Category Archives: Musicals

GREASE no longer the word…

Posted on December 3, 2008 by David Fick

The current Broadway revival of Grease will close on 4 January 2009. Directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, the revival will have played 554 performances since its opening on 19 August 2007. The 1972 show features a book, music and … Continue reading →

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The Four Principle GUYS AND DOLLS

Posted on December 3, 2008 by David Fick

Joining Oliver Platt and Lauren Graham as Nathan and Adelaide in the upcoming revival of Guys and Dolls, will be Craig Bierko and Kate Jennings Grant as Sky and Sarah.

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The Best CAMELOT Recording?

Posted on December 2, 2008 by David Fick

So you want to get a copy of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s classic Broadway musical Camelot on CD and don’t no where to begin? Well, I’d like to tell you to look no further, but things are not … Continue reading →

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New Pal for Broadway’s “JOEY”

Posted on November 25, 2008 by David Fick

It has been announced that, due to an injury, Christian Hoff has withdrawn from Roundabout’s Broadway revival of Pal Joey and that understudy Matthew Risch is permanently stepping into the titular role. He has a naughty face. I like it. … Continue reading →

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ANYTHING GOES Back to Broadway with Reba McEntire?

Posted on November 20, 2008 by David Fick

Rumour has it that Anything Goes may be headed back to Broadway starring Reba McEntire as Reno Sweeney under the direction of Kathleen Marshall for the Roundabout Theatre Company. Marshall tends to hit or miss, so I guess it’ll be … Continue reading →

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RIP Clive Barnes

Posted on November 19, 2008 by David Fick

Clive Barnes was a British-born American dance, drama and opera critic, writing during his career for The New York Times, The New York Post, The Times and the Daily Express and for magazines like Dance and Spectator. He also wrote, … Continue reading →

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Showtunes on BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE on BBC

Posted on November 18, 2008 by David Fick

A good friend of mine pointed me towards this clip from a BBC show called Beautiful People on YouTube, where the cast performs “There’s Gotta Something Better Than This” from Sweet Charity: I found a second clip with a medley … Continue reading →

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DREAMGIRLS National Tour

Posted on November 18, 2008 by David Fick

A new national tour of Dreamgirls will open at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater in November 2009. The show will be directed by Robert Longbottom and co-choreographed by Longbottom and Shane Sparks. Robin Wagner, who did the set design for the … Continue reading →

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SOMETHING TO DANCE ABOUT: New Jerome Robbins Documentary

Posted on November 12, 2008 by David Fick

A new 2 hour documentary about the life and work of Jerome Robbins, the director-choreographer of seminal Broadway shows like West Side Story, Gypsy and Fiddler on the Roof, will premiere on PBS in February in 2009. Narrated by Ron … Continue reading →

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Casting the GUYS AND DOLLS Revival

Posted on October 10, 2008 by David Fick

The first bit of casting for Des McAnuff’s revival of the classic Broadway musical Guys and Dolls has been announced. Nathan Detroit will be played by…. Oliver Platt!

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