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

NEWSFLASH: ANNIE Remake: Will + Willow + Jay-Z

Posted on January 20, 2011 by David Fick

Will Smith is discussing the possibility of producing a remake of ANNIE with Sony. Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: Jason Robert Brown’s 13: the Movie Musical

Posted on December 30, 2010 by David Fick

Jason Robert Brown announced on his official website that he has completed a screenplay based on his musical, 13, and that it is being ‘shopped to movie studios’. Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: First Look at Daniel Radcliffe in H2$

Posted on December 22, 2010 by David Fick

Here’s the first picture of Daniel Radcliffe promoting the revival of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE to Play La Jolla

Posted on December 17, 2010 by David Fick

James Lapine and William Finn’s upcoming musical adaptation of Little Miss Sunshine, so eagerly discussed here last October, will have its official premiere at La Jolla Playhouse early next year. According to Playbill, the cast will include Hunter Foster as … Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: COMPANY in Concert with Neil Patrick Harris

Posted on December 10, 2010 by David Fick

Next year the New York Philharmonic will stage concerts of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Company with Neil Patrick Harris as Bobby. Lonny Price is directing. No other casting has been announced yet. To go with the announcement, there’s an … Continue reading →

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Musical Theatre Advent Calendar: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM

Posted on December 9, 2010 by David Fick

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum really has nothing to do with Christmas. Well, I suppose certain aspects of Christmas could be described as jolly and this is a very jolly musical. There we go. Tenuous … Continue reading →

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Musical Theatre Advent Calendar: MARTIN GUERRE

Posted on December 8, 2010 by David Fick

Is Martin Guerre a candidate for the show with the most revisions without ever yet fulfilling its potential? Perhaps not, but there was a time during the late 1990s where there always seemed to be a new version of the … Continue reading →

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Musical Theatre Advent Calendar: A CHORUS LINE

Posted on December 7, 2010 by David Fick

Michael Bennett’s work on the musical A Chorus Line might just be one of the greatest pieces of musical theatre staging ever. Take the number in the clip, for example: “At the Ballet”. It seems pretty simple, doesn’t it? Just … Continue reading →

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Musical Theatre Advent Calendar: THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

Posted on December 6, 2010 by David Fick

Today’s musical is something of a Christmas event. It is playing on Broadway now and it will be gone in January. Nope, it’s not Elf. It is The Scottsboro Boys, the new John Kander and Fred Ebb musical, that transferred … Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: London goes LEGALLY BLONDE

Posted on December 5, 2010 by David Fick

Legally Blonde, the hit musical comedy based on the film starring Reese Witherspoon, starts previews in London tonight for what is said to be a limited run through March after an official opening in January. I doubt that will be … Continue reading →

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