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Author Archives: David Fick
New PORGY AND BESS Musical Adaptation (with Audra!)
Which part is the real news here? That Diane Paulus, Suzan-Lori Parks and Diedre Murray are adapting the classic George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward opera, Porgy and Bess, as a contemporary-styled musical theatre piece? That the producers are Hair alumni … Continue reading
JUMBO: the SPIDER-MAN of 1935
I just read a rather interesting article by Michael Sommers of the New Jersey Newsroom comparing the follies of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart’s Jumbo with those of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, the show that has caused such a … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Musicals
Tagged Jimmy Durante, Jumbo, Lorenz Hart, Paul Whiteman, Richard Rodgers, Spider-Man
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NEWSFLASH: Jason Robert Brown’s 13: the Movie Musical
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
NEWSFLASH: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE to Play La Jolla
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
NEWSFLASH: COMPANY in Concert with Neil Patrick Harris
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
Posted in George Furth, Stephen Sondheim
Tagged Adam Feldman, George Furth, Lonny Price, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, Stephen Sondheim
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Musical Theatre Advent Calendar: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
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
Posted in Broadway, Fun Stuff, Movies, Musicals, YouTube
Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Plautus, Stephen Sondheim, YouTube
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Musical Theatre Advent Calendar: MARTIN GUERRE
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
Posted in Broadway, Fun Stuff, Musicals, West End
Tagged Alain Boublil, Cameron Mackintosh, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Les Misérables, Martin Guerre, Miss Saigon, Stephen Clark
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Musical Theatre Advent Calendar: A CHORUS LINE
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
Posted in Broadway, Fun Stuff, Movies, Musicals, YouTube
Tagged A Chorus Line, Michael Bennett, YouTube
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