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Author Archives: David Fick
A Sneak Peek of FELA!
There’s a sneak peek of Fela! at BroadwayWorld, with some footage from the show. The show’s unique feel is clear even here, visibly drawing on pan-African performance traditions that meet head-on with conventions of the Broadway musical over at the … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Musicals, Tony Awards
Tagged Broadway, Fela!, Million Dollar Quartet, Musicals, The Addams Family, Tony Awards
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VIDEO: LEGALLY BLONDE on CHILDREN IN NEED
The cast of Laurence O’Keefe, Nell Benjamin and Heather Hach’s Legally Blonde performed on Children in Need last night. Here’s the footage: Unfortunately, the performance is terrible. It’s under-rehearsed and very clear that the cast is not ready for a … Continue reading
Return of THE CAPEMAN
Michael Riedel tries to introduce his article on the possible return of the flop musical The Capeman with a story about how Sutton Foster will play the title role in the upcoming reading of Carrie. Can we just take a … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Concerts, Musicals, Readings
Tagged Carrie, Derek Walcott, Michael Riedel, Paul Simon, Sutton Foster, The Capeman
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Another Seasonal Musical: A CHRISTMAS STORY
A Christmas Story: The Musical opens tonight in Kansas and is hoping to make a Broadway bow in 2010. From Playbill: Scott Davenport Richards penned the score to the musical based on the Jean Shepherd stories and the 1983 MGM … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Musicals
Tagged A Christmas Story, Broadway, Jean Shepard, Joseph Robinette, Musicals, Scott Davenport Richards
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NEWSFLASH: GIRL CRAZY for Encores!
Encores! will be producing GIRL CRAZY, the Gershwins’ fanciful Depression-era musical of 1930. Continue reading
Posted in Newsflash
Tagged Crazy for You, David Ives, George Gershwin, Girl Crazy, Guy Bolton, Ira Gershwin, Jack McGowan, Jerry Zaks
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A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Website Launched
The official website for the A Little Night Music revival on Broadway has been launched. There isn’t much content yet, but I’m certain there will be as we get closer and closer to opening night. I’m looking forward to this … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Musicals
Tagged A Little Night Music, Broadway, Musicals, Stephen Sondheim
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NEWSFLASH: Full Production for THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
The Vineyard Theatre has announced that The Scottsboro Boys, the John Kander-Fred Ebb-David Thompson musical that received an invitation-only reading in June, will have its debut as a fully-staged production at their Off-Broadway theatre in 2010. Susan Stroman will direct … Continue reading
Posted in David Thompson, Fred Ebb, John Kander
Tagged David Thompson, Fred Ebb, John Kander, Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
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ERNEST IN LOVE Off-Broadway
Irish Repertory Theatre will be producing the overlooked, but charming musical, Ernest in Love, Off-Broadway. Ernest in Love has a book and lyrics by Anne Croswell and music by Lee Pockriss and will be directed by Charlotte Moore, with Barry … Continue reading
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
The Princess and the Frog represents Disney’s return to their filmmaking roots – the animated musical. We’ve already had a teaser trailer: A trailer: And a sneak peak: And I think all look very promising indeed. It’s obviously not a … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Disney, Movies, Musicals
Tagged A Bug's Life, Animation, Beauty and the Beast, Cars, Disney, Enchanted, James and the Giant Peach, Monsters Inc, Movies, Musicals, Pixar, Randy Newman, Sarah McLachlan, Shrek, The Little Mermaid, The Princess and the Frog, Toy Story, Toy Story 2
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New FELA! Producers
Fela! has added a few new producers to the mix: Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jay-Z. Super news for the musical that opens next week, and which promises to take audiences on a fascinating trip through the life story … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Musicals
Tagged Broadway, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Fela!, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jay-Z, Musicals, Will Smith
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