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Author Archives: David Fick
Musical Theatre Sunday School: In Pandora’s Box, There Was Also Hope…
The telling of diverse stories is, of course, not only a challenge for Americans, but also one that faces us all. So, if you’re the kind of person who’d like to share your story with us, what do you do to encourage diversity in the arts in your community? Maybe your groundbreaking work will inspire us all. Continue reading
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Tagged Allegiance, Amazing Grace, Arthur Sullivan, Broadway, Gilbert and Sullivan, Hamilton, Hughie, Lea Salonga, On Your Feet!, Pandora, School of Rock, Shuffle Along, Spring Awakening, The Color Purple, The Gin Game, The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, The New York Times, W.S. Gilbert
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The Saturday List: 10 Reprehensible Responses to the NYGASP “MIKADO” Fiasco
My Saturday List would normally consist of a light-hearted collection of observations about musical theatre, but after reading some of the reprehensible responses to the fiasco surrounding the The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players’ cancelled production of THE MIKADO, I felt that I had to address these in some way. Continue reading
Posted in The Saturday List
Tagged Arthur Sullivan, blackface, BroadwayWorld, Charles Ricketts, Erin Quill, Gilbert and Sullivan, Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Facebook, J. Hassal, Playbill, Show Boat, The Mikado, The Mikado; or The Town of Tipitu, The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, United Kingdom, United States of America, Victorian England, W.S. Gilbert, yellowface
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Forgotten Musicals Friday: THE MIKADO
All right. It’s hardly forgotten – and, strictly speaking, it’s not a musical either. But THE MIKADO has been placed under the spotlight once again this week, so I thought I would feature W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s classic comic opera in this column to reflect upon some of the issues raised in the controversy around the The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players’ planned production of the piece, which was announced as having been cancelled earlier today. Continue reading
Posted in Forgotten Musicals Friday
Tagged Arthur Sillivan, Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society, David Wannen, Erin Quill, Gilbert and Sullivan, New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, Peter Kramer, Playbill, South Africa, The Black Mikado, The Hot Mikado, The Mikado, The Mikado; or The Town of Tipitu, Topsy-Turvy, W.S. Gilbert
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Monday Meditation: I’m Over the Closing Night Blues
Some thoughts on closing nights, following the shuttering of THE VISIT. Continue reading
Posted in Monday Meditation
Tagged Follies, Fred Ebb, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Graciela Daniele, Jerome Robbins, John Kander, La Cage aux Folles, Peter Gennaro, Revisals, Revivals, Shirley MacLaine, Terrence McNally, The Color Purple, The Phantom of the Opera, The Visit, Tony Awards, West Side Story, Wicked
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Musical Theatre Sunday School: The Spirit of Art
Sometimes, thinking about the role of art in our lives becomes abstract, so we forget how fundamental art works can be in transforming our lives. Continue reading
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Tagged Agamemnon, Alison Bechdel, Antigone, Aristophanes, Fun Home, Menander, The Trojan Women, Tony Awards
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THE SATURDAY LIST: Ten Best Moments at the 69th Tony Awards
The 69th Annual Tony Awards took place last Sunday, so with almost a week to reflect on how the ceremony landed, it’s time to share my list of the ten best moments at this year’s ceremony. Continue reading
Posted in The Saturday List
Tagged 59 Productions, Alex Sharp, An American in Paris, Anna Wintour, Bill Elliot, Bob Crowley, Brandon Uranowitz, Broadway's Lost Treasures, Chita Rivera, Christian Borle, Christopher Austin, Christopher Wheeldon, Debra Messing, Don Sebesky, Follies, Fred Ebb, Fun Home, George Gershwin, Grand Hotel, Ira Gershwin, Jeanine Tesori, Jennifer Grey, Joel Grey, John Kander, Josh Groban, Judith Light, Kelli O'Hara, Lisa Kron, Max von Essen, Michelle Veintimilla, My One and Only, Natasha Katz, On the Town, Radio City Music Hall, Rita Wilson, Simon Stephens, Singin' in the Rain, Something Rotten, Sydney Lucas, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, The Visit, The Will Rogers Follies, Tommy Tune, Tony Awards, Tony Yazbeck
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Forgotten Musicals Friday: ALL AMERICAN
It’s not often that you look back at a forgotten musical, even when it comes to many of the most notorious flops, and can see very clearly why it is has been forgotten, why it flopped – or both. ALL AMERICAN is precisely such a musical. Continue reading
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Tagged All American, Anita Gillette, Bob Merrill, Bye Bye Birdie, Charles Strouse, Cole Porter, Eileen Hurlie, Frank Sinatra, Gower Champion, Joshua Logan, Lee Adams, Leonard Bernstein, Lorenz Hart, Mel Brooks, Michael Stewart, Oklahoma!, Ray Bolger, Richard Rodgers, Robert Lewis Taylor, Ron Husmann, Wonderful Town
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Monday Meditation: I’m Over Being Concerned About What Musicals I Should Like
Have you ever read one of those polls on a musical theatre forum asking what your guilty pleasures are? I always struggle to participate in threads like those because I really do find worth in even the worst musicals. Continue reading
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