Rocky, a future after broadway?

Does anyone know if there are plans for anymore productions after broadway closes? It strikes me as something that could be well suited to Vegas for example.

Just got round to seeing the Tony awards performance and it looks good but ill miss out on seeing it

Forgetting Annie Warbucks?

I would be surprised if this show doesn't announce a tour for 15-16.

Updated On: 8/11/14 at 12:11 PM

How about a shortened Vegas production? (I'm serious-this seems like the kind of thing that would run out there.)

It does seem like a show that might do well Vegas. But like RaisedOnMusicals said: if it tours they would have to ditch the boxing ring effect, and since the vast majority of the reviews both here and elsewhere state that the last 20 minutes are the highlight of the show, if they're not gonna recreate that moment on tour it becomes pretty pointless.

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Have you seen the shows in Vegas? They're non-stop flash from start to finish. I don't see a Vegas audience sitting still during all those ballads when there are slot machines to play and booze to guzzle. Maybe they can put back "Philly Pie."

I think that was LucyEth's point - Vegas audiences embrace either mega-stars like Celine Dion, or text-irrelevant spectacles like Cirque. The book and score for Rocky would bore them, and there isn't sufficient spectacle to lure them away from the machines.

Phantom - lots of spectacle, mostly meaningless text, shortened run time (yes?), now closed
Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages, Million Dollar Quartet - all essentially concerts of famous music with a bit of dialogue thrown in.

I don't think Rocky is a comparable animal to those shows; it's mostly text and new (second-rate) songs, with a few familiar numbers and lite-spectacle. I would compare it to Ghost, rather than the shows you list.

I'm not sure where I ever compared Rocky to Cirque. I never said anything about Rocky. There are enough quiet moments in any Cirque show where everyone is capable of sitting still without getting antsy, and my point was that despite those moments that are not "non-stop flash" the Vegas audience is selling out some of these shows in advance. I was mainly writing about Vegas, not Rocky.

As I stated in the thread about Ricky touring a while back, the producers/general managers/booking agents for the show made it very clear during the spring road conference that they will do anything to get the show out on tour. They did not specify what they'd be doing with the set, but acknowledged that in most cases, it wouldn't come out into the audience. That, or they would do a limited version of what's happening in the last 20 minutes over at the Winter Garden.

All that being said, the road presenters will have to see if they find the show to be economically viable in their respective markets in order for the tour to even have a chance. That will remain to be seen.

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