Musical Theatre Haiku Month: FOLLIES

Posted on August 16, 2011 by David Fick
FOLLIES

To purchase the Original Broadway Cast Recording of FOLLIES, click on the image above.

Follies

A shimmering past
Undead ghosts are in limbo
Buildings, people fall

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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: OKALHOMA!

Posted on August 15, 2011 by David Fick
OKLAHOMA

To purchase the DVD of OKLAHOMA! with Hugh Jackman, click on the image above.

Oklahoma!

To become stately,
A woman must choose her beau.
What an allegory!

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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Posted on August 14, 2011 by David Fick
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

To purchase the Original Broadway Cast Recording of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, click on the image above.

Merrily We Roll Along

Looking back in time
Songs and old friends and money
Evasive rich joy

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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: FLOWER DRUM SONG

Posted on August 13, 2011 by David Fick
FLOWER DRUM SONG

To purchase the Original Broadway Cast Recording of FLOWER DRUM SONG, click on the image above.

Flower Drum Song

Children keep growing;
She adores her womanhood.
Pa-ra-pa pum pum!

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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN

Posted on August 12, 2011 by David Fick
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN

To purchase the 1999 Broadway Revival Cast Recording of YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, click on the image above.

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Youth represents age
Bald heads, glee clubs and baseball
Comical truths told

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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: SPRING AWAKENING

Posted on August 11, 2011 by David Fick
SPRING AWAKENING

To purchase the Original Broadway Cast Recording of SPRING AWAKENING, click on the image above.

Spring Awakening

It’s your fault, Mama.
Colours of my existence:
Silver, blue, purple.

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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

Posted on August 10, 2011 by David Fick
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

To purchase the Original Cast Recording of THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, click on the image above.

The Scottsboro Boys

The truth of the past
Revealed by Bones and Tambo;
The future unclear

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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: SOUTH PACIFIC

Posted on August 9, 2011 by David Fick
SOUTH PACIFIC

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South Pacific

One magical night,
Matching thoughts sing in the stars:
Love checks prejudice.

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NEWSFLASH: Emma Thompson to Script New ANNIE

Posted on August 8, 2011 by David Fick
ANNIE

Above: ANNIE in its original Broadway production

The latest news on the Annie reboot is that Emma Thompson will write the screenplay and that Jay-Z is very keen on setting it in Detroit. Also – and this can only count in the film’s favour – Ryan Murphy, who was attached to the project, has stepped down from the film.

Word on the street is that it will be based on the comic strip, rather than Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan’s musical, and that Jay-Z will be writing original songs for Willow Smith to belt out as Annie. Apparently everything has to be on track by November, or Smith might get too old.

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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: THE LION KING

Posted on August 8, 2011 by David Fick
THE LION KING

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The Lion King

Listen: the grass sings
Shakespeare for a younger crew.
Zoo puppets go wild!

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