ROCKY Reviews — Page 3

That pull quote comparing Rocky to Wicked will be everywhere.

Glad to see Andy and Margo getting pretty good notices, but the score and book are being reviewed pretty much on par.

Edit: I don't feel like the moving of the audience really stops anything, it goes by really quick and is done with ease. That last scene is so full of emotion that you get swept up in it, and barely realize time had passed.

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Updated On: 3/13/14 at 10:11 PM

Brantley liked the last 10 minutes, but not much else.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/theater/rocky-the-musical-brings-songs-to-a-film-story.html?hpw&rref=theater

ouch, i give this one about a year.

"The city is on video and he runs in place. So does the show."

Pretty much sums it up.

Wow, he really short changed how good Margo and Andy are in their respective roles. Yes, the show has it's flaws, but I feel like when those two are on stage, it works at it's best.

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Updated On: 3/13/14 at 10:20 PM

So glad Brantley liked Andy!

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Wicked got pans?

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I don't think the reviews will matter all that much, because there are some good quotes they can pull. If they market it right, as others have said, it won't matter much at all what the reviews were like.

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Updated On: 3/13/14 at 10:26 PM

"Wicked got pans?"

I'm not sure if this is serious question, but yes: "Overproduced, overblown, confusingly dark and laboriously ambitious jumble."

Brantley is the illegitimate son of the old Rex Reed.Old Ben is a legend in his own mind.I have seen some of the shows he likes.No idea what your idea of entertainment is but neither do you. Hey Ben why don't you and David Cote get together and kiss each other's reflections in the mirror.

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Updated On: 3/13/14 at 10:31 PM

USA Today is mixed

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/theater/2014/03/13/broadway-review-rocky/6325901/

It's really weird to me how on this board when a show that people are excited about or have affection for those involved gets panned, there is endless complaining about how unfair the reviews are or launching attacks on the critics and calling them not legitimate, but when something that people dislike or are skeptical about gets bad reviews, everyone is very quick to be gleeful and start asking when it will close. Either reviews matter or are meaningless, but it shouldn't change based on whether or not you agree. Let's be honest, if reviews were completely irrelevant to success, then why would we have these threads for every show? Why would shows care so much about them? Why would pull quotes from them be all over the advertising for any show? People care what people are saying about the show. How much that affects the length of a run is debatable, but surely shows that don't fare well with critics have a harder go of it. But, for every Soul Doctor, there is certainly a Wicked. :)

Anyway, personally I think the show will run and have a good life on Broadway because it's a big recognizable name and a big spectacle, I don't see it closing anytime soon, probably not for at least a year or two. So cheers to the cast and crew hopefully enjoying a nice, long run!

I am not slagging critics off (I am one) I just hate Brantley

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