in April, according to Mr. Meehan and a member of the producing team, Barbara Darwall. They described the reading as creatively successful and said work was continuing toward the goal of mounting the musical in Germany in the fall of 2012 — and then, they hope, bringing Rocky to Broadway in the spring of 2013.

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  • Erim VarışAugust 28, 2011

    Rocky is the best :)

  • BreaAugust 23, 2011

    Rocky musical is a brilliant idea. I can't think of anything more that would fill the void in my life that my dad left when he abandoned our family. Alors, once this is a success, don't over think a "Rambo" musical. I think it would really bring some positive qualities to the a$$-kicking icon that is John Rambo. Be sure of it, I will camp outside to get those tickets.

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