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)

NIGHTMARE ALLEY…

Posted on February 23, 2010 by David Fick

Now here’s a musical that sounds really interesting… Nightmare Alley, based on a 1946 novel by William Lindsay Gresham, tells the story of Stan, a con turned carnie, who falls in love with Molly, the dark darling of the traveling … Continue reading →

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LOVE NEVER DIES Previews Begin

Posted on February 22, 2010 by David Fick

Love Never Dies, the much anticipated sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, begins previews in London tonight, ahead of a March 9th opening. Just 2½ weeks to shape up the show into something that everyone involved hopes will be … Continue reading →

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Longest Running Broadway Musicals

Posted on February 21, 2010 by David Fick

This is the list as it stands at present, with the shows that have moved up the list since last October in green. 1. The Phantom of the Opera – 9179 performances, still running 2. Cats – 7485 performances 3. … Continue reading →

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LOVE NEVER DIES Rehearsal Photographs

Posted on February 20, 2010 by David Fick

Playbill has published three photographs from the rehearsals of Love Never Dies. Here’s just one, featuring Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo with director, Jack O’Brien: None is particularly enlightening. I wish there’d been a greater range of shots available. Purchases … Continue reading →

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WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

Posted on February 19, 2010 by David Fick

David Yazbek’s latest adaptation of a movie for the musical theatre stage – he’s previously been responsible for the score of The Full Monty and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – will be a reworking of the 1988 Pedro Almodóvar film, Women … Continue reading →

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Official Casting News for PARADISE FOUND

Posted on February 19, 2010 by David Fick

The Menier Chocloate Factory has officially announced casting for the world premiere or Paradise Found and revealed a few new details about the plot. Kate Baldwin, John Cullum, Shuler Hensley and Judy Kaye will all join Mandy Patinkin in the … Continue reading →

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RIP Kathryn Grayson

Posted on February 18, 2010 by David Fick

Kathryn Grayson was an American actress, best known for her work in film musicals during the 1950s and on stage, mainly in opera, in the 1960s, although she certainly had a career in film and on television on either side … Continue reading →

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A LITTLE (Parisian) NIGHT MUSIC

Posted on February 17, 2010 by David Fick

Yagg, a great French website devoted primarily to gay and lesbian media, has put up another video about the Parisian production of A Little Night Music, this time showcasing director Lee Blakeley’s thoughts about the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical, Greta … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW: Leslie Caron in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

Posted on February 16, 2010 by David Fick

Legendary actress Leslie Caron is on stage in France, playing Mme Armfeldt in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s A Little Night Music. Yagg, a French website devoted primarily to gay and lesbian media, has up an interview with Caron about … Continue reading →

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Extracts from Parisian A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

Posted on February 15, 2010 by David Fick

Theatre du Chatelet has put up a reel of extracts from their production of A Little Night Music: As you can see, some very beautiful bits, but also some that are, well, much less so. And I just get the … Continue reading →

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