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)

INTERVIEW: Leslie Caron in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

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

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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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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