Rocky

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Rocky is a stage musical adaptation of the iconic boxing film franchise, known for its dramatic underdog story and innovative, cinematic-style fight sequences on Broadway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
awardNomination Tony Award for Best Choreography
Tony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical
basedOn Rocky
surface form: Rocky (1976 film)

Rocky film series
surface form: Rocky film franchise
bookBy Sylvester Stallone
Thomas Meehan
choreographer Kelly Devine
Steven Hoggett
composer Stephen Flaherty
countryOfOrigin Germany
director Alex Timbers
featuresCharacter Adrian Pennino
Apollo Creed
Mickey Goldmill
Paulie Pennino
Rocky Balboa
genre drama
musical theatre
sports musical
hasBroadwayTheatre Winter Garden Theatre
hasCostumeDesigner David Zinn
hasLightingDesigner Christopher Akerlind
hasMusicalNumber Eye of the Tiger
surface form: Eye of the Tiger (in some stage productions/arrangements)

Gonna Fly Now
surface form: Gonna Fly Now (reprise/usage from film theme)
hasPremiereDate 2012-11-18
hasPremiereLocation Hamburg
surface form: Hamburg, Germany
hasPremiereVenue Operettenhaus theater
surface form: Operettenhaus Hamburg
hasScenicDesigner Christopher Barreca
hasSoundDesigner Peter Hylenski
language English
locatedInBroadwayTheatreDistrict New York City
lyricist Lynn Ahrens
notableFor innovative cinematic-style boxing sequences
moving boxing ring into the audience area
openedOnBroadway 2014-03-13
producer Stage Entertainment
Sylvester Stallone
Vitali Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
setIn Philadelphia
subject boxing
underdog story
targetAudience Broadway theatre audiences
fans of the Rocky film franchise
timePeriod 1970s

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