Author Archives: David Fick

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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)

30 Musicals in 30 Days: A Disappointing Musical

Posted on April 19, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song from a musical which disappointed you. About halfway through the first act of We Will Rock You, I was dumbfounded. The Queen songs are wonderful but the book is a disaster. Ben Elton’s dialogue is basically a … Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: A Song with the Best Lyrics

Posted on April 18, 2011 by David Fick

Post a musical theatre song with the best lyrics. The first time I heard “Someone in a Tree” was in a documentary about the making of Pacific Overtures, the Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman musical (with additional material by Hugh Wheeler). As … Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: A Song with the Best Music

Posted on April 17, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song from a musical with the best music. After a great deal of thought, I thought I would choose “This Nearly Was Mine” from South Pacific. It’s a beautiful piece of music, a heartbreaking waltz from Richard Rodgers, … Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: Least Favourite Musical + Favourite Composer

Posted on April 16, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song from your least favourite musical by your favourite composer. I’ve never liked Stephen Sondheim and Burt Shevelove’s The Frogs much. I just haven’t taken to it. As much as I like classical Greek theatre, I just can’t … Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: A Favourite Compser’s Musical

Posted on April 15, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song by your favourite musical composer. The choice of composer is easy: Stephen Sondheim. But which song? That’s the tough part. Perhaps, then, I should simply go for the first one that springs to mind, “The Road You … Continue reading →

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A TITANIC Centennial Concert

Posted on April 15, 2011 by David Fick

Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. How about a concert of the musical to commemorate the event? Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: Long Time No See

Posted on April 14, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song from a musical that you haven’t listened to (or seen) in a while. There are many of these. Which should I choose? I think I’ll go with Merrily We Roll Along, the musical flop that basically ended … Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: Love at First Note

Posted on April 13, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song from a musical that you loved from hearing the first note. Today I am going to post a song from one of my big musical obsessions: Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim’s Gypsy. Gypsy begins with one of … Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: An All Day Listen

Posted on April 12, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song from a musical you could listen to all day. There are lots of musicals that I could listen to all day. One of them is Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx and Jeff Whitty’s Avenue Q. There are lots … Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: Musical Impact

Posted on April 11, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song from the musical which made the most impact on you. I had to think hard about this one – and then realised that the answer wasn’t so far out of my grasp after all. The musical that … Continue reading →

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