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)

“Love Never Dies” – and neither does this song…

So here it is, the titular tune from the sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies: Hang on a second you say – that sounds familiar! Well, of course it does. The song was … Continue reading

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THE NUTTY PROFESSOR for Broadway

In an interview with the Las Vegas Review Journal, Jerry Lewis said that he was hoping that the stage musical adaptation of The Nutty Professor, with book and lyrics by Rupert Holmes and music by Marvin Hamlisch, is aiming for … Continue reading

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WEST SIDE STORY wins the Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards were presented last night and West Side Story, the classic Broadway musical by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, took home the awards for “Best Musical Show Album”, winning over Ain’t Misbehavin’, Hair, 9 to 5 … Continue reading

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Review: Disney’s THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

Disney returns to its roots with this release of The Princess and the Frog, the first of its kind since Home on the Range in 2004. For too long, the studio proper has languished in the domain of CGI features … Continue reading

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LEGALLY BLONDE Extends into 2011

Latest news on the West End production of Legally Blonde is that a block of ticket sales that will take the show through February 2011 has been made available. The show has had a positive reception from critics and,as you … Continue reading

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New NINE to Include Film Songs

The Westchester Broadway Theatre will present a new production of Nine, starring Robert Cuccioli as Guido with Jonathan Stahl taking the seemingly inseparable director-choreographer task of staging the show. What’s the real news? Well, the website says that one or … Continue reading

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LOVE NEVER DIES: Debut of the Title Tune

The public will hear the title tune from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies for the first time tonight when it is performed by Sierra Boggess on The South Bank Show Awards. She will be accompanied by Lloyd Webber and … Continue reading

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A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER

Along with the announcement of the 2010-2011 LaJolla Playhouse season, came news of the world premiere of a new musical comedy: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. The musical features a book by Robert L. Freedman and music by … Continue reading

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DADDY LONG LEGS Opens at Theatreworks

Daddy Long Legs, the new musical adaptation of Jean Webster’s classic novel by Paul Gordon and John Caird (who also penned the musical Jane Eyre which played Broadway several years ago) opens tonight at the TheatreWorks Mountain View Center for … Continue reading

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Photos: Corbin Bleu IN THE HEIGHTS

As discussed here last month, Corbin Bleu has taken over the role of Usnavi in In the Heights. Playbill has a gallery of photos featuring the High School Musical alumnus in the role. Here’s just one of the energetic pics; … Continue reading

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