Author Archives: David Fick

Unknown's avatar

About David Fick

teacher + curator + writer + director + performer = (future maker + ground shaker) x (big thinker + problem shrinker) x (go getter + detail sweater)

DADDY LONG LEGS Opens at Theatreworks

Posted on January 23, 2010 by David Fick

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 →

Posted in Musicals, Regional, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Photos: Corbin Bleu IN THE HEIGHTS

Posted on January 23, 2010 by David Fick

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 →

Posted in Broadway, Musicals, Photo Calls | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

RIP James Mitchell

Posted on January 22, 2010 by David Fick

James Mitchell was an American actor and dancer, who will be remembered chiefly as Palmer Cortlandt on All My Children. However, he was also a prominent figure in musical theatre dance history, working with Agnes de Mille many times during … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadway, Dance, Movies, Musicals, Obituaries, Television | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

RIP Jean Simmons

Posted on January 22, 2010 by David Fick

Jean Simmons was an English actress who worked in film, on stage and on television. She was awarded two Oscars in her lifetime, one as Best Supporting Actress for Hamlet (1948)and another as Best Actress for The Happy Ending (1969). … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Musicals, Obituaries, Television, West End | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

DADDY LONG LEGS Production Photographs

Posted on January 20, 2010 by David Fick

Playbill has up a gallery of photographs from the upcoming production of the new musical, Daddy Long Legs, by John Caird and Paul Gordon. The musical is based on the classic tale by Jean Webster and stars Megan McGinnis and … Continue reading →

Posted in Musicals, Photo Calls, Regional, Tours | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

NEWSFLASH: Sondheim’s BEAUTIFUL GIRLS

Posted on January 18, 2010 by David Fick

Lonny Price has created “a Stephen Sondheim revue of songs for women” entitled Beautiful Girls, which will be performed this evening at the Manhattan School of Music. Directed by Price, with choreography by Josh Rhodes, the show uses a a … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadway, Revues | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Sondheim and Rich at BARNES AND NOBLE

Posted on January 18, 2010 by David Fick

Stephen Sondheim and Frank Rich met yesterday at Barnes & Noble to hold a discussion session that was open to the public. Here are a few gems gleaned from that discussion. On talking to Ingmar Bergman about A Little Night … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadway, Interviews, Movies, Musicals | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Listen to that RAGTIME

Posted on January 10, 2010 by David Fick

It seems my post on the new minimalist production of Camelot has caused some folks to get a little hot under the collar. To set the record straight – particularly to those individuals who’ve reacted in a way that perhaps … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadway, Commentary, Musicals | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

SINGIN’ SONDHEIM Review

Posted on January 6, 2010 by David Fick

Stephen Holden of The New York Times has reviewed Elaine Stritch’s new Sondheim cabaret, Elaine Stritch…. Singin’ Sondheim… One Song at a Time. Here’s an excerpt: The evening began with a lightly self-mocking “I Feel Pretty,” in which she embodied … Continue reading →

Posted in Cabaret | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Mandy Patinkin as Buddy

Posted on December 31, 2009 by David Fick

Looking once again at Follies in Concert, I have to say it: Mandy Patinkin’s performance is a definitive performance of Mandy Patinkin, nothing else. Buddy is lost in his unfocused freneticism.

Posted in Concerts, Musicals | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment