Tag Archives: George C. Wolfe

The Saturday List: Five Underrated 1990s Musicals We Don’t Talk About Enough

Posted on January 10, 2026 by David Fick

Musicals from the 1990s have enjoyed something of a reappraisal in recent years, but in between the mega-hits, adaptations and popular revivals, some genuinely adventurous, entertaining and artistically rich shows slipped through the cracks. Continue reading →

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The Saturday List: Five Best Musical Tony Winners That Have Aged the Worst

Posted on January 3, 2026 by David Fick

Although the Tony Awards represent the pinnacle of each Broadway season’s theatrical presentations, some recipients of the award for Best Musical haven’t stood the test of time. Sometimes, an undeserving musical edges out a show that is otherwise recognised as being absolutely brilliant; at other times, an older show is out of step with the way we see the world today. Continue reading →

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The Saturday List: Four Early Steps on the Road to Decolonising Gilbert and Sullivan’s Operettas

Posted on May 24, 2025 by David Fick

Today marks the anniversary of MEMPHIS BOUND!, an often overlooked detour in the diverse highway of musical theatre history. To celebrate the 80th anniversary its Broadway opening, we’re listing four African-American adaptations that took the topsy-turvy world of G&S and turned it inside out and upside down. Continue reading →

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The Saturday List: Brilliance and Resilience at the 2024 Tony Awards

Posted on June 22, 2024 by David Fick

Ah, the Tony Awards – a night meant to celebrate the dazzling world of Broadway with all the glitz and glamour one can muster. This week’s Saturday List recaps the highs of this year’s ceremony. Continue reading →

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The Saturday List: 5 Enchanting AIDA Songs That Aren’t Just Passing Through

Posted on March 23, 2024 by David Fick

Today is the anniversary of the opening of Disney’s AIDA. In today’s Saturday List, we’re taking a look at the five best songs in the score, those that give audiences more than a sense of “Enchantment Passing Through.” Continue reading →

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The Saturday List: 10 Times the Musical Challenged Its Dismissal as a Relevant Art Form

Posted on January 15, 2022 by David Fick

Although many people dismiss the musical as a relevant form of artistic expression, the musical can easily hold its own alongside any form of theatre you might care to mention. So I thought that today, I might put together a Saturday list of just ten times musicals have been completely in step with the world around them. Continue reading →

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Michael John LaChiusa and the “Faux Musical”

