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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: 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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30 Musicals in 30 Days: Least Favourite Musical

Posted on April 10, 2011 by David Fick

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 →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: A Familiar Musical

Posted on April 9, 2011 by David Fick

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 →

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INTERVIEW: Sondheim in AMERICAN THEATRE

Posted on April 8, 2011 by David Fick

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 →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: Favourite Male Singer

Posted on April 8, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song sung by your favourite male singer in a musical. This was much tougher than yesterday’s challenge. I can think of so many male singers: John Barrowman, Brian Stokes Mitchell, John Raitt, for starters. But there is not … Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: Favourite Female Singer

Posted on April 7, 2011 by David Fick

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 →

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INTERVIEW: Joanna Gleason on BROADWAYWORLD

Posted on April 6, 2011 by David Fick

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 →

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