Rocky the Musical

{{Infobox Musical | name =Rocky the Musical |image =Rocky the Musical.jpg |image_size = 220px |caption =2012 Hamburg poster | music = [[Stephen Flaherty]] | lyrics = [[Lynn Ahrens]] | book = [[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]]<br>[[Sylvester Stallone]] | basis =''[[Rocky]]''<br>by Sylvester Stallone | setting = 1975 [[Philadelphia]] | premiere_date ={{Start date|df=yes|2012|11|18}} | premiere_location =[[Operettenhaus]], [[Hamburg]] | productions = 2012 [[Hamburg]]<br>2014 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]  | awards = }}

'''''Rocky the Musical''''' (originally '''''Rocky: Das Musical''''')<ref name="knocks">{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/nov/20/rocky-das-musical-hamburg | title=Rocky musical knocks out critics in Hamburg | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=20 November 2012 | access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.sky.com/story/1012477/rocky-comes-out-fighting-with-das-musical | title=Rocky Comes Out Fighting With 'Das Musical' | publisher=[[Sky News]] | work=news.sky.com | date=16 November 2012 | access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> is a 2012 [[Musical theatre|musical]] with music by [[Stephen Flaherty]], lyrics by [[Lynn Ahrens]], and a book by [[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]] and [[Sylvester Stallone]], based on the [[Rocky|1976 film of the same name]] written by Stallone. The show held its world premiere in [[Hamburg]] in 2012 and opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in 2014 at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]].

==Background== The musical is based on the 1976 film ''[[Rocky]]'', with a screenplay by [[Sylvester Stallone]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/04/28/rocky-musical-headed-to-broadway/2119697/ | title='Rocky' musical bound for Broadway in 2014 | publisher=[[USA Today]] | work=usatoday.com | date=28 April 2013 | access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> The film itself was made on a budget of $1,075,000,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/15-things-you-(probably)-didn't-know-about-rocky#item-7 | title=15 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ROCKY | publisher=Shortlist | work=shortlist.com | access-date=28 December 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> shot in 28 days<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Official-ROCKY-to-Open-at-Winter-Garden-Theatre-on-313-Previews-Begin-211-20130826 | title=ROCKY to Open at Winter Garden Theatre on 3/13; Previews Begin 2/11 | publisher=Broadway World | work=broadwayworld.com | date=26 August 2013 | access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref> and was a [[sleeper hit]],<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/article/2002/02/19/how-rocky-nabbed-best-picture/ | title=The Right Hook | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=19 February 2002 | access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref> earning $225 million in global box office receipts<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/18/low-budget-movies-that-made-millions_n_3459590.html#slide=2582768 | title=14 Low Budget Movies That Made Millions | publisher=[[The Huffington Post]] | work=huffingtonpost.co.uk | date=26 June 2013 | access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref> becoming the [[1976 in film|highest-grossing film of 1976]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.msn.com/offbeat/yo-adrian-rocky-devotees-set-to-make-tribute-run | title=Yo, Adrian! Rocky devotees set to make tribute run | publisher=[[MSN]] | date=12 May 2013 | access-date=28 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234731/http://news.msn.com/offbeat/yo-adrian-rocky-devotees-set-to-make-tribute-run | archive-date=30 December 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and went on to win three [[Academy Award|Oscars]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1977 | title=The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners | publisher=[[Academy Award]] | work=oscars.org | access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref> including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.today.com/id/16689513/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/rockys-oscar-tko-still-echoes-stings/#.Ur8kzqWFX8s | title=Rocky's' Oscar TKO in '76 still echoes, stings | publisher=[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]] | work=today.com | date=19 January 2007 | access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref> Having been in the works for eight years,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/gonna-fly-soon-a-rocky-musical-is-moving-ahead/ | title=A 'Rocky' Musical Is Moving Ahead | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=1 June 2011 | access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> a workshop was held in [[New York City]] in April 2011,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/02/rocky-musical-is-being-wr_n_870012.html | title='Rocky' Broadway Musical Is Being Written, Hopes To Open By 2013 | publisher=Huffington Post | work=huffingtonpost.com | date=6 February 2011 | access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> with [[Andy Karl]] playing Rocky and [[Lisa Brescia]] playing Adrian.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/156598/yo-andy-karl-stage-vet-plays-lead-in-reading-of-broadway-bound-rocky-musical/ | title=Yo, Andy Karl! Stage Vet Plays Lead in Reading of Broadway-Bound Rocky Musical | work=broadway.com | date=1 June 2011 | access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> Following the reading it was officially confirmed in November by producer Sylvester Stallone alongside boxers and co-producers<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/nov/21/rocky-musical-debut-germany | title=Rocky the Musical to debut in Germany | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=21 November 2011 | access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref> [[Vitali Klitschko|Vitali]] and [[Wladimir Klitschko]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15820805 | title=Stallone's Rocky musical to debut in Germany | publisher=[[BBC News]] | work=bbc.co.uk/news | date=21 November 2011 | access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref> that the show would receive its world premiere in [[Hamburg]] in November 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8904027/Rocky-The-Musical-is-coming-says-Sylvester-Stallone.html | title=Rocky The Musical is coming, says Sylvester Stallone | publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | work=telegraph.co.uk | date=21 November 2011 | access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref>

