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Author Archives: David Fick
Happy Birthdays: SJS and ALW!
Many happy returns to Stephen Sondheim – the composer-lyricist of some of the world’s greatest musicals and an artist who has had a great impact on my life, both creatively and personally! A happy birthday also, to Andrew Lloyd Webber … Continue reading
New HAIR Revival Photos
Here’s a glimpse of how the new cast of the Broadway revival of HAIR looks on stage. Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Musicals, Photo Calls
Tagged Ace Young, Anastacia McClesky, Annaleigh Ashford, Antwayn Hopper, Arbender Robinson, Briana Carlson-Goodman, Broadway, Cailan Rose, Catherine Brookman, Diana DeGarmo, Emma Zaks, Hair, Jason Wooten, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Jeannette Bayardelle, Jen Sese, Josh Lamon, Kate Rockwell, Kyle Riabko, Larkin Bogan, Lawrence Stallings, Lee Zarrett, Musicals, Mykal Kilgore, Natalie Bradshaw, Nicholas Belton, Nicole Lewis, Paris Remillard, Photographs, Rachel Bay Jones, Rashidra Scott, Revivals, Terrance Thomas, Vanessa Ray, Wallace Smith
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AVENUE Q London: Version 1.3
The London production of Avenue Q will re-open again today, after its second move to its third theatre, the Wyndham. Once again, it seems that ‘the sun is shining, it’s a lovely day’ for the London production, which originally opened … Continue reading
BLAZING SADDLES! Another Mel Brooks Musical!
The hard part was inventing the candy-gram. The easy part, it seems, is for Mel Brooks to turn his films into stage musicals. Following The Producers and Young Frankenstein, Brooks is working on his third Broadway musical, this time based … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Commentary, Musicals
Tagged Blazing Saddles, Broadway, Commentary, Mel Brooks, Musicals, The Producers, Young Frankenstein
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Arthur Laurents Interview in OUT
OUT Magazine has published an interview with Arthur Laurents. Entitled “Arthur Laurents Will Not Go Quietly”, the article deals somewhat with personal life and his relationship with Tom Hatcher, but also allows him to offer his trademark frank assessments of … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Broadway, Commentary, Interviews, Movies, Musicals, West End
Tagged Angela Lansbury, Animation, Anyone Can Whistle, Arthur Laurents, Broadway, Disney, Encores!, Gypsy, La Cage aux Folles, Musicals, Spider-Man, West End, West Side Story
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MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
Million Dollar Quartet, Broadway’s newest jukebox musical, begins its four week preview period tonight at the Nederlander Theatre. The musical tells the story of the legendary impromptu recording session by rock superstars Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Commentary, Musicals
Tagged Broadway, Carl Perkins, Colin Escott, Commentary, Eddie Clendening, Elizabeth Stanley, Elvis Presley, Eric Schaeffer, Floyd Mutrux, Hunter Foster, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Lance Guest, Levi Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet, Musicals, Rob Lyons
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A Singing “OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN”
A musical adaptation of the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman will receive a reading on 13-14 May 2010 under the auspices of Gordon Frost Productions ahead of an Australian production in 2011. The film dealt with the experiences … Continue reading
LOVE NEVER DIES, but changes everything…
Word from The New York Times is that Love Never Dies, which recently opened to decidedly mixed reviews in its debut run the West End, will definitely open on Broadway as planned despite any rumours to the contrary. In fact, … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Musicals, West End
Tagged Andrew Lloyd Webber, Broadway, Love Never Dies, Musicals, Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera, West End
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PHOTOS: THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
With the show having opened Off-Broadway last night, it’s time for us to see what The Scottsboro Boys looks like for ourselves. Here’s a gallery of photographs by Carol Rosegg and Richard Termine. With a book by David Thompson, The … Continue reading
Posted in David Thompson, Fred Ebb, John Kander
Tagged Assassins, Brandon Victor Dixon, Broadway, Carol Rosseg, Christian Dante White, Cody Ryan Wise, Colman Domingo, David Thompson, Derrick Cobey, Forrest McClendon, Fred Ebb, John Cullum, John Kander, Josh Breckenridge, Julius Thomas III, KendRick Jones, Richard Termine, Rodney Hicks, Sean Bradford, Sharon Washington, Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
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A Random Thought About Movie Musicals…
Lots of people complain about the way that stage musicals are adapted for the screen, often citing unfaithfulness to the source material as the reason for their woes. But…. should we be expecting or looking for the same experience when … Continue reading →