ROCKY Reviews- Page 2

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 8:54pm

I would say NBC NY is mixed not mixed to negative, he sounds like he enjoyed the show, yes he has some issues with it but the review still reads mixed.

[Up In One]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:04pm

Producers are going to love that NBC review, great pull quotes ...

Game Changing. Jaw Dropping. Astounding. Unlike anything you've seen in the theatre.

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:10pm

Hollywood Reporter (Mostly Mixed, with a few positive shootouts)

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rocky-theater-review-688449
Updated On: 3/13/14 at 09:10 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:35pm

I'm shocked this isn't betting absolute raves across the board. It's really boggling my mind.

[Steve721]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:38pm

If the score and lyrics are merely serviceable, a musical is not going to get rave reviews regardless of the sets and performances.

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:39pm

You wait until this gets panned from Brantley.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:39pm

I thought the score was absolutely fantastic.

[blaxx]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:42pm

Newsday is mixed-to-negative

Then there is the music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens -- generic soft-pop ballads and inspirational-power songs that fade against the welcome return of "Gonna Fly Now" and "Eye of the Tiger" from the movies. Speaking of the movies, Christopher Barreco's sets, with lots of moving scaffolds and banks of lights, give Rocky some museum stairs to climb. He also drinks raw eggs for breakfast and runs through the city in training montages. Actually the city is on video and he runs in place. So does the show.

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/theater/rocky-on-broadway-review-andy-karl-s-a-knockout-show-isn-t-1.7371580

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:44pm

Seriously?? That training montage was kind of brilliant. I don't get these reviews AT ALL.

[blaxx]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:45pm

I thought the score was absolutely fantastic.

Better than BKLYN?!

[Steve721]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:46pm

Yeah, if what we're seeing now is any indication, Brantley will crucify this.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:47pm

These reviews are hitting the nail on the head so far, in my opinion.

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:49pm

I will never understand theatre reviews

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:51pm

I never understood them or why some people slavishly listen to these boneheads.

[blaxx]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:53pm

The AP is passive aggressively negative

It features a score by "Ragtime" veterans Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens that's intriguing — fortified by Bill Conti's song "Gonna Fly Now" as well as Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" — but fails to really land a knockout punch. Songs like "Raining," 'My Nose Ain't Broke" and "Keep on Standing" are rather lovely, but the rest of the tunes are either cookie-cutter or seem like they were simply abandoned

http://online.wsj.com/article/APd5646c451891491c8bda2b6db8698a00.html

Updated On: 3/13/14 at 09:53 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:53pm

You've never read Michael Feingold.

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:54pm

I think these reviews, whatever they are, will not hurt the show. Welcome, world tourists!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:56pm

This is going to be one of those shows that I think if excellent that everyone else will hate without ever seeing it.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 9:59pm

"What was he supposed to sing about - the situation in the Ukraine?

I swear some of these critics are dumb beyond dumb."

Roxy you may want to listen to the score of GOLDEN BOY sometime.

[blaxx]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 10:01pm

Matthew is mixed

https://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/

It's worth pointing out that singing and traditional showmanship are not really a part of the Big Fight — it is the first time all evening that anyone involved just lets the story tell itself, and it does so without a single stumble. It is also far more musical than anything that precedes it, suggesting that, despite Timbers's heroic efforts at convincing us otherwise, the organic sound of this place and these people is being stifled, rather than aired, by ham-fistedly forcing it into a form it does not naturally want to occupy.

Updated On: 3/13/14 at 10:01 PM

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 10:03pm

Rex Reed calls the score "rich and serviceable." He all but breaks out the lube and butt plug over Andy Karl.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 10:05pm

Seems like, as predicted, everyone is impressed with the last 20 minutes and is "meh" about the rest.

[blaxx]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 10:05pm

EW gives it a B

The real trouble is that, unlike 'Eye of the Tiger' or the snatches of Bill Conti's triumphal theme, Stephen Flaherty's bland new songs merely shadowbox at melody and never land the pop-rock punch they often seem to be seeking. Karl makes the most of his power ballad 'Fight From the Heart,' and his duet with Seibert 'Happiness' is pleasant enough despite her rather thin voice. But too many of Flaherty's songs play like missed opportunities, from Apollo's disco-tinged 'Patriotic' to Mickey's nostalgic 'In the Ring.' And Lynn Ahrens' lyrics, with clunky rhymes such as shoddy/body, are no help.

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20364394_20796500,00.html

Updated On: 3/13/14 at 10:05 PM

[uncageg]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 10:09pm

Not surprised by any of the reviews. I know people who loved it and hated it. What is getting me are the descriptions of the last 15 minutes. My favorite being that they take all of the seats out for the boxing ring. And I don't agred that moving the patrons grinds the show to a halt. Saw it twice and it went rather smoothly. JMO

[blaxx]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 10:10pm

Variety is positive

Flaherty and Ahrens cover a lot of ground in building character with “My Nose Ain’t Broken,” and while a succession of ballads could put you to sleep, they do their job of winning hearts for Rocky and Adrian. The lean and graceful Karl may not match the original image of that bulked-up side of beef who dubbed himself “the Italian Stallion,” but his sensitive perf reveals the tough guy’s tender core. And with Seibert bringing her sweet voice and guileless manner to Adrian, these two misfits are a perfect match. As one lyric would have it: “Your little hand in my mitt / Funny how people can fit.”

http://variety.com/2014/legit/reviews/broadway-review-rocky-the-musical-1201132095/

Updated On: 3/13/14 at 10:10 PM