Tag Archives: Carousel

Musical Theatre Sunday School: THE BOY FRIEND Readathon Part 1

Posted on March 3, 2013 by David Fick

Sundays at Musical Cyberspace are a time to have a look at musicals in more depth. This month, we are going to have a readathon of the libretto of THE BOY FRIEND by Sandy Wilson. Continue reading →

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A Chain of Musicals: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN

Posted on January 6, 2012 by David Fick

In January, Musical Cyberspace is going to work through a chain of musicals. If you liked ANYTHING GOES yesterday, then you might like ANNIE GET YOUR GUN today! Continue reading →

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Double Take December: CARNIVAL

Posted on December 26, 2011 by David Fick

It’s Double Take December at Musical Cyberspace! Every musical pretty much has something one likes and something one doesn’t in it. This month I’ll be listing one of each for a range of musicals, a different one each day. Carnival … Continue reading →

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Double Take December: CAROUSEL

Posted on December 2, 2011 by David Fick

It’s Double Take December at Musical Cyberspace! Every musical pretty much has something one likes and something one doesn’t in it. This month I’ll be listing one of each for a range of musicals, a different one each day. Carousel … Continue reading →

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May Madness: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “I Want” Songs

Posted on May 3, 2011 by David Fick

May is a mad month. A month of random musings about various topics related to musical theatre. Feel free to share your thoughts on each topic in the comment box below. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “I Want” Songs The “I Want … Continue reading →

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Musical Comedy vs. Musical Play

Posted on July 9, 2010 by David Fick

Following my 2010 redux blog on “Genres of Musical Theatre“, I received a message from Hans Anders Elgvang, a regular visitor of this site, asking: ‘What are, in your opinion, the differences between the form categories musical comedy and musical … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on THE BOYS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH

Posted on June 20, 2010 by David Fick

I went to see the 14:00 show Ben Elton and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Boys in the Photograph today. What follows are my thoughts on the show, a revised version of the 2000 musical The Beautiful Game. I shall also … Continue reading →

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Michael Kunze and “Dramamusicals”

Posted on November 7, 2009 by David Fick

BroadwayWorld recently published an interview with Michael Kunze about his musical adaptation of Rebecca, which is aiming for an English language transfer to the a major commercial centre like the West End or Broadway. Kunze takes great pains to try … Continue reading →

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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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The Best CAROUSEL Recording

Posted on June 11, 2009 by David Fick

Where to begin? Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s Carousel, which first premiered in 1945, has been recorded several times over: both the original Broadway and London cast performances were preserved, and since then we’ve had numerous revival and studio … Continue reading →

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