The musical, which premiere production cost around $20 million<ref>{{cite web | url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/rocky-musical-is-heading-to-broadway/?_r=0 | title='Rocky' Musical Is Heading to Broadway | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=28 April 2013 | access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> to produce, has a book by [[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]] and Sylvester Stallone,<ref name="fight">{{cite web | url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/rocky-musical-headed-broadway-448026 | title='ROCKY' MUSICAL HEADED TO BROADWAY | publisher=Hollywood Reporter | work=hollywoodreporter.com | date=28 April 2013 | access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> adapted from Stallone's screenplay, and is directed by [[Alex Timbers]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://metro.co.uk/2011/11/23/rocky-the-musical-set-for-2012-debut-sylvester-stallone-reveals-229979/ | title=Rocky the musical set for 2012 debut, Sylvester Stallone reveals | publisher=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] | work=metro.co.uk | date=23 November 2011 | access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> with choreography by Kelly Devine, boxing choreography by [[Steven Hoggett]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/156786-Rocky-Musical-Will-Get-World-Premiere-in-Fall-2012-Steven-Hoggett-Kelly-Devine-Alex-Timbers-in-the-Ring | title=Rocky Musical Will Get World Premiere in Fall 2012; Steven Hoggett, Kelly Devine, Alex Timbers in the Ring | publisher=[[Playbill]] | work=playbill.com | date=20 November 2011 | access-date=27 December 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232655/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/156786-Rocky-Musical-Will-Get-World-Premiere-in-Fall-2012-Steven-Hoggett-Kelly-Devine-Alex-Timbers-in-the-Ring | archive-date=30 December 2013 }}</ref> set design by Christopher Barreca,<ref name="Creative">{{cite web | url=http://www.stage-entertainment.de/musicals-shows/rocky-das-musical-hamburg/artists.html#Kreativteam | title=Creative Team | publisher=[[Stage Entertainment]] | work=stage-entertainment.de | access-date=28 December 2013 | archive-date=30 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233934/http://www.stage-entertainment.de/musicals-shows/rocky-das-musical-hamburg/artists.html#Kreativteam | url-status=dead }}</ref> costume design by David Zinn,<ref name = "Creative"/> lighting design by [[Christopher Akerlind]],<ref name = "Creative"/> sound design by [[Peter Hylenski]],<ref name = "Creative"/> video design by [[Pablo N. Molina]]<ref name = "Creative"/> and special effects by Jeremy Chernick.<ref name = "Creative"/> A mostly original score has been penned, by [[Lynn Ahrens]] with music by [[Stephen Flaherty]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/sylvester-stallones-rocky-the-musical-to-transfer-to-broadway-8594516.html | title=Sylvester Stallone's Rocky: The Musical to transfer to Broadway | publisher=[[The Independent]] | work=independent.co.uk | date=29 April 2013 | access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref>

