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

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Revival Financial Prospects

Posted on December 13, 2009 by David Fick

Variety has offered up some speculations about the financial prospects of the revival of A Little Night Music. They think things look good: In its first two weeks, the production has grossed more than $1.5 million, a solid sum for … Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: Best Theatre of the Decade

Posted on December 13, 2009 by David Fick

Only two musicals have been featured in the “The Best Theatre of the Decade” list in the Sunday Times: Avenue Q and La Cage aux Folles. The London production of Avenue Q – by Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx and Jeff … Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES’s Return to Broadway

Posted on December 13, 2009 by David Fick

La Cage aux Folles is being revived on Broadway for the second time this decade. The 2004 revival received mixed notices, but managed to pick up the Tony Award for the Best Revival of a Musical (over Pacific Overtures and … Continue reading →

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Elaine Stritch: SINGIN’ SONDHEIM… ONE SONG AT A TIME

Posted on December 13, 2009 by David Fick

Elaine Stritch will present a new cabaret of Sondheim songs next year at Cafe Carlyle, with the first performance set for 5th January 2010. Here’s what Stritch has to say about it: Well, the sign is up out front on … Continue reading →

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Corbin Bleu in IN THE HEIGHTS

Posted on December 12, 2009 by David Fick

Playbill announced this week that High School Musical alumnus Corbin Bleu would play Usnavi in In the Heights from January through April next year. Some impassioned reactions to the casting on various musical theatre discussion forums around the Internet have … Continue reading →

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WICKED Pop-Up Book

Posted on December 12, 2009 by David Fick

Following a musical theatre trend established by the recent pop-up book of The Sound of Music, Wicked has its own pop-up book just in time for Christmas: If you go to Amazon.com, you can see a little video trailer of … Continue reading →

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Stephen Sondheim Award for Angela Lanbury

Posted on December 12, 2009 by David Fick

The Signature Theatre has created the Stephen Sondheim award, which will benefit Signature Theatre’s artistic, education, and community outreach programs. The award will be presented annually to an individual for his or her career contributions to interpreting, supporting, and collaborating … Continue reading →

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First Look at “Send in the Clowns”

Posted on December 11, 2009 by David Fick

Here’s a first look at Catherine Zeta-Jones’s rendition of “Send in the Clowns”, with Alexander Hanson as Fredrik, from the Broadway revival of A Little Night Music.

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First Look at “A Weekend in the Country”

Posted on December 11, 2009 by David Fick

Here’s a first look at the company performing “A Weekend in the Country” from the Broadway revival of A Little Night Music.

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First Look at Lansbury’s “Liasons”

Posted on December 11, 2009 by David Fick

Here’s a first look at Angela Lansbury’s rendition of “Liasons” from the Broadway revival of A Little Night Music.

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