Category Archives: David Thompson

Musical Theatre Haiku Month: THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

Posted on August 10, 2011 by David Fick

The Scottsboro Boys The truth of the past Revealed by Bones and Tambo; The future unclear Want to write your own The Scottsboro Boys haiku? Head to the comment box and give it a try!

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NEWSFLASH: THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS Recording

Posted on April 23, 2010 by David Fick

The original cast recording of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s newest musical, The Scottsboro Boys, was recorded today for Jay Records. With a book by David Thompson, the show deals with the infamous Scottsboro case from the 1930s, in which … Continue reading →

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PHOTOS: THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

Posted on March 11, 2010 by David Fick

With the show having opened Off-Broadway last night, it’s time for us to see what The Scottsboro Boys looks like for ourselves. Here’s a gallery of photographs by Carol Rosegg and Richard Termine. With a book by David Thompson, The … Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: Previews start for THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

Posted on February 12, 2010 by David Fick

The new Kander and Ebb musical (with book by David Thompson), The Scottsboro Boys, begins previews today Off-Broadway in the Vineyard Theatre. The show deals with the famous “Scottsboro” case of the 1930s, in which a group of young African … Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: Full Production for THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

Posted on November 17, 2009 by David Fick

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 →

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NEWSFLASH: A “New” Kander and Ebb Musical

Posted on June 25, 2009 by David Fick

The Vineyard Theatre has announced that it will host a reading of John Kander, Fred Ebb and David Thompson’s The Scottsboro Boys on June 26 at 15:00. The subject matter of the show – the 1930s “Scottsboro case”, which saw … Continue reading →

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