The show's set, which for Broadway cost $4.3 million,<ref name="set">{{cite web | url=https://nypost.com/2013/10/30/rocky-headed-to-broadway-with-a-4-3m-set/ | title='Rocky' headed to Broadway with a $4.3M set | publisher=[[New York Post]] | work=nypost.com | date=30 October 2013 | access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> is set around a mostly bare stage which represents the Gym that Rocky trains in.<ref name = "Singin"/> The production uses sliding box-like sets to represent the homes of the characters<ref name = "Singin"/> and the sliding element goes on to include a full sized regulation [[boxing ring]].<ref name="theater">{{cite web | url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/07-2013/for-alex-timbers-directing-theater-is-a-labour-of-_65567.html | title=For Alex Timbers, Directing Theater is a Labo(u)r of Love | publisher=Theatermania | work=theatermania.com | date=17 July 2013 | access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> Audience members seated within the front [[Theater (structure)#Basic elements of a theater structure|stalls]] Golden Circle seating section, are escorted onto the stage for the final 20 minutes to sit on [[bleacher]] style seats,<ref name="info">{{cite web | url=http://www.rockybroadway.com | title=Tickets and Information | publisher=Rocky the Musical | work=rockybroadway.com | access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> in doing so this allows the boxing ring to enter the auditorium<ref name = "star"/> and sit in rows A-F,<ref name = "info"/> bringing the audience close to the final fight scene.<ref name="star">{{cite web | url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2013/04/29/sylvester_stallones_rocky_turned_into_a_broadway_musical.html | title=Sylvester Stallone's Rocky turned into a Broadway musical | publisher=The Star | work=thestar.com | date=29 April 2013 | access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref>

==Production history== ===Hamburg (2012)=== ''Rocky the Musical'' received its world premiere on 18 November 2012, at the [[Operettenhaus]], [[Hamburg]].<ref name="premiere">{{cite web | url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/10/17/sylvester-stallone-talks-rocky-musical | title=Sylvester Stallone talks 'Rocky' musical | publisher=[[Toronto Sun]] | work=torontosun.com | date=17 October 2013 | access-date=22 October 2013}}</ref> The production opened to positive reviews<ref name="Singin">{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/09/theater/a-hit-in-germany-a-rocky-musical-aims-at-broadway.html?pagewanted=1 | title=Yo, Adrian! I'm Singin'! | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=5 December 2012 | access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> and title casting included [[Drew Sarich]] as [[Rocky Balboa]],<ref name="Welt">{{cite news | url=https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article107290169/Hauptdarsteller-von-Rocky-in-Hamburg-vorgestellt.html | title=Hauptdarsteller von "Rocky" in Hamburg vorgestellt | publisher=[[Die Welt]] | work=welt.de | date=28 June 2012 | access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref> Wietske van Tongeren playing [[Adrian Pennino]]<ref name = "Welt"/> and Terence Archie playing [[Apollo Creed]].<ref name="nyt">{{cite web | url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/rocky-on-broadway-finds-its-apollo-creed/ | title='Rocky' on Broadway Finds Its Apollo Creed | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=6 November 2013 | access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> Having been written in [[English language|English]], the show was translated into [[German language|German]] for its world premiere.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/nestruck-on-theatre/rocky-the-musical-heading-to-broadway-by-way-of-germany/article14518730/?page=all | title=Rocky the musical heading to Broadway – by way of Germany | publisher=[[The Globe and Mail]] | work=theglobeandmail.com | date=25 September 2013 | access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="LA">{{cite web | url=https://articles.latimes.com/2013/nov/06/entertainment/la-et-cm-rocky-broadway-musical-dakin-matthews-stallone-20131105 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231043345/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/nov/06/entertainment/la-et-cm-rocky-broadway-musical-dakin-matthews-stallone-20131105 | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 31, 2013 | title=L.A. drama ace Dakin Matthews has singing gig in Broadway 'Rocky' | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=6 November 2013 | access-date=3 January 2014}}</ref>

