Rocky (musical)

Rocky - Das Musical is a German-language musical by Stephen Flaherty (music), Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) and Thomas Meehan (book), which premiered on November 18, 2012 under the direction of Alex Timbers at the TUI Operettenhaus in Hamburg. It is based on the film of the same name by and with Sylvester Stallone .

As the first German production, Rocky made it to Broadway in New York . From March to August 2014 the musical was also performed there in the Winter Garden Theater .

Productions

So far, Rocky has been shown in the TUI Operettenhaus and the Winter Garden Theater . The production team was largely identical at both locations. In addition to Stage Entertainment and Sylvester Stallone, the producers of the premiere are also the two Klitschko brothers ( Vitali and Wladimir ) as co-producers. A special feature of the Rocky production is the final boxing match, in which spectators with a "Golden Circle" ticket can take the grandstand seats on the stage and the boxing ring drives into the auditorium.

country	city	theatre	premiere	Kidney	Performances
Germany	Hamburg	TUI Operettenhaus	November 18, 2012 (world premiere)	19th August 2015	1130
United States	New York City	Winter Garden Theater	March 13, 2014	17th August 2014	188
Germany	Stuttgart	Stage Palladium Theater	November 11, 2015	January 12, 2017

action

The musical Rocky tells the story of the amateur boxer Rocky Balboa who, after an unsuccessful career, has the unique chance to fight the reigning heavyweight world champion Apollo Creed. In addition, the plot revolves around the love story between Rocky and his shy girlfriend Adrian.

Sequence of scenes and songs

Act I.

In the basement of a church
He's not falling yet (Ensemble)

Locker room
Forty-one dollars (Promoter)

Street in front of the church
I don't pay you anything for thinking (Gazzo, Buddy)

Rocky's apartment
The nose still holds (Rocky)

News program
Fireworks (Apollo)

Pet shop in Fishtown
Philly Pie (Gloria, Angie, Joanne)
If it keeps raining (Adrian)

Side street at the Shamrock meat factory
He's not falling yet (Reprise) (Street singer)

Cold store in the Shamrock meat factory
I won't pay you anything for thinking (Reprise) (Paulie, Rocky)

Office of Miles Jergens
Patriotic (Apollo, Jergens, Apollos Entourage)

Paulie's and Adrian's apartment
The nose still holds (Reprise) (Rocky)

Ice rink
More than just me and you (Rocky, Adrian, security guard)

Rocky's apartment
Adrian (Rocky)

Mickeys Boxing studio
I want to know why (Mickey, Gazzo, Buddy, Rocky)

Miles Jergens office
Fight from the Heart (Rocky)

Different locations in Philadelphia
This man (Rocky, Ensemble)

Act II

Philadelphia Various Locations
Training

Montage Rocky's Apartment
In The Ring (Mickey)

Various Philadelphia Locations
Eye of the Tiger (Ensemble)
Gonna fly now (Ensemble)

Pet Store
Holiday (Gloria, Angie, Joanne)

Rocky's Apartment
True Luck (Rocky, Adrian)
Gone (Adrian )
True Luck (Reprise) (Rocky, Adrian)

Various Philadelphia Locations
South Side Superstar (Ensemble, Rocky, Apollo)

Rocky's Apartment
Adrian (Reprise) (Adrian)
Stand Up (Rocky)

Philadelphia Spectrum
Undefeated Man (Apollo, Apollos Entourage)
The Fight (Ensemble)

occupation

Character	Original Hamburg cast	Original Stuttgart cast	Original Broadway cast
Rocky Balboa	Drew Sarich	Nikolas Heiber	Andy Karl
Adrian Pennino	Wietske van Tongeren	Lucy Scherer	Margo Seibert
Apollo Creed	Terence Archie	Gino Emnes	Terence Archie
Mickey Goldmill	Uwe Drewes	Norbert Lamla	Dakin Matthews
Paulie Pennino	Patrick Imhof	Alexander Brugnara	Danny Mastrogiorgio
Gloria	Alex Avenell	Rosalie de Jong	Jennifer Mudge

CD recordings

There are currently two recordings of the musical, one with the original Hamburg cast and one with the Broadway cast. Both are incomplete studio recordings.

Awards

production	year	Award	category	Nominee	Result
Hamburg production	2013	Musicals readers' choice
			New musical production	Rocky - the musical	won
			Director	Alex Timbers	won
			Outfitter	Christopher Barreca	won
			Outfitter	David Zinn	won
			actor	Drew Sarich	won
		Live entertainment award	Best en-suite production	Rocky - the musical	won
	2014	Musicals readers' choice	Long run musical	Rocky - the musical	won
Broadway production	2014	Tony Award
			Best Actor in a Musical	Andy Karl	nominated
			Best choreography	Steven Hoggett and Kelly Devine	nominated
			Best Scenic Design	Christopher Barreca	won
			Best lighting design	Christopher Akerlind	nominated
		Drama Desk Award	Outstanding musical		nominated
			Outstanding Actor in a Musical	Andy Karl	nominated
			Outstanding Director of a Musical	Alex Timbers	nominated
			Outstanding choreography	Steven Hoggett and Kelly Devine	nominated
			Outstanding set design	Christopher Barreca	won
			Outstanding Lighting Design	Christopher Akerlind	won
			Outstanding sound design	Peter Hylenski	nominated
		Drama League Award	Distinguished Production of a Musical		nominated
			Distinguished Performance Award	Margo Seibert	nominated
				Andy Karl	nominated
		Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Broadway Musical		nominated
			Outstanding Book Of A Musical	Thomas Meehan	nominated
			Outstanding Actor in a Musical	Andy Karl	nominated
			Outstanding Direction of a Musical	Alex Timbers	nominated
			Outstanding choreography	Steven Hoggett and Kelly Devine	nominated
			Outstanding set design	Christopher Barreca	won

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Announcement on www.stage-entertainment.de ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Information at www.musicals-4-you.de
3. ↑ Stage program
4. ↑ Cast announced for Rocky . September 12, 2012. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 16, 2015. 
5. ↑ Complete Cast and Creative Team Announced for Rocky on Broadway . In: playbill.com . Playbill . November 25, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
6. ↑ http://www.mopo.de/buehne---show/gino-emnes-so-sexy-ist-rockys-neuer-gegner,28041502,25670786.html
7. ↑ [1]  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
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10. ↑ ^{a b c d} Tony awards 2014 nominations in full . The Guardian . April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
11. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} 'Gentleman's Guide' Racks Up 12 Nominations for Drama Desk Awards . In: variety.com . Variety . April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
12. ↑ ^{a b c} The 80th Annual Drama League Award Nominations Go to Patrick Stewart, Daniel Radcliffe, Kelli O'Hara, and More . In: theatermania.com . Theater mania. April 23, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
13. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} 'Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder' Slays the Competition in the Outer Critics Awards Nominations . In: variety.com . Variety . April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.