‘Rocky’ is now a musical, along with countless other movies. Whatever happened to theater producers taking risks and not relying on big-screen familiarity?
Rocky has just opened as a Broadway musical. Yes, he not only swings—he sings! The theatrical version of Sylvester Stallone’s tale received wildly mixed reviews: The Wall Street Journal called it “a knockout hit,” The New York Times referred to it as “leaden” until its climactic fight scene, during which...
