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)

Menier’s PARADISE FOUND Dates – a confirmation?

It’s not exactly the newest news – dates aside, all else is pretty much the same news we’ve been hearing about Paradise Found since last September – but Baz Bamigboye is reporting it in The Daily Mail anyway: Broadway star … Continue reading

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NEWSFLASH: Previews start for THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

The new Kander and Ebb musical (with book by David Thompson), The Scottsboro Boys, begins previews today Off-Broadway in the Vineyard Theatre. The show deals with the famous “Scottsboro” case of the 1930s, in which a group of young African … Continue reading

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2010 Richard Rodgers Awards

The American Academy of Arts and Letters has announced the winners of the 2010 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater, the intent of which is to nurture the careers of talented composers and playwrights. This year’s jury – Stephen Sondheim, … Continue reading

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One Week Until BROADWAY BEARS!

There’s just one more week until The Broadway Bears XIII Auction, the annual fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS in order to support men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS and other illnesses. The online portion of the event has … Continue reading

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RENT Tour Closes Today

The current RENT tour, which stars original cast members Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp and Gwen Stewart, comes to a close today in Sacramento, CA after 373 performances in 39 cities.

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Reviews for FANNY at Encores!

Here’s a roundup of reviews for the current Encores! production of Fanny. Raves Andy Propst at Theatremania: From the moment it begins, there’s a palpable sense of gentleness and delicacy…. [I]t’s essentially impossible to not be entranced by this delectable … Continue reading

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National Tour for WEST SIDE STORY

There will be a tour of Broadway’s current incarnation of West Side Story starting in October this year. This production, which features the classic score by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, was directed by its librettist, Arthur Laurents. Much of … Continue reading

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Saluting Lansbury in Song

The previously announced fundraising gala, during which Angela Lansbury will receive the inaugural Signature Theatre Sondheim Award, will include tribute performances by Jason Danieley, Sherri L. Edelen, Victor Garber and Marin Mazzie. Of their involvement in the event, the Signature … Continue reading

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FANNY Photos

The City Center Encores! production of S. N. Behrman, Joshua Logan and Harold Rome’s Fanny, directed by Mark Bruni with choreography by Lorin Latarro opened tonight for a run through 7 February. The cast includes Elena Shaddow (Fanny), Fred Applegate … Continue reading

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Oscar Nominations…

This past year, the musical was represented on screen by the adaptation of Nine and Disney’s first traditionally animated film musical in a long time, The Princess and the Frog. Both have picked up a couple of nominations for the … Continue reading

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