Category Archives: Musicals

You Can’t Stop the Beat: HAIRSPRAY 2

Posted on July 23, 2008 by David Fick

Following the success of the hit movie musical Hairspray, based on the smash stage show of the same name, New Line Cinema has asked John Waters – the man behind the original non-musical film that inspired both of these hits … Continue reading →

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Broadway Revival for PAL JOEY

Posted on June 20, 2008 by David Fick

Word is that the Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart’s 1940 musical comedy, Pal Joey, will be revived on Broadway in a limited engagement in December this year. Christian Hoff will star in the titular role, with Stockard Channing as Vera … Continue reading →

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SOUTH PACIFIC Review Roundup

Posted on April 14, 2008 by David Fick

Broadway’s revival of South Pacific has opened to a set of excellent reviews. Here’s a roundup of what the critics are saying about the show: Raves Ben Brantley at The New York Times: For this South Pacific recreates the unabashed, … Continue reading →

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SOUTH PACIFIC: the Next Generation

Posted on April 7, 2008 by David Fick

Lillian Ross has written a super article in The New Yorker about watching the revival with the daughters of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Mary Rodgers Guettel and Alice Hammerstein Mathias. Some of the highlights: About the Orchestra in … Continue reading →

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LITTLE WOMEN: a Missed Opportunity?

Posted on February 3, 2008 by David Fick

I was giving the cast album of Little Women, a show that has not made much of an impact on me in the past, another spin in the CD player recently and was, as ever, frustrated by what Mindi Dickstein … Continue reading →

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Tony Award Night Performances

Posted on June 10, 2007 by David Fick

The performances for this year will be: Medley from Spring Awakening “Raunchy” – 110 in the Shade “The Revolutionary Costume for Today” – Grey Gardens “Show People” – Curtains “Step in Time”/”Anything Can Happen” – Mary Poppins “One” – A … Continue reading →

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VARIETY Article: “Mainstream Embracing Musicals”

Posted on June 4, 2007 by David Fick

Variety has run with an interesting article on the re-integration of musicals into popular culture. The full article is available here, but here are a few choice quotes: David Rooney and Gordon Cox wrote: Musicals are once again becoming part … Continue reading →

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What is the Musical that got you into Musical Theatre?

Posted on May 25, 2007 by David Fick

Which was the musical that got you interested in musical theatre? The first musical in my life was The Sound of Music. Until I was four, my Gran used to look after me during the daytime. And at nap time, … Continue reading →

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FAME: Movie Musical or Musical Movie?

Posted on April 25, 2007 by David Fick

An offshoot from the eternal question: what exactly defines a musical in terms of the relationship between music and drama? I’m not convinced that this particular film can be called a musical, although the stage production sharing the same name … Continue reading →

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HAIRSPRAY on UGLY BETTY

Posted on April 15, 2007 by David Fick

The “Good Morning, Baltimore” is great, but what really makes the scene is what Santos says to Justin says afterwards. That’s one of the most awesome things I’ve ever seen.

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