Author Archives: David Fick

About David Fick

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

The Saturday List: Ranking Romberg’s Runners!

Posted on February 10, 2024 by David Fick

Step right up, music lovers, as we delve into the vibrant world of Sigmund Romberg’s timeless operettas! Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Broadway, Carousel, Charles Purcell, Cole Porter, Currier and Ives, Dorothy Donnelly, Dorothy Fields, Frank Mandel, Herbert Fields, Julie Wright, Maytime, music, Musical, Old Heidelberg, Operetta, Oscar Hammerstin II, Otto Harbach, Peggy Woord, review, Rida Johnson Young, SIgmund Romberg, Steven Gaigle, The Desert Song, The New Moon, The Shubert Brothers, The Student Prince, The Whirl of the World, theatre, Up in Central Park, Wie Einst im Mai, Wilhelm Meyer-Förster | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: Schoeman Smit’s Stupendous Showstoppers!

Posted on February 3, 2024 by David Fick

In today’s “Saturday List,” we fete the South African musical theatre performer Schoeman Smit as he celebrates another trip around the sun! Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged 10. The Nose: A Preposterous Family Musical, Alan Jay Lerner, Alexander Bar and Theatre, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Anex Theatre Productions, Artscape, Audra McDonald, Bram Stoker, Camelot, Cape Town Opera, Charon Williams-Ros, Claire Taylor, Craig Urbani, Dal Segno Theatre, Devil Song, Earl Gregory, Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, Eva Peron, Evita, Frederick Loewe, Geoffrey Chaucer, Gisele Turner, Harold Prince, Howard Lindsay, Ian Bothma, IOL, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Jonathan Roxmouth, Karen Rutter, Kit Goldstein Grant, Lyle Buxton, Lynn Ahrens, Margot Wood, Masego Panyane, Melissa George, Michael Polese, music, Musical, Musical Theatre, Natasha van der Merwe, Neels Clasen, Nikolai Gogol, PG Wodehouse, Picture Incomplete, Pieter Toerien Productions, review, Richard White, Robyn Cohen, Rock of Ages, Schoeman Smit, Sinbad the Sailor, singing teacher, Steven Stead, Sweeney Todd, Tara Notcutt, Teatro at Montecasino, Terence Bridgett, The Outlore, The Sound of Music, theatre, Tim Rice, Tobie Cronje, Trent Armand Kendall, vocal coach, VR Theatrical, Weekend Special, Widaad Albertus, William Shakespeare, Zak Hendricks, Zankel Hall | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: Seven Enchanting SOUND OF MUSIC Moments

Posted on January 27, 2024 by David Fick

With Pieter Toerien Productions and Cape Town Opera presenting a South African revival of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, there’s no better time to take a look at some of the enchanting musical theatre moments in this classic Broadway musical. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Alida Scheepers, Almost the Sound of Music, Ashley Scott, Brittany Smith, Broadway, Cape Town Opera, Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, Ché-Jean Jupp, Craig Urbani, Danielle Speckman, Duane Alexander, Howard Lindsay, Janelle Visagie, Kevin Kraak, Leah Mari, Lusibalwethu Sesanti, Megan Spencer, music, Musical, Nadia Beukes, Oscar Hammerstin II, Pieter Toerien Productions, review, Richard Rodgers, Robert Russell Bennet, Russel Crouse, Schoeman Smit, Steven Stead, The Sound of Music, theatre, Van Wyk Venter, William Berger | 2 Comments

The Saturday List: Lloyd Webber – Act II

Posted on January 20, 2024 by David Fick

Hold onto your top hats and chandeliers, musical theatre enthusiasts, because we’re about to embark on a musical journey through the second act of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s illustrious career. Continue reading →

Posted in Broadway, The Saturday List | Tagged Alexander Hanson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Aspects of Love, Bad Cinderella, Ben Elton, Benjamin Britten, Broadway, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Cats, Charlotte Blackledge, Cinderella, David Zippel, Don Black, E.Y. Yip Harburg, Emerald Fennell, Evita, Frederick Forsyth, George Abbott, Glenn Slater, Hannah Waddingham, Harold Arlen, Jesus Christ Superstar, Julian Fellowes, Justin Collette, Laura Michelle Kelly, Love Never Dies, Maria Friedman, Michael Ball, Musical, Oscar Hammerstin II, Phantom of the Opera, Ramin Karimloo, Richard Rodgers, School of Rock, Sierra Boggess, Stephen Ward, Sweeney Todd, The Beautiful Game, The Boys in the Photograph, The Phantom of the Opera, The Wizard of Oz, theatre, Tim Rice, Victoria Hamilton Barritt, West End | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: A Little Gwen Verdon, A Lotta Talent

Posted on January 13, 2024 by David Fick

Grab your jazz shoes and get ready to dance into the unparalleled brilliance of Broadway’s own dynamo, Gwen Verdon! Continue reading →

Posted in Broadway, The Saturday List | Tagged Abe Burrows, Academy Awards, Ann Reinking, Anna Christie, Bob Fosse, Bob Merrill, Brecht, Broadway, Can-Can, Chicago, Chita Rivera, Cole Porter, Cy Coleman, Damn Yankees, David Shaw, Dorothy Fields, Douglass Wallop, Eugene O'Niell, Fred Ebb, George Abbott, Guys and Dolls, Gwen Verdon, Hans Conried, Herbert Fields, Jerry Ross, John Kander, Michael Kidd, Music Hall, Musical, Neil Simon, New Girl in Town, Oscar Hammerstin II, Redhead, Richard Adler, Richard Kiley, Richard Rodgers, theatre, Thelma RItter, West End | 2 Comments

The Saturday List: The Best OLIVER! on Record

Posted on January 6, 2024 by David Fick

Step right up, ladies and gents, for a musical journey through the Dickensian alleyways of Lionel Bart’s timeless creation, OLIVER! Musical Cyberspace takes a look at which cast recording of the show leaves us asking for more! Continue reading →