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Author Archives: David Fick
30 Musicals in 30 Days: Least Favourite Musical
Post a song from your least favourite musical. This is another tough one to choose. Obviously, there are lots of bad musicals out there. But is that what the challenge is asking for here? A bad musical? I feel indifferent … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Fun Stuff, YouTube
Tagged Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, The Phantom of the Opera, YouTube
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30 Musicals in 30 Days: A Familiar Musical
Post a song from a musical of which you know all (or nearly all) the lines. There are certainly a few of these. The Sound of Music is one – and I sing through all of the songs while I’m … Continue reading
INTERVIEW: Sondheim in AMERICAN THEATRE
American Theatre has published a really interesting interview with Stephen Sondheim in this month’s edition of the journal. Titled “A Playwright in Song”, the interview deals with his work, his influences, the dramatic language of musicals, pop and rock music, … Continue reading
30 Musicals in 30 Days: Favourite Female Singer
Post a song sung by your favourite female singer in a musical. The name that immediately springs to mind is Audra McDonald. Bernadette Peters arrives next, but McDonald was here first and she really is, at this point in time, … Continue reading
Posted in EY Harburg, Fun Stuff, Harold Arlen, YouTube
Tagged Audra McDonald, Bernadette Peters, EY Harburg, Harold Arlen, Hooray For What!, Ragtime, Stephen Sondheim, YouTube
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INTERVIEW: Joanna Gleason on BROADWAYWORLD
Joanna Gleason, the Canadian, Tony Award-winning musical theatre actress who originated the role of the Baker’s Wife in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods, has just done an interview with BroadwayWorld in which she admits that Into the … Continue reading
30 Musicals in 30 Days: A Song That Makes You Sad
Post a song that makes you sad or teary. The song I have chosen today is “We Do Not Belong Together” from Sunday in the Park with George, which features a score by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James … Continue reading
30 Musicals in 30 Days: A Song That Makes You Happy
Post a song that makes you happy. So many people write off Laurence O’Keefe, Nell Benjamin and Heather Hach’s Legally Blonde as a musical. I admit I rolled my eyes when the show was announced and thought it would be … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Laurence O' Keefe, Nell Benjamin, YouTube
Tagged Heather Hach, Laurence O'Keefe, Legally Blonde, Nell Benjamin, YouTube
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30 Musicals in 30 Days: An Overrated Musical
Post a song demonstrating how overrated you think a musical is. Wicked has its moments. Sure, the book lacks focus and the second act is a complete mess-up story-wise, but part of the score is on the right track. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Stephen Schwartz, YouTube
Tagged Adam Lambert, Rachel Gonzalez, Stephen Schwartz, Wicked, YouTube
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30 Musicals in 30 Days: An Underrated Musical
Post a song demonstrating how underrated you think a musical is. The choice today is an easy one: Michael John LaChiusa’s The Wild Party. That this brilliant, devastating show lost the Tony Award for Best Score to Aida is unforgivable. … Continue reading
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