Category Archives: Musicals

Review: Disney’s THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

Posted on January 29, 2010 by David Fick

Disney returns to its roots with this release of The Princess and the Frog, the first of its kind since Home on the Range in 2004. For too long, the studio proper has languished in the domain of CGI features … Continue reading →

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LEGALLY BLONDE Extends into 2011

Posted on January 28, 2010 by David Fick

Latest news on the West End production of Legally Blonde is that a block of ticket sales that will take the show through February 2011 has been made available. The show has had a positive reception from critics and,as you … Continue reading →

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New NINE to Include Film Songs

Posted on January 27, 2010 by David Fick

The Westchester Broadway Theatre will present a new production of Nine, starring Robert Cuccioli as Guido with Jonathan Stahl taking the seemingly inseparable director-choreographer task of staging the show. What’s the real news? Well, the website says that one or … Continue reading →

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LOVE NEVER DIES: Debut of the Title Tune

Posted on January 26, 2010 by David Fick

The public will hear the title tune from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies for the first time tonight when it is performed by Sierra Boggess on The South Bank Show Awards. She will be accompanied by Lloyd Webber and … Continue reading →

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A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER

Posted on January 25, 2010 by David Fick

Along with the announcement of the 2010-2011 LaJolla Playhouse season, came news of the world premiere of a new musical comedy: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. The musical features a book by Robert L. Freedman and music by … Continue reading →

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DADDY LONG LEGS Opens at Theatreworks

Posted on January 23, 2010 by David Fick

Daddy Long Legs, the new musical adaptation of Jean Webster’s classic novel by Paul Gordon and John Caird (who also penned the musical Jane Eyre which played Broadway several years ago) opens tonight at the TheatreWorks Mountain View Center for … Continue reading →

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Photos: Corbin Bleu IN THE HEIGHTS

Posted on January 23, 2010 by David Fick

As discussed here last month, Corbin Bleu has taken over the role of Usnavi in In the Heights. Playbill has a gallery of photos featuring the High School Musical alumnus in the role. Here’s just one of the energetic pics; … Continue reading →

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RIP James Mitchell

Posted on January 22, 2010 by David Fick

James Mitchell was an American actor and dancer, who will be remembered chiefly as Palmer Cortlandt on All My Children. However, he was also a prominent figure in musical theatre dance history, working with Agnes de Mille many times during … Continue reading →

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RIP Jean Simmons

Posted on January 22, 2010 by David Fick

Jean Simmons was an English actress who worked in film, on stage and on television. She was awarded two Oscars in her lifetime, one as Best Supporting Actress for Hamlet (1948)and another as Best Actress for The Happy Ending (1969). … Continue reading →

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DADDY LONG LEGS Production Photographs

Posted on January 20, 2010 by David Fick

Playbill has up a gallery of photographs from the upcoming production of the new musical, Daddy Long Legs, by John Caird and Paul Gordon. The musical is based on the classic tale by Jean Webster and stars Megan McGinnis and … Continue reading →

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