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5 Smashing Musicals of the 1940s

Posted on November 1, 2009 by David Fick

This is a list of 5 of my favourite musicals of the 1940s. Anyone who is even vaguely interested in musical theatre should know about these shows and if you don’t… well, there’s no better time than the present to … Continue reading →

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AMERICAN IDIOT Review Roundup

Posted on September 18, 2009 by David Fick

Time for a review roundup of the San Francisco run of American Idiot: Positive Jay Barmann at SFist: The music is urgent, driving, and loud. Whatever you feel about Green Day, there’s a theatricality and consistent narrative element to their … Continue reading →

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Casting AMERICAN IDIOT

Posted on August 3, 2009 by David Fick

The complete cast for American Idiot has been announced. The principle cast features: John Gallagher, Jr as Johnny; Matt Caplan as Tunny; Michael Esper as Will; Tony Vincent as St. Jimmy; Mary Faber as Heather; Rebecca Naomi Jones as Whatsername; … Continue reading →

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FINIAN’S RAINBOW: Back to Broadway

Posted on July 18, 2009 by David Fick

Following an announcement on Playbill that an expanded version of the Finian’s Rainbow concert would transfer to Broadway in that season that the Americans so charmingly call “the fall”, casting has been announced (also at Playbill) for the Broadway run … Continue reading →

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Crazy Concepts for Classic Shows: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST II

Posted on April 9, 2009 by David Fick

Here’s another “crazy concept” for Beauty and the Beast – one that perhaps is not not necessarily ‘crazy’, but just unconventional. This one is from Musicals Dot Net, posted by a user known as “Jake”: Do you guys think it’s … Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: SISTER ACT for the West End

Posted on November 13, 2008 by David Fick

Playbill is reporting that Whoopi Goldberg is bringing the stage adaptation of Sister Act to the West End in 2009. With a book by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner and an original score by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, the show … Continue reading →

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SA Review of SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

Posted on August 13, 2006 by David Fick

SA critic Brent Meersman wrote a brief review of this production in his blog. For anyone who is interested, you can read it here.

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