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About David Fick

teacher + curator + writer + director + performer = (future maker + ground shaker) x (big thinker + problem shrinker) x (go getter + detail sweater)

March Monikers: “Gigi”

March 2022 at Musical Cyberspace is all about songs with people’s names in the title. Today? “Gigi!” Continue reading

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March Monikers: “This Jesus Must Die”

March 2022 at Musical Cyberspace is all about songs with people’s names in the title. Today, we take a more serious turn into JESUS CHIST SUPERSTAR’s “This Jesus Must Die.” Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: LOOK MA, I’M DANCIN’!

I could show you my favourite obsession…. Well, it isn’t THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW. That’s not a forgotten musical. On the other hand, LOOK MA, I’M DANCIN’! is, one that is so charming that it would be churlish not to shine the spotlight on it here. Continue reading

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March Monikers: “Tommy, Can You Hear Me?”

March 2022 at Musical Cyberspace is all about songs with people’s names in the title. Today’s tune: “Tommy, Can you Hear Me?” Continue reading

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March Monikers: “Adelaide’s Lament”

March 2022 at Musical Cyberspace is all about songs with people’s names in the title. Today: “Adelaide’s Lament!” Continue reading

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March Monikers: “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd”

March 2022 at Musical Cyberspace is all about songs with people’s names in the title. Today: “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd!” Continue reading

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The Saturday List: A Jerome Robbins Countdown!

Today is the anniversary of the opening of JEROME ROBBINS’ BROADWAY. To commemorate this anniversary, this week’s Saturday List takes a look at the five best Robbins shows, all of which were featured in this iconic production. Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: PEGGY-ANN

Another Friday, another forgotten Rodgers and Hart gem from the 1920s. This week, it’s all about Peggy-Ann, one of the six shows that would credit Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart as composer and lyricist respectively in 1926. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: Ten Great Musical Theatre Dates

Nobody I know enjoys dating. But experience tells us that there are good dates to be had. And so do musicals. So let’s take a look at ten great musical theatre dates – just in time for Valentine’s Day! Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: LIDO LADY

it’s time to take a look at another of the forgotten musicals created by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart during the 1920s.This week it’s time to look over LIDO LADY. Continue reading

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