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Author Archives: David Fick
The Saturday List: Five HAIRSPRAY Movie Moments That Hold Fast Today – and Five That Are a Little More Sticky
Today marks the seventeenth anniversary of the release of the film adaptation of HAIRSPRAY. Almost two decades after it hit cinemas, there are some moments in the film where the Ultra Clutch holds fast, but others where things are a little more sticky – so let’s explore a few of those in this week’s Saturday List! Continue reading
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Tagged Hairspray, High School Musical, Michael John LaChiusa, The Producers
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Forgotten Musicals Friday: The Glitzy Showbiz Gem, TWO ON THE AISLE
For this week’s Forgotten Musical Friday, we’re diving into the glitzy, glamorous world of TWO ON THE AISLE, a sparkling gem that graced Broadway in the early 1950s. With a score by Jule Styne and the razor-sharp wit of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, this show is a delightful romp you’ll wish you’d found out about sooner! Continue reading
Posted in The Saturday List
Tagged Adolph Green, Baby!, Bells are Ringing, Bert Lahr, Betty Comden, Decca, Do Re Mi, Dolores Gray, Elliott Reid, Guys and Dolls, Gypsy, Hallelujah, Jule Styne, Leonard Bernstein, Mark Hellinger Theater, On the Town, Singin' in the Rain, Stephen Sondheim, The Band Wagon, The King and I, The Wizard of Oz, Two on the Aisle, Wonderful Town
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Forgotten Musicals Friday: FELA! – A Bold and Brilliant Afrobeat Revolution
In this week’s Forgotten Musical Friday. we’re diving into a more recent, truly unique gem that pulsates with rhythms and rebellion – FELA! Continue reading
Posted in Forgotten Musicals Friday, Uncategorized
Tagged Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Bill T. Jones, Billy Elliot, Carlos Moore, Charlize Theron, David Byrne, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Fela Kuti, Fela!, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Hamilton, Jay-Z, Jim Lewis, Legally Blonde, Marilyn Nance, Memphis
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The Saturday List: Don’t Talk, Just Kiss – Ten Great Musical Moments of Love and Longing
Happy International Kissing Day! In celebration of the simple pleasures associated with kissing, let’s take a trip through some of the most memorable, passionate and significant kisses in musical theatre for this week’s Saturday List. These moments capture the essence of love, longing and sometimes, sheer awkwardness. Pucker up! Continue reading
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Tagged Allee Willis, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Arthur Laurents, Brenda Russell, Charles Hart, Fun Home, Hamilton, Howard Lindsay, Jeanine Tesori, John Logan, Jonathan Larson, Joshua Logan, Leonard Bernstein, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lisa Kron, Marsha Norman, Moulin Rouge, Oscar Hammerstein II, RENT, Richard Rodgers, Richard Stilgoe, Russel Crouse, South Pacific, Stephen Bray, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim, The Color Purple, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Wicked, Winnie Holzman
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Forgotten Musicals Friday: Wartime Unity and Cultural Controversy in THIS IS THE ARMY
This week, we’re diving into a wartime classic that certainly boosted military morale during World War II, while simultaneously breaking new ground in the arts and placing itself, in some ways, on the wrong side of the cultural conversations of the time. So let’s dust off our military fatigues and march into the world of THIS IS THE ARMY! Continue reading
Posted in Forgotten Musicals Friday
Tagged Academy Awards, Alan Anderson, Ezra Stone, Irving Berlin, Jack Mendelsohn, James Cross, James McColl, Richard Burdick, Shuffle Along or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, Shuffle Aong, The Songwriter Goes to War, This is the Army, Tom McDonnell, Uncle Sam, United States Army, Warner Brothers, Yip Yip Yaphank
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The Saturday List: Brilliance and Resilience at the 2024 Tony Awards
Ah, the Tony Awards – a night meant to celebrate the dazzling world of Broadway with all the glitz and glamour one can muster. This week’s Saturday List recaps the highs of this year’s ceremony. Continue reading
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Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Little Night Music, Alicia Keys, Angels in America, Appropriate, Audra McDonald, Branden Jacob Jenkins, Bring in 'da Noise Bring in 'da Funk, Broadway, Carole Rothman, Caroline, CJay Philip, Company, Contact, Daniel Radcliffe, David Zinn, Dede Ayite, Follies, George C. Wolfe, Hana S. Kim, Hell's Kitchen, Illinois, Into the Woods, Jack O'Brien, Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Jay-Z, Jonathan Groff, Jonathan Tunick, Julianne Hough, Justin Peck, Kecia Lewis, Linda Cho, Lindsay Mendez, Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along, Musical, Nine, or Change, Pacific Overtures, Passion, Pulitzer Prize, Putting It Together, Road Show, Shuffle Along or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, Simon Evans, Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd, The Frogs, The Normal Heart, The Outsiders, The Wild Party, theatre, Tony Awards, Utkarsh Ambudkar
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The Saturday List: Diving “Under the Sea” on World Oceans Day!
World Ocean Day is here, and what better way to honour our magnificent oceans than by celebrating musicals that bring the underwater world to life on stage? Continue reading
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