Rocky to take the Winter Garden - Page 3

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:53am

I love brilliant set designs as much as (or more than) the next guy, but I consider the set being the star evidence of rather glassy jaw.

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:53am

Pal Joey - Sure, 10,000-1 that it is any good. How are they going to do the climatic fight every night? Just think of the ending , is Rocky going to break out into song and sing "Yo Adrian". OMG - unless proven wrong this is one of the dumbest ideas for a show in a long time.

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 10:04am

In keeping with the single-moniker flops that have played the Winter Garden -- SOPHIE, JIMMY, and GEORGY -- if ROCKY gets knocked down and out, that leaves the Winter Garden available for booking REBECCA.

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 10:13am

The Winter Garden LOVES flops!

Other than Sophie, Jimmy and Georgy we have:

Make A Wish
The Vamp
Shangri-La
Juno
Saratoga
All American
Doctor Jazz (!)

and, of course, the most important musical to ever be written, performed or be parsed syllable by syllable on this board- FOLLIES!

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 10:20am

Carol Lawrence -- of both SARATOGA and SHANGRI-LA as well as WEST SIDE STORY at the Winter Garden -- used to tell a story about the set of SHANGRI-LA. Apparently there were two, huge gold mountains on stage and during set changes in performance, they often crashed into each other and would threaten to topple.

And Whizzer, let's not forget NOWHERE TO GO BUT UP!

Oh yes, and the Civil War take on Verdi, MY DARLIN' AIDA!!! Updated On: 4/29/13 at 10:20 AM

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 10:27am

Here's one of the songs from the show that Drew sang at what looks like a press event:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgcQj36uUAM

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 10:31am

Egghumor- How could I forget Nowhere To Go But Up?! :)

Funny story about Shangri-La. I've always wanted to hear that score and have never been able to get my hands on an audio. Would love if someone could PM any info about it.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 10:33am

How many 80's/90's films do they still need to bring to Broadway and, consequently, flop badly?

Then I guess it's a good thing Rocky is from the 70s? At any rate, I've never been a fan of the film, so I'm not particularly excited for this show, but it would be nice if Drew Sarich could transfer with the production. Loved him in Hunchback in Berlin.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 10:38am

I am a fan of the movie. I own it on DVD. But, even I question this working. It just doesn't scream musical theater to me.

[broadway guy]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 10:42am

ewwwwwwwwww

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 10:52am

MY DARLIN' AIDA (1952) - 89 performances

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 10:55am

SHANGRI-LA (1956) - 21 performances

[Famebroadway2]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 10:58am

The music doesn't sound too terrible. I am holding out hope that this will be good!


Rocky Das Musical - Recording

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 10:58am

NOWHERE TO GO BUT UP (1962) - 9 performances

[musicalfool]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 10:59am

This is the video on the official website. I think it looks interesting. Alex Timbers has a pretty solid track record.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=f7-qD7oa1K8

Reposting with link, sorry!



Updated On: 4/29/13 at 10:59 AM

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 11:01am

ALL AMERICAN (1962) - 80 performances
(Notice who wrote the book)

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 11:04am

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 11:08am

SOPHIE (1963) - 8 performances

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 11:16am

JIMMY (1970) - 84 performances

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 11:17am

I'd love to see a revival of the inaugural Winter Garden show: Tortajada and Her Sixteen Moorish Dancing Girls in a Spanish Ballet. The majority of the music was by...Jerome Kern! And there is a character named Eczema Johnson who sings "Paris is a Paradise for Coons"! How can we get this back on stage?!?! Is there at least a recording of first act finale, The Edinburgh Wriggle?

Updated On: 4/29/13 at 11:17 AM

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 11:20am

GEORGY (1970) - 4 performances

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 11:25am

DOCTOR JAZZ (1975) - 5 performances

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 11:51am

SARATOGA (1959) - 80 performances

[all that jazz]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 11:52am

I think Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Never Ending story could work quite well as musicals.

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 11:54am

COMIN' UPTOWN (1979) - 45 performances