R. Kelly May Score New ‘Rocky’ Stage Musical
Robert Simonson of Playbill On-Line writes that the producers of a stage version of the Sylvester Stallone film “Rocky” are in talks with singer/songwriter R. Kelly about writing the score for the show. Variety also reported the news about Kelly.
Thomas Meehan, the three-time Tony-winning for Annie, The Producers and Hairspray, is already on board to write the book. The spokesman added that Kelly was in talks to join the creative team.
R. Kelly (whose real name is Robert Kelly) has written songs for Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross and others. His 1996 single “I Believe I Can Fly,” won three Grammy Awards.
Rocky spawned four sequels and would probably work well on stage. Two songs from the “Rocky” films-“Gonna Fly Now,” an instumental by Bill Conti, and “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor – became No. 1 hits.
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– Craig Zablo