Author Archives: David Fick

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About David Fick

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

AMERICAN IDIOT Production Photos

American Idiot, the new rock musical based on the concept album of the same name by Green Day – with a few songs from their more recent release 21st Century Breakdown thrown in for fun, opens next week. Here’s a … Continue reading

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NEXT TO NORMAL Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Next to Normal, the rock musical by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, has beaten out all the expected winners for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and been named the winner of that award. The musical tells the story of … Continue reading

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PHOTOS: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES on Broadway

Have a look at the the current Broadway revival of La Cage aux Folles, captured here in a series of photographs by Joan Marcus. Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge lead the cast of this revival as as Georges and Albin … Continue reading

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NEWSFLASH: BILLY ELLIOT Opens in Chicago

Billy Elliot, the musical that TIME magazine named the best of the decade, officially opens tonight in Chicago at the Ford Center’s Oriental Theatre. Based on the popular film, the musical has a book and lyrics penned by Lee Hall … Continue reading

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MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Opens Tonight

Million Dollar Quartet, the new jukebox musical that recreates one of the greatest rock jam sessions of all time, officially opens tonight on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre. With a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux and songs like … Continue reading

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Photos: WICKED’s New Elphaba

There’s a new witch in Wicked now that Mandy Gonzalez has taken over the role of Elphaba on Broadway and thanks to some photographs by Joan Marcus of the current New York cast of Wicked, we get to see what … Continue reading

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GIRLFRIEND at Berkeley Rep

As one old Berkeley Rep production (American Idiot) tiptoes towards its opening night on Broadway, Girlfriend, a new musical with a book by Todd Almond and music and lyrics by Matthew Sweet makes its debut in California tonight. Based on … Continue reading

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Photo Call: ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!

Encores! has released a set of production photographs by Carol Rosseg of their current production of Anyone Can Whistle, which starts performances tonight. Donna Murphy, Sutton Foster and Raúl Esparza head up the cast as Mayeress Cora Hoover Hooper, Nurse … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday: “Flash, Bang, Wallop!” from HALF A SIXPENCE

Hands up those of you who know the catchy number “Flash, Bang, Wallop!” from the musical, HALF A SIXPENCE Continue reading

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Rosie O’Donnell and THE KID: a Dark Nights Discussion

The Kid is a new musical based on based on Dan Savage’s The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Get Pregnant being presented by The New Group for a world premiere run later this month. With … Continue reading

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