===Broadway (2014)=== [[File:Andy Karl as Rocky.jpg|thumb|right|[[Andy Karl]] as [[Rocky Balboa]].]] On 28 April 2013, it was announced the show would transfer to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in February 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2013/legit/news/rocky-musical-set-for-a-bout-with-broadway-1200424086/ | title='Rocky' Musical Set for a Bout With Broadway | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | work=variety.com | date=28 April 2013 | access-date=24 October 2013}}</ref> The show was expected to open on 13 March 2014, at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]], with previews commencing on 11 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/171012/yo-broadway-rocky-musical-sets-dates-at-the-winter-garden-theatre/ | title=Yo, Broadway! Rocky Musical Sets Dates at the Winter Garden Theatre | work=broadway.com | date=26 August 2013 | access-date=24 October 2013}}</ref> The first preview was cancelled as a result of delayed technical rehearsals, due to power problems in the area.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/174505/fight-night-is-delayed-rocky-pushes-back-first-preview-performance/ | title=Fight Night is Delayed! Rocky Pushes Back First Preview Performance | work=broadway.com | date=11 February 2014 | access-date=11 February 2014}}</ref> Following a scheduled rehearsal day, previews commenced on 13 February.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/187282-First-Broadway-Preview-of-New-Musical-Rocky-Canceled?tsrc=hpt2 | title=First Broadway Preview of New Musical Rocky Canceled | publisher=[[Playbill]] | work=playbill.com | date=11 February 2014 | access-date=11 February 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222210913/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/187282-First-Broadway-Preview-of-New-Musical-Rocky-Canceled?tsrc=hpt2 | archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> The cast included [[Andy Karl]] as Rocky, [[Margo Seibert]] as Adrian<ref>{{cite web | url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/09/rocky-casting-is-announced-for-broadway/?_r=0 | title='Rocky' Casting Is Announced for Broadway | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=9 September 2013 | access-date=24 October 2013}}</ref> and Terence Archie transferring from the Hamburg production, to reprise his role as Apollo Creed. [[Dakin Matthews]], Danny Mastrogiorgio, [[Jennifer Mudge]] and [[Okieriete Onaodowan]] were also in the cast in supporting roles.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/184056-Terence-Archie-Dakin-Matthews-and-Danny-Mastrogiorgio-Join-Broadway-Cast-of-Rocky | title=Terence Archie, Dakin Matthews and Danny Mastrogiorgio Join Broadway Cast of Rocky | publisher=[[Playbill]] | work=playbill.com | date=5 November 2013 | access-date=29 December 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222113337/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/184056-Terence-Archie-Dakin-Matthews-and-Danny-Mastrogiorgio-Join-Broadway-Cast-of-Rocky | archive-date=22 December 2013 }}</ref> The cast performed as part of the ceremony for the [[68th Tony Awards]] in June 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/191670-Neil-Patrick-Harris-Idina-Menzel-Sutton-Foster-Sting-Fantasia-Wicked-Rocky-and-More-Will-Perform-on-Tony-Awards | title=Neil Patrick Harris, Idina Menzel, Sutton Foster, Sting, Fantasia, Wicked, Rocky and More Will Perform on Tony Awards | publisher=[[Playbill]] | work=playbill.com | date=29 May 2014 | access-date=15 June 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607040344/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/191670-Neil-Patrick-Harris-Idina-Menzel-Sutton-Foster-Sting-Fantasia-Wicked-Rocky-and-More-Will-Perform-on-Tony-Awards | archive-date=7 June 2014 }}</ref> The show was expected to close on 17 August 2014, after a run of 28 previews and 188 performances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/theater/2014/07/15/rocky-to-close-on-broadway/12700993/|title = 'Rocky' to close on Broadway|website = [[USA Today]]}}</ref>

===Prague (2017)=== ''Rocky the Musical'' came to Prague for a short 4-to-5 month run. It was performed at the [[Prague Congress Centre]].

=== Brazil (2025) === ''Rocky the Musical'' came to Brazil for a short run, opening in March 2025 and closing May 2025. <ref>{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2025 |title=Rocky, O Musical |url=https://www.teatrosantander.com.br/programacao/rocky.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510160114/https://www.teatrosantander.com.br/programacao/rocky.html |archive-date=May 10, 2025 |access-date=May 10, 2025 |website=Teatro Santander}}</ref> It was performed at the 033 Rooftop, in an [[Immersive theater|immersive]] production.

