Rocky The Musical

It looks like I will be making my first trip to a musical in the near future as a Rocky musical is in the early stages of development based on the first movie.

A musical Rocky, now in development, will have a libretto by Tony Award winner Meehan (who penned the books to Annie, The Producers and Young Frankenstein) and songs by the Tony Award-winning team of lyricist Lynn Ahrens and composer Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime and the current Lincoln Center attraction, The Glorious Ones), the writer told Playbill.com columnist Harry Haun.

"It was made to be a musical," Meehan said. It's got all the elements."

This is an excellent idea. Who wants to see a broadway production of Legally Blonde when you can see Rocky Balboa singing while he takes punches from Apollo Creed?

Unfortunately Sylvester Stallone will not be involved, but he gave his blessings for the project.