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

Farewell to Lillias White as FELA! Welcomes Patti LaBelle

Posted on September 12, 2010 by David Fick

Today will see Lillias White give her last two performances as Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti, the mother of the titular character in the hit Broadway musical, Fela! White has been with the show since its Broadway opening on 19 October 2009 and … Continue reading →

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Take A LEAP OF FAITH: Previews Start Tonight

Posted on September 11, 2010 by David Fick

Previews for the world premiere run of the Alan Menken-Glenn Slater-Janus Cercone musical, Leap of Faith, start tonight. With opening officially set for the 3rd of October, the show is playing at the Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre in Los … Continue reading →

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Ethel Merman sings “Ten Cents a Dance”

Posted on September 4, 2010 by David Fick

Here’s a video of Ethel Merman singing Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart’s “Ten Cents a Dance” from Simple Simon. I pity the tough guy who would try to ‘tear her gown’. She looks like she’d deck him and do some … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Movie Musicals: 2010 Edition

Posted on August 8, 2010 by David Fick

What are your Top 10 Movie Musicals – right now at this exact point in time. These are mine – off the top of my head and places in alphabetical order. The links will take you to Amazon.com should you … Continue reading →

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Crazy Concepts for Classic Shows: the Sondheim Edition

Posted on July 12, 2010 by David Fick

Sometimes “crazy concepts” – ideas that attempt to breathe new life in to classic musicals – make it all the way into production. Although some of these concepts are not necessarily “crazy”, but merely unconventional, here are a couple done … Continue reading →

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Crazy Concepts for Classic Shows: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Posted on July 12, 2010 by David Fick

Here’s another of those “crazy concepts” proposing to bring new life to a classic show. Such concepts are not necessarily ‘crazy’; they are merely unconventional: you can decide which this is and I’ve offered my opinion on the matter too. … Continue reading →

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Musical Comedy vs. Musical Play

Posted on July 9, 2010 by David Fick

Following my 2010 redux blog on “Genres of Musical Theatre“, I received a message from Hans Anders Elgvang, a regular visitor of this site, asking: ‘What are, in your opinion, the differences between the form categories musical comedy and musical … Continue reading →

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The “Guido” Conundrum

Posted on July 3, 2010 by David Fick

After giving my 1992 Concert Cast Recording of Nine another spin, I find myself wondering yet again whether there will ever be a Guido as effective as Raul Julia. Take this album for instance: closer to complete than any other … Continue reading →

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“The Small House of Uncle Thomas” from THE KING AND I

Posted on July 3, 2010 by David Fick

Often, when cast recordings are released, there are snips here and there, usually of underscoring or dance music. Rarely does a number fundamental to the score get left out of recordings completely, but that’s exactly what happens to “The Small … Continue reading →

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RAPUNZEL is now TANGLED…

Posted on July 1, 2010 by David Fick

Disney’s Rapunzel has been retitled Tangled due to Disney’s belief that the title of The Princess and the Frog deterred young boys from seeing the film preventing that film from performing as well as they hoped it would at the … Continue reading →

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