==Music== The show features 20 original songs,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hamburg.de/rocky/ | title=ROCKY - Das Musical Hamburg | publisher=Hamburg | work=hamburg.de | access-date=27 December 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314011700/http://www.hamburg.de/rocky/ | archive-date=14 March 2014 }}</ref> with additional music taken from the original [[Rocky (film series)|film series]] including "[[Eye of the Tiger]]" and "[[Gonna Fly Now]]".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rocky-musical-heading-to-broadway/ | title="Rocky" musical heading to Broadway | publisher=[[CBS News]] | work=cbsnews.com | date=1 May 2013 | access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref>

===Musical numbers=== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ; Act I<ref name="ibdb">{{cite web | url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=495233&more=1 | title=Rocky | publisher=Internet Broadway Database | work=ibdb.com | access-date=16 February 2014}}</ref> * "Ain't Down Yet" - Company * "My Nose Ain't Broken" - Rocky * "Raining" - Adrian * "Patriotic" - Apollo Creed, Miles Jergens, Apollo Girls * "My Nose Ain't Broken (Reprise)" - Rocky * "The Flip Side" - Rocky, Adrian * "Adrian" - Rocky * "Wanna Know Why" - Gazzo, Buddy, Rocky, Mickey * "Fight From the Heart" - Rocky * "One of Us" - Company {{col-2}} ; Act II<ref name = "ibdb"/> * "Training Montage #1" - Company * "In the Ring" - Mickey * "Training Montage #2" - Company * "Happiness" - Rocky, Adrian * "I'm Done" - Adrian * "Southside Celebrity" - Company * "Adrian (Reprise)" - Adrian * "Keep On Standing" - Rocky * "Undefeated Man"- Apollo, Entourage * "The Fight" - Company {{col-end}}

==Principal roles and original cast ==

{| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" | character ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Original Hamburg Cast<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thatsmusical.de/magazin/cast-fuer-rocky-bekannt-gegeben-a101184.html| title=Cast für Rocky bekannt gegeben| date=2012-09-12| accessdate=2015-02-16| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212132448/http://www.thatsmusical.de/magazin/cast-fuer-rocky-bekannt-gegeben-a101184.html| archivedate=2015-02-12}}</ref> ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Original Stuttgart Cast ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Original Broadway Cast<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/184846-Complete-Cast-and-Creative-Team-Announced-for-Rocky-on-Broadway?tsrc=hpt2 | title=Complete Cast and Creative Team Announced for Rocky on Broadway | publisher=[[Playbill]] | work=playbill.com | date=2013-11-25 | accessdate=2013-12-27}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |Rocky Balboa | align="center" colspan="1"|[[Drew Sarich]] | align="center" colspan="1"|Nikolas Heiber | align="center" colspan="1"|[[Andy Karl]] |- ! scope="row" |Adrian Pennino | align="center" colspan="1"|[[Wietske van Tongeren]] | align="center" colspan="1"|[[Lucy Scherer]] | align="center" colspan="1"|[[Margo Seibert]] |- ! scope="row" |Apollo Creed | align="center" colspan="1"|[[Terence Archie]] | align="center" colspan="1"|Gino Emnes<ref>http://www.mopo.de/buehne---show/gino-emnes-so-sexy-ist-rockys-neuer-gegner,28041502,25670786.html</ref> | align="center" colspan="1"|[[Terence Archie]] |- ! scope="row" |Mickey Goldmill | align="center" colspan="1"|[[Uwe Drewes]] | align="center" colspan="1"|[[Norbert Lamla]] | align="center" colspan="1"|[[Dakin Matthews]] |- ! scope="row" |Paulie Pennino | align="center" colspan="1"|[[Patrick Imhof]] | align="center" colspan="1"|Alexander Brugnara | align="center" colspan="1"|Danny Mastrogiorgio |- ! scope="row" |Gloria | align="center" colspan="1"|[[Alex Avenell]] | align="center" colspan="1"|Rosalie de Jong | align="center" colspan="1"|[[Jennifer Mudge]] |}

==Reception== ===Critical response=== The Hamburg production of ''Rocky the Musical'' received positive reviews from critics.<ref name="Die">{{cite news | url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/buehne-konzert/article111250281/Jetzt-schlaegt-er-wieder-unschuldige-Rinder.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3DALEX%2BAVENELL%2Brocky%2Bmusical%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1914%26bih%3D960 | title=Jetzt schlägt er wieder unschuldige Rinder | publisher=[[Die Welt]] | work=welt.de | date=18 November 2012 | access-date=1 January 2014| last1=Grund | first1=Stefan }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2012/legit/news/rocky-proves-a-knockout-in-hamburg-1118062376/ | title='Rocky' proves a knockout in Hamburg | publisher=Variety | work=variety.com | date=19 November 2012 | access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/germany/article/Review-Roundup-ROCKY-das-Musical-20121221 | title=Review Roundup: ROCKY das Musical | publisher=Broadway World | work=broadwayworld.com | date=21 December 2012 | access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/rocky-premiere-in-hamburg-a-867906.html | title="Rocky"-Premiere in Hamburg | publisher=[[Der Spiegel]] | work=spiegel.de | date=18 November 2012 | access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author1=Becker | url=http://www.mopo.de/promi---show/noch-nie-dagewesen-so-spektakulaer-ist-die-rocky-buehne,5067148,20904288.html | title=So spektakulär ist die Rocky-Bühne | publisher=[[Hamburger Morgenpost]] | work=mopo.de | date=19 November 2012 | access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref>

