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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)

Shrek: the Musical

Posted on June 8, 2009 by David Fick

Shrek the Musical: Shrek is a show that really doesn’t interest me. I guess its pleasant enough, but for me it’s one to file with the Mel Brooks musicals (OK, haha, we get it, ooh silly rude puns, put it … Continue reading →

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Next to Normal

Posted on June 8, 2009 by David Fick

Next to Normal: This was a great choice for the broadcast, showcasing some great performances and really encapsulating a show that musically picks up where RENT left off and takes what that Pulitzer Prize-winning show gave us a step further … Continue reading →

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Billy Elliot

Posted on June 8, 2009 by David Fick

Billy Elliot: Perhaps an odd choice as a showcase piece, but I suppose it involves more of the adult cast than a more typical choice (like “Electricity”, “Shine” or “Expressing Yourself”) might have. But I don’t know that it sells … Continue reading →

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Tony Awards 2009

Posted on June 8, 2009 by David Fick

So the Tony Awards for 2009 have come and gone. I’m also super stoked that Angela Lansbury now has her fifth Tony under her belt. The woman is truly astounding! I’m all right with who won what – no really … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on June 6, 2009 by David Fick

The announcement of the closing of Geocities had me reeling. Suddenly, one is left with no idea of “where to go from here”. I needed a place where I could store the wealth of information I’ve collected about musicals over … Continue reading →

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AVENUE Q reopens in London

Posted on June 1, 2009 by David Fick

Avenue Q reopens in London’s West End today at the Gielgud Theatre, two months after vacating the Noël Coward Theatre for Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Calendar Girls. The show’s return is something of a reprieve: it would have closed in … Continue reading →

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May Madness: The Spice Girls in Musicals

Posted on May 1, 2009 by David Fick

May is a mad month. A month of random musings about various topics related to musical theatre. Feel free to share your thoughts on each topic in the comment box below. The Spice Girls in Musicals Everyone remembers the Spice … Continue reading →

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The BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Poll

Posted on April 18, 2009 by David Fick

Today in 1994 was the day that Disney premiered the full-scale theatrical adaptation of their animated film, Beauty and the Beast, on Broadway. Here is a poll to commemorate the 15th anniversary of that day: I’ve filled my answers in … Continue reading →

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PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK: the musical

Posted on April 15, 2009 by David Fick

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has announced that a musical adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock – first a novel by Joan Lindsay, then a film by Peter Weir – will be developed at the this year’s National Music Theater … Continue reading →

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AN ENCHANTED EVENING

Posted on April 9, 2009 by David Fick

I finally tracked down a copy of this DVD, a tribute to the music of Richard Rodgers. On the whole, the piece felt a little empty to me, but I’m starting to wonder if that isn’t a general reaction on … Continue reading →

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