Ahrens and Flaherty Talk Creative Process and Play From "Once on This Island," "Ragtime" and "Rocky"

1,901 views · Published 7 March 2014 · 5:16 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: Playbill · 2014 · Entertainment

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http://www.playbill.com/video Tony-winning songwriting team Lynn Ahrens
and Stephen Flaherty share an impressive and varied list of credits including "Ragtime," "Once on This Island," "Seussical" and "My Favorite Year." They return to Broadway with "Rocky," a new musical based on the 1976 Academy Award winning film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. Here, Ahrens and Flaherty joined Playbill at nightspot 54 Below to share a sample of their tunes — both new and old — while talking about how they each came to be.

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