===Accolades=== ====Original Broadway production==== {| class="wikitable" width="95%" |- ! width="5%"| Year ! width="20%"| Award ! width="45%"| Category ! width="20%"| Nominee ! width="10%"| Result |- | rowspan="21" align="center"| 2014 | rowspan="5"| [[Tony Award]] |- | [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Actor in a Musical]] | [[Andy Karl]]<ref name="Tony">{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/apr/29/tony-awards-2014-nominations-in-full | title=Tony awards 2014 nominations in full | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=29 April 2014 | access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | [[Tony Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]] | [[Steven Hoggett]] and Kelly Devine<ref name = "Tony"/> | {{nom}} |- | [[Tony Award for Best Scenic Design|Best Scenic Design]] | Christopher Barreca<ref name = "Tony"/> | {{won}} |- | [[Tony Award for Best Lighting Design|Best Lighting Design]] | [[Christopher Akerlind]]<ref name = "Tony"/> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="7"| [[Drama Desk Award]] | colspan="2"| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical|Outstanding Musical]]<ref name="Gentleman">{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2014/legit/news/gentlemans-guide-racks-up-a-dozen-nominations-for-the-2014-drama-desk-awards-1201163848/ | title='Gentleman's Guide' Racks Up 12 Nominations for Drama Desk Awards | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | work=variety.com | date=25 April 2014 | access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical|Outstanding Actor in a Musical]] | [[Andy Karl]]<ref name = "Gentleman"/> | {{nom}} |- | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical|Outstanding Director of a Musical]] | [[Alex Timbers]]<ref name = "Gentleman"/> | {{nom}} |- | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography|Outstanding Choreography]] | [[Steven Hoggett]] and Kelly Devine<ref name = "Gentleman"/> | {{nom}} |- | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design|Outstanding Set Design]] | Christopher Barreca<ref name = "Gentleman"/> | {{won}} |- | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design|Outstanding Lighting Design]] | [[Christopher Akerlind]]<ref name = "Gentleman"/> | {{won}} |- | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design|Outstanding Sound Design]] | Peter Hylenski<ref name = "Gentleman"/> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|[[Drama League Award]] | colspan="2"| Distinguished Production of a Musical<ref name="mania">{{cite web | url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/04-2014/the-80th-annual-drama-league-award-nominations-go-_68352.html | title=The 80th Annual Drama League Award Nominations Go to Patrick Stewart, Daniel Radcliffe, Kelli O'Hara, and More | publisher=Theatermania | work=theatermania.com | date=23 April 2014 | access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan=2|Distinguished Performance Award | [[Margo Seibert]]<ref name = "mania"/> | {{nom}} |- | [[Andy Karl]]<ref name = "mania"/> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="6"|[[Outer Critics Circle Award]] | colspan="2"|Outstanding Broadway Musical<ref name="Guide">{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2014/legit/news/gentlemans-guide-to-love-and-murder-slays-the-competition-in-the-outer-critics-awards-nominations-1201160974/ | title='Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder' Slays the Competition in the Outer Critics Awards Nominations | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | work=variety.com | date=22 April 2014 | access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | Outstanding Book Of A Musical<ref name = "Guide"/> | [[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]] | {{nom}} |- | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | [[Andy Karl]]<ref name = "Guide"/> | {{nom}} |- | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | [[Alex Timbers]]<ref name = "Guide"/> | {{nom}} |- | Outstanding Choreography | [[Steven Hoggett]] and Kelly Devine<ref name = "Guide"/> | {{nom}} |- | Outstanding Set Design | Christopher Barreca<ref name = "Guide"/> | {{won}} |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223002714/http://www.rockybroadway.com/ |title=Official website}}

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