Tag Archives: David Henry Hwang

30 Musicals in 30 Days: A Guilty Pleasure

Posted on April 20, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song from your ‘guilty pleasure’ musical. I found this one tough to choose, simply because I don’t generally think about musicals in this way. Eventually, I decided to choose the Disney-produced Phil Collins-David Henry Hwang musical, Tarzan, a … Continue reading →

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So what exactly is wrong with AIDA?

Posted on May 15, 2010 by David Fick

Aida is one of those musicals that it seems has a strong fan following, but one which also attracts a great deal of criticism in regard to both its book and score. I’ve looked at the show on this blog … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing Disney: AIDA Part 5

Posted on May 7, 2010 by David Fick

This is Part 5 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 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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