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Author Archives: David Fick
DANCES WITH WOLVES – the Musical?
A tiny blurb appeared on the Matt Murphy Productions website, announcing that the production company (which is also responsible for bringing this seasons Memphis to the Broadway stage) has acquired the stage rights the best-selling 1986 novel Dances with Wolves … Continue reading
THE BOYS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH: Video Promos
Here’s a series of promotional videos for the upcoming production of The Boys in the Photograph – the revised version of Ben Elton and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Beautiful Game – starting 18th May 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The … Continue reading
Posted in International, Musicals, YouTube
Tagged Adam du Plessis, Aidan Lithgow, Amanda Dlamini, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ben Elton, Brenton Budler, Byron Lee Olivato, Carly Graeme, Celeste Botha, Christel Mutombo, Christopher Jaftha, Clive Gilson, Daniel Buys, Darryl Evans, David Chevers, Dolly Louw, Dominique Paccaut, Eloise Horjus, Estiaan Conradie, Gareth Worth, Gemma Donnelly, Grant Almirall, International, Janice Honeyman, Judy Ditchfield, Kelly Rose, Kenneth Meyer, Kyle Smith, Lebo Toko, Motlatji Ditodi, Neville Thomas, Nicol Sheraton, Norman Anstey, Revano Michael, Sarah Richard, Shaun Brian Murphy, Shaun V, Shelley Adriaanzen, Sibu Radebe, Stephen Jubber, Tammi Meyer, The Beautiful Game, The Boys in the Photograph, Thulasizwe Cruickshank, Tiaan Nortje, Vashiv Naiker
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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
Posted in Broadway, Musicals, Photo Calls
Tagged 21st Century Breakdown, Alysha Umphress, American Idiot, Andrew Call, Aspen Vincent, Ben Thompson, Brian Charles Johnson, Chase Peacock, Christina Sajous, Declan Bennett, Gerard Canonico, Green Day, John Gallagher Jr, Joshua Henry, Joshua Kobak, Leslie McDonel, Libby Winters, Lorin Latarro, Mary Faber, Michael Esper, Michael Meyer, Miguel Cervantes, Omar Lopez-Cepero, Paul Kolnik, Photographs, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Stark Sands, Steven Hoggett, Theo Stockman, Tony Vincent, Van Hughes
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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
Posted in Harvey Fierstein, Jerry Herman
Tagged A.J. Shively, Arthur Laurents, Bill Nolte, Caitlin Mundth, Cheryl Stern, Chris Hoch, Christine Andreas, Christophe Caballero, Dale Hensley, David Nathan Perlow, Douglas Hodge, Elena Shaddow, Fred Applegate, Harvey Fierstein, Heather Lindell, Jerry Herman, Joan Marcus, Kelsey Grammar, La Cage aux Folles, Logan Keslar, Lynne Page, Nicholas Cunningham, Nick Adams, Robin de Jesús, Sean A. Carmon, Sean Patrick Doyle, Sunday in the Park With George, Terry Johnson, Terry Lavell, The Turning Point, Todd Lattimore, Tony Awards, Veanne Cox
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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
Posted in Broadway, Musicals, Regional
Tagged Broadway, Carl Perkins, Colin Escott, Eddie Clendening, Elizabeth Stanley, Elvis Presley, Eric Schaeffer, Flloyd Mutrux, Hunter Foster, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Lance Guest, Levi Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet, Musicals, Regional Productions, Rob Lyons
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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
Posted in Broadway, Musicals, Photo Calls
Tagged Alex Brightman, Andy Karl, Broadway, Gregory Maguire, Jenny Fellner, Joan Marcus, Joe Mantello, Katie Rose Clarke, Mandy Gonzalez, Musicals, P.J. Benjamin, Photographs, Rondi Reed, Stephen Schwartz, Timothy Britten Parker, Wayne Cilento, Wicked, Winnie Holzman
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(Re)considering Musical Theatre Practice: Part 1
Six years ago I delivered a seminar at the University of Cape Town entitled “Musical Theatre Practice: a consideration of genre, form and the festival of renewal”. In that seminar, I set out to explore the major forms of musical … Continue reading →