From Hamburg to Broadway: ROCKY-The Musical to Premiere in New York in 2014

From Hamburg to Broadway: ROCKY-The Musical to Premiere in New York in 2014

HAMBURG, Germany, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --



Hamburg, the world's third-largest musical hub, is looking forward to a first: having
premiered in Hamburg in November 2012, ROCKY-The Musical will celebrate its Broadway
premiere at New York's Winter Garden Theatre in March 2014. This is the first time a
German-produced musical accomplishes the leap to the USA.



"This is a milestone for Stage Entertainment, Hamburg as a cultural hub, and the
musical genre as such", says Johannes Mock-O'Hara, CEO of Stage Entertainment Germany and
producer of ROCKY-The Musical. "Any big musical performed in Germany used to come from the
US or the UK. German shows never made it to the home of musicals. With ROCKY we have
accomplished this." ROCKY is thrilling audiences and media alike, and one of Broadway's
most renowned venues is now opening its doors to ROCKY.



Hamburg, the world's third-largest musical hub after New York and London, lures more
than 2 million visitors annually with classic and recent productions such as Lion King or
ROCKY. Hamburg's head of tourism, Dietrich von Albedyll, comments: "The fact that Hamburg
is among Europe's top ten city destinations is closely related to the city's cultural
offers and its appealing musical productions. It is a tribute to Hamburg that Stage
Entertainment celebrates its world premieres here, while also investing EUR 65 million in
a new venue."



The leap across the Atlantic is important for Hamburg as the musical hub of
German-speaking countries and as a cultural centre. In the two years preceding the
premiere, the adaptation of this large-scale musical has attracted artists from around the
world, all of whom are engaged in exchange with Hamburg's cultural scene.



Media contact: Hamburg Tourismus GmbH, Julia Bankus, Steinstrasse 7, 20095 Hamburg,
E-mail: julia.bankus@marketing.hamburg.de, Phone: +49(0)40-30051-495




Hamburg Marketing GmbH


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