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

Musical Theatre Sunday School: THE BOY FRIEND Readathon Part 1

Posted on March 3, 2013 by David Fick

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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1 to 5 Musical Theatre Month: Keep it Gay!

Posted on December 10, 2012 by David Fick

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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1 to 5 Musical Theatre Month: Bernadette Peters

Posted on December 9, 2012 by David Fick

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 →

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1 to 5 Musical Theatre Month

Posted on December 1, 2012 by David Fick

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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Look who’s here! I’m still here!

Posted on December 1, 2012 by David Fick

Things on Musical Cyberspace have been rather quiet of late. It has been a busy couple of months for me, what with trying to balance teaching, writing reviews for BroadwayWorld and working on 8 books that will hopefully be published … Continue reading →

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Monday Meditation: I’m Over People Who Repeat Themselves (and Never Take the Time to Back Up What They’re Saying)

Posted on September 10, 2012 by David Fick

If you’re reading this post and you’re a fan of musical theatre, chances are that you belong to a message board or Facebook group about musical theatre. And you’ll know that in that group there is somebody whose threads are … Continue reading →

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Monday Meditation: I’ll Never Get Over (Trying to Understand) Michael John LaChiusa

Posted on September 3, 2012 by David Fick

Is there any theatremaker working in musical theatre today who is as divisive as Michael John LaChiusa? Some people think his work is amazing, diverse and complex while others think he writes musicals that are unmemorable, one-note and pretentious. I’m in the former category. Continue reading →

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BWW Reviews: QUEEN AT THE BALLET

Posted on August 10, 2012 by David Fick

Bovim Ballet’s Queen at the Ballet is back on stage in Cape Town this month. Read my review of the show at BroadwayWorld! Nope, it’s not a musical, but it features some folk who have been onstage in some of … Continue reading →

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BWW Reviews: BURN THE FLOOR

Posted on July 27, 2012 by David Fick

Burn the Floor is touring South Africa until September, with stops in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. Although it is not a musical, the show features some fantastic dancing, which should be of interest to any true musical theatre fan. … Continue reading →

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Musical Theatre Stock Characters

Posted on June 24, 2012 by David Fick

A list of stock characters from musical theatre. How many do you recognise? Continue reading →

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