Category Archives: Musicals

SCKBSTD Reading Tonight

Posted on May 7, 2010 by David Fick

Kathleen Marshall has directed a reading of the new musical, SCKBSTD (“Sick Bastard”), that will be performed in Manhattan tonight. Part of the Virginia Stage Company’s American Soil programme, the musical will have a fully produced premiere production at the … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing Disney: AIDA Part 4

Posted on May 6, 2010 by David Fick

This is Part 4 in a series of posts that examines Disney’s Aida in detail. Aida has a book by Linda Woolverton, David Henry Hwang and Robert Falls, lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Elton John. Act 1 Scene … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing Disney: AIDA Part 3

Posted on May 5, 2010 by David Fick

This is Part 3 in a series of posts that examines Disney’s Aida in detail. Aida has a book by Linda Woolverton, David Henry Hwang and Robert Falls, lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Elton John. Act 1 Scene … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing Disney: AIDA Part 2

Posted on May 4, 2010 by David Fick

This is Part 2 of a series of posts that examines Disney’s Aida in detail. Aida has a book by Linda Woolverton, David Henry Hwang and Robert Falls, lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Elton John. Act 1 Scene … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing Disney: AIDA Part 1

Posted on May 3, 2010 by David Fick

This month’s in-depth look at a particular musical will take a look at the Disney Theatricals musical adaptation of Aida, a show that has always been rather problematic for me but which has a popular following amongst a particular group … Continue reading →

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Track by Track / In Depth Looks at Musical Theatre

Posted on May 1, 2010 by David Fick

My track-by-track commentary of the Love Never Dies recording has proved to be very popular on this site, so I thought that I should make this a regular monthly feature here at Musical Cyberspace. As such, I will pick a … Continue reading →

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FALLING FOR EVE… in July

Posted on April 30, 2010 by David Fick

The new Joe DiPietro-Brett Simmons-David Howard musical, Falling for Eve, will be presented by The York Theatre Company in a production directed by Larry Raben from 6th July – 8th August. With a book by DiPietro, music by Simmons and … Continue reading →

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BRIGADOON Concert on Broadway

Posted on April 28, 2010 by David Fick

A concert of the classic Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical, Brigadoon, will be staged as a benefit at the Shubert Theatre for the Irish Repertory Theatre on 14th June. Starring Len Cariou, Jason Danieley and Melissa Errico, the … Continue reading →

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PROMISES, PROMISES Opening Night

Posted on April 25, 2010 by David Fick

Rob Ashford’s Broadway revival of Promises, Promises, starring Sean Hayes and Kristen Chenoweth, opens on Broadway tonight. here are some clips from the show to celebrate the event: I think the show promises pretty good things in terms of its … Continue reading →

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(Re)considering Musical Theatre Practice: Part 1

Posted on April 15, 2010 by David Fick

Six years ago I delivered a seminar at the University of Cape Town entitled “Musical Theatre Practice: a consideration of genre, form and the festival of renewal”. In that seminar, I set out to explore the major forms of musical … Continue reading →

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