Rocky the Musical. Yes, That Rocky.

We all know that the Germans make great stuff–I love my Sham-Wow–but there’s something about their musical tastes that make me suspect that they’re missing something these days.

First, they made a star out of David Hasselhoff.  Now they’re going to be the first to stage a musical based on Sylvestor Stallone’s Rocky.

That’s right:  the nation that gave us Beethoven, Bach and Handel thinks that Rocky Balboa is worthy of a musical.  (Okay, so our great contribution to the artform was a hockey movie musical.  But I digress.)

This is from the BBC:

Stallone has teamed up with boxing brothers Vladimir and Vitali Klitschko to bring the film to the stage.  The rags-to-riches tale will include hits from the 1976 film including “Gonna Fly Now.”

“To see this story coming to life on a musical stage makes me proud,” Stallone said.

The stage show is due to begin in Hamburg, while casting has yet to take place.

Try to imagine this on Broadway.