Rocky extends booking period to 29 March 2015

The Broadway production of Rocky at the Winter Garden Theatre has extended its booking period to 29 March 2015.

The musical opened for previews on 13 Feb 2014, and had its official opening night on 13 Mar 2014.

Rocky tells the story of struggling small time Philly boxer, 'Rocky Balboa,' who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to go the distance against heavyweight champ 'Apollo Creed.' However, will the blossoming relationship between Rocky and his shy girlfriend 'Adrian' survive the contest.

Rocky features an original score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, the Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated songwriters behind 'Ragtime,' 'Once on This Island' and 'Anastasia,' and a book by multiple Tony Award-winner Thomas Meehan ('The Producers,' 'Hairspray' 'Annie') and Sylvester Stallone, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 1976 Oscar-winning Best Picture, "Rocky."

The production is directed by Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers ('Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson' and 'Peter and the Starcatcher'), and features choreography by Kelly Devine, best known for the long-running Broadway hit 'Rock of Ages,' and fight choreography by Steven Hoggett, who received a Tony Award nomination for his work on 'Once.'

The show opened to mixed reviews, with many critics praising the staging, design and visual effects over the original score and lyrics: "An all-out, multimedia assault on the senses" (NY Times); "Big-hearted" (NY Daily News); "Not a great musical but a highly enjoyable show" (Newsroom Jersey).

The principal cast stars Andy Karl who steps into the ring as iconic boxer 'Rocky Balboa' and Margo Seibert play's his girlfriend 'Adrian.' They are joined by Terence Archie as Rocky's opponent 'Apollo Creed,' Dakin Matthews as Rocky's trainer, 'Mickey,' Danny Mastrogiorgio as Adrian's brother 'Paulie,' and Jennifer Mudge as 'Gloria,' the girlfriend of Paulie, Adrian's brother.

The creative team features set design by Chris Barreca, costume design by David Zinn, lighting design by Christopher Ackerlind and sound design by Peter Hylenski.

The musical Rocky had its world premiere in Hamburg, Germany in 2012, were it is still playing. The German production's original cast, directed by Alex Timbers, starred Drew Sarich (Lestat) as 'Rocky' and Wietske van Tongeren as his girlfriend, 'Adrian.' The musical featured songs from the film's original soundtrack: 'Gonna Fly Now' and 'Eye of the Tiger.'

The 1976 film 'Rocky,' was written by Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G. Avildsen. Stallone starred as 'Rocky Balboa' and Talia Shire as his shy girlfriend 'Adrian.' The film won three Oscars, including Best Film.