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Author Archives: David Fick
Review Roundup: THE BOYS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH
Here’s a roundup of reviews for the new South African production of The Boys in the Photograph, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton’s revised version of their musical, The Beautiful Game. The reception to the show has been largely positive, … Continue reading
NEWSFLASH: ANNIE Back on Broadway in 2012
ANNIE will be back on Broadway in 2012 for a 35th anniversary production. Continue reading
Posted in Newsflash
Tagged Annie, Bernadette Peters, Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, Thomas Meehan
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SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM Cast Recording
The cast of Sondheim on Sondheim is heading into the studio today to finish recording the cast album of the show. Word is that Sondheim’s commentary from the video footage will be on the album, which is a huge plus … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Revues
Tagged Broadway, Cast Recordings, Revues, Sondheim on Sondheim
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2010 Drama Desk Awards
The Drama Desk Awards were presented last night in a ceremony hosted by Patti LuPone. Memphis won 4 awards, including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Montego Glover tied with Catherine Zeta-Jones), Outstanding Music and Orchestrations. La Cage aux … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Musicals, Off Broadway, Tony Awards
Tagged A Little Night Music, Acme Sound Partners, Alex Timbers, American Idiot, Basil Twist, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Christopher Fitzgerald, Daryl Waters, David Bryan, Douglas Hodge, Drama Desk Awards, Everyday Rapture, Finian's Rainbow, Fred Ebb, John Kander, Julian Crouch, Katie Finneran, La Cage aux Folles, Matthew Wright, Memphis, Michael Mayer, Montego Glover, Patti LuPone, Phelim McDermott, Promises Promises, Ragtime, Sondheim on Sondheim, The Addams Family, The Scottsboro Boys, Tony Awards, Twyla Tharp, Yank!
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Musical Notes: 23 May 2010
Miranda/Miranda “Audition”: Spring Awakening … p.2 TV Talk … p.2
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NEWSFLASH: Pee-Wee Herman is Broadway Bound
A stage production of the The Pee-Wee Herman Show will play the Sondheim Theatre from 11th November – 5th December this year. Directed by Alex Timbers, the show features Paul Reubens as Pee-Wee Herman in the role that made him … Continue reading
Posted in Jay Cotton
Tagged Alex Timbers, Jay Cotton, Paul Reubens, The Pee-Wee Herman Show
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Musical Notes: 20 May 2010
The Scottsboro Boys Sets Broadway Dates The Scottsboro Boys, the new John Kander-Fred Ebb-David Thompson musical based on the infamous Scottsboro case in the 1930s, will open on Broadway at the Lyceum theatre on 31st October 2010, following a preview … Continue reading
Posted in Newsflash, Uncategorized
Tagged Alvin Shapiro, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ben West, Bessie Smith, Bobby Steggert, Darryl Rueben Hall, David Thompson, Dorothy Loudon, Ella Fitzgerald, Ethel Waters, Fats Waller, Frank Widhorn, Fred Ebb, Gary Holmes, Glee, Jannie Jones, JC Johnson, Jekyll and Hyde, John Kander, John Kurzynowski, Jonathan Burke, Lyceum Theatre, Over the Rainbow, Pilin Anice, Prostate UK, Ragtime, Randy Donaldson, The BBC Performing Arts Fund, The Civil War, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Scottsboro Boys, The Wizard of Oz, Trav'lin', Vanessa A. Jones, Yank!, York Theatre Company
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FELA! Cast Album Available for Pre-Order
The original cast recording of Fela!, the new jukebox bio-musical chronicling the life of Nigerian activist-muso Fela Anikulapo-Kuti will be released in June and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. With 16 funky Afrobeat tracks and a super performance … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, General News, Musicals
Tagged Cast Recordings, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Fela!, Lillias White
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Musical Notes: 19 May 2010
Index Paradise Found at the Menier Chocolate Factory … p.2 Charles Strouse in Hospital … p.3 Reading of Alyss Cancelled … p.3 New Mamma Mia! Website Launched … p.3
Posted in Broadway, Classical Music, General News, Musicals, Off Broadway, Readings, Tours, West End
Tagged A.J. Shively, Adam Gwon, Alice in Wonderland, Alma Cuervo, Alyss, Amanda Kloots-Larsen, Annie, Autumn Hurlbert, Bailey Hanks, Bernice Bobs Her Hair, Blair Ross, Blake Whyte, Brian O'Brien, Broadway, Bye Bye Birdie, Cady Huffman, Carey Anderson, Casey Tuma, Charles Strouse, Daniel Marcus, Demi Fragale, Don Stephenson, Eamon Foley, Ellen Fitzhugh, Emily Loesser, Erin Mackey, F. Scott Fitzgerald, George Lee Andrews, Harold Prince, Henry Stram, Herndon Lackey, Irish Repertory Theatre, Jennifer Piech, Jim Poulos, Joe Calarco, Johann Strauss II, John Hickok, John Jellison, John McMartin, Jonathan Tunick, Judy Kaye, Julia Jordan, Kate Baldwin, Kevin Carolan, Lacey Kohl, Lindsay Nicole Chambers, Mamma Mia!, Mandy Patinkin, Marilyn Michaels, Mark Wilk, Martin Moran, Martin van Treuren, Matthew Hamel, Maury Yeston, Menier Chocolate Factory, Michael Mulheren, Morgan Karr, Musicals, Nancy Opel, Olli Haaskivi, Pamela Winslow Kashani, Paradise Found, Patrick Wetzel, Peter Stone, Phoebe Strole, Readings, Richard Nelson, Rick Hilsabeck, Robert Petkoff, Shuler Hensley, Susan Stroman, Tim Jerome, Titanic, West End, Zachary Prince
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NEWSFLASH: BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR Reading
The Irish Repertory Theatre will present the new musical, BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR, as a part of its New Works Reading Series. Continue reading
Posted in Newsflash
Tagged A.J. Shively, Adam Gwon, Bernice Bobs Her Hair, Blake Whyte, Cady Huffman, Carey Anderson, Casey Tuma, Demi Fragale, Erin Mackey, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Joe Calarco, Julia Jordan, Kevin Carolan, Lindsay Nicole Chambers, Morgan Karr, Olli Haaskivi, Phoebe Strole, Zachary Prince
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