Category Archives: Musicals

Another AMERICAN IDIOT Extension!

Posted on September 30, 2009 by David Fick

American Idiot is doing great business over at Berkeley Rep. The show has already become the theatre company’s top-grossing show, breaking advance sale records before the show even opened. Now, following a three week extension announced at the start of … Continue reading →

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The 101 DALMATIANS Musical

Posted on September 30, 2009 by David Fick

Playbill has news about a new 101 Dalmatians musical – not an adaptation of the classic animated Disney film – that will be touring the US: James Ludwig, Catia Ojeda and Julie Foldesi will join Rachel York in the new … Continue reading →

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PROMISES, PROMISES to star Scarlett Johansson?

Posted on September 29, 2009 by David Fick

There are some (probably not very reliable) rumours on Splash News that Scarlett Johansson will star in the upcoming Broadway revival of Promises, Promises. In the article, the show is described as being “like Mad Men with a pop vocal … Continue reading →

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PARADISE FOUND at the Menier Chocolate Factory

Posted on September 22, 2009 by David Fick

Harold Prince has announced that Paradise Found, the musical he is to co-direct with Susan Stroman, will have its debut at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory – so says Variety‘s Richard Ouzounian, who got the news straight from the horse’s mouth … Continue reading →

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BYE BYE BIRDIE on MAD MEN

Posted on September 12, 2009 by David Fick

A sequence based on the film version of Bye Bye Birdie has appeared in Episode 3/02 of Mad Men. Check it out here: In the sequence, the title song from the film is reproduced with new lyrics as the basis … Continue reading →

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Interpolations for the BYE BYE BIRDIE Revival

Posted on September 11, 2009 by David Fick

The wealth of material created for the film and television adaptations of the 1960 Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie won’t be heard in the new Broadway revival, with one exception: the title tune written for the film, which will be … Continue reading →

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EMPIRE: the Empire State Building Musical

Posted on September 8, 2009 by David Fick

Nick Wyman, Nancy Anderson and Kevyn Morrow will appear in a reading of a musical based on the creation of the Empire State Building. The original musical, for which Caroline Sherman and Robert Hull share the credit for book, music … Continue reading →

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Broadway Revival of PROMISES, PROMISES

Posted on September 5, 2009 by David Fick

Variety has reported that following the LA production of Parade, Rob Ashford will begin prepping the Broadway revival of Promises, Promises that has been rumoured ever since Ashford staged a reading of the Burt Bacharach musical in March 2008: (Rob … Continue reading →

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BYE BYE BIRDIE: Changes in the Revival

Posted on September 5, 2009 by David Fick

Playbill has a new article about the revival and how the director-choreographer Robert Longbottom will honour the original show while giving it a new spin. This is a bit quotation heavy, I know, but it’s interesting stuff: Kenneth Jones wrote: … Continue reading →

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AMERICAN IDIOT Extends

Posted on September 3, 2009 by David Fick

American Idiot, which starts previews tomorrow with opening night set for September 16th has exceeded expectations for advance bookings and has announced an three week extension. The show would originally have to closed on October 11, but will now run … Continue reading →

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