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: The Crown Julies

Posted on July 16, 2022 by David Fick

In today’s Saturday List, we’re looking at “The Crown Julies,” the five Broadway and off-Broadway stage appearances of Julie Andrews. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged A Little Night Music, Alan Jay Lerner, Blake Edwards, Camelot, Cinderella, Follies, Frank Wildhorn, Frederick Loewe, Henry Mancini, Julie Andrews, Leslie Bricusse, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Oscar Hammerstein II, Putting It Together, Richard Burton, Richard Rodgers, Rob Marshall, Robert Goulet, Sandy Wilson, Stephen Sondheim, The Boy Friend, Tony Awards, Victor/Victoria | Leave a comment

Forgotten Musicals Friday: THE JUNGLE BOOK’s Jungle Rhythm

Posted on July 15, 2022 by David Fick

This July, the focus of our Forgotten Musicals Friday series is THE JUNGLE BOOK. This column looks at the staging of the show, with a particular focus on its choreography. Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Musicals Friday | Tagged Christopher Gattelli, Dan Ostling, Disney, Doug Peck, Hema Rajagopalan, Mara Blumenfeld, Mary Zimmerman, The Jungle Book | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: Celebrating Ethel Merman

Posted on July 9, 2022 by David Fick

Today in 1930, Variety gave Ethel Merman a breakthrough review ahead of what would become a breathtaking musical theatre career. Today, we celebrate some of her biggest shows. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Angela Lansbury, Anything Goes, Arthur Laurents, Bert Lahr, Buddy DeSylva, Call Me Madam, Cole Porter, Dorothy Fields, Drama Desk Awards, DuBarry Was a Lady, Elaine Paige, Ethel Merman, George Gershwin, George White's Scandals, Girl Crazy, Grace Kelly, Guy Bolton, Gypsy, Gypsy Rose Lee, Happy Hunting, Harold Karr, Herbert Fields, Howard Lindsay, Irving Berlin, Jerry Herman, Jule Styne, Kay Thompson, Mary Martin, Matt Dubey, Panama Hattie, Patti LuPone, PG Wodehouse, Red, Red Hot and Blue!, Roger Edens, Rosalind Russell, Rose Hovick, Russel Crouse, Stars in Your Eyes, Stephen Sondheim, Sutton Foster, Take a Chance, That's Singing, The Ethel Merman Disco Album, The Love Boat, Tony Awards, Tyne Daly, Variety | Leave a comment

Forgotten Musicals Friday: Adapting Disney’s THE JUNGLE BOOK

Posted on July 8, 2022 by David Fick

Join as us we jump into July’s Forgotten Musical: THE JUNGLE BOOK! Today we look at Mary Zimmerman’s book for the show and the way that Doug Peck reinvented the well-known and much-loved songs from the Disney film. Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Musicals Friday | Tagged Disney, Doug Peck, Goodman Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, Joel McNeely, Lorraine Feather, Mary Zimmerman, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Rudyard Kipling, Terry Gilkyson, The Jungle Book | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN and Other Screen-to-Stage Floparoos

Posted on July 2, 2022 by David Fick

If it was a smash on screen, why wouldn’t it be a smash on stage? The answer to this question seems to have evaded many a musical theatre producer – so let’s take a look at some of the greatest screen-to-stage flops! Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 42nd Street, Adolph Green, Arthur Freed, Betty Comden, Debby Boone, Don Correin, Frank Rich, Hugh Martin, Hugh Wheeler, Judy Garland, Mary D'Arcy, Meet Me in St Louis, Nacio Herb Brown, Peter Slutsker, Ralph Blane, Roger Edens, Singin' in the Rain, Twyla Tharp | Leave a comment

Forgotten Musicals Friday: Disney’s THE JUNGLE BOOK on Stage

Posted on July 1, 2022 by David Fick

Join as us we jump into July’s Forgotten Musical: THE JUNGLE BOOK! Find out about how this Disney classic was adapted for the screen. Continue reading →