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Author Archives: David Fick
The Saturday List: Favourite Songs from 1980s Musicals
Choosing ten favourite songs from 1980s musicals was considerably easier than choosing songs for similar lists from the 1960s and 1970s. There just weren’t as many great shows with great scores in the 1980s. Ranking the songs is another story. Continue reading
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Tagged Alain Boublil, Alan Menken, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Arthur Laurents, Aspects of Love, Baby, Cats, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Dreamgirls, Elaine Paige, George Hearn, Griffith Frank, Harold Prince, Howard Ashman, Into the Woods, Jerry Herman, John Kander. Fred Ebb, Julia Murney, La Cage aux Folles, Lea Salonga, Les Misérables, Little Shop of Horrors, Liza Minnelli, Merrily We Roll Along, Miss Saigon, Nine, Raul Julia, Starlight Express, Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park With George, The Fantasticks, The Phantom of the Opera, The Rink, Woman of the Year, YouTube
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Musical Theatre Sunday School: THE BOY FRIEND Readathon Part 4
Our penultimate Musical Theatre Sunday School for the month concludes our little readathon of Sandy Wilson’s libretto of The Boy Friend, which we started at the beginning of March. Today’s reading focuses on Act III – pages 93 – 126 … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Chaplin, Good News, Sandy Wilson, The Boy Friend
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Musical Theatre Sunday School: THE BOY FRIEND Readathon Part 3
Today’s Musical Theatre Sunday School continues with the readathon of The Boy Friend by Sandy Wilson, which we started two weeks ago. We’ve covered the preface, author’s note and first act so far and today’s reading focuses on Act II … Continue reading
Musical Theatre Sunday School: THE BOY FRIEND Readathon Part 2
This weekend’s Musical Theatre Sunday School continues with the readathon of the libretto of The Boy Friend by Sandy Wilson, which we started last week. Today’s reading focuses on Act I – pages 23 – 52 in the copy I … Continue reading
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Tagged Oklahoma!, Sandy Wilson, The Boy Friend, Trevor Nunn
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Musical Theatre Sunday School: THE BOY FRIEND Readathon Part 1
Sundays at Musical Cyberspace are a time to have a look at musicals in more depth. This month, we are going to have a readathon of the libretto of THE BOY FRIEND by Sandy Wilson. Continue reading
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Tagged A Little Night Music, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Carousel, Catch Me If You Can, Dogfight, Follies, Journey's End, La Cage aux Folles, Mamma Mia!, Noël Coward, Oklahoma!, Readathon, Sandy Wilson, Stephen Sondheim, The Boy Friend, The Drowsy Chaperone, Vida Hope, We Will Rock You, YouTube
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1 to 5 Musical Theatre Month: Keep it Gay!
Every day this December, Musical Cyberspace chooses 5 musicals linked by a common theme and ranks them from best to worst. The link for today’s five musicals is gay characters. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 to 5 Musical Theatre Month, Billy Elliot, La Cage aux Folles, LGBT, Mick Jagger, Patience, RENT, Smash, The Book of Mormon, [title of show]
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1 to 5 Musical Theatre Month: Bernadette Peters
The link for today’s five musicals is Bernadette Peters. It goes without saying that Peters has had an incredible career on Broadway and choosing only a handful of her shows to feature here today was a tough choice. I’ve decided … Continue reading
1 to 5 Musical Theatre Month
Every day this December, I’m choosing 5 musicals linked by a common theme and ranking them from best to worst. I’d love to see your rankings of the musicals posted each day, so head on down to the comment box … Continue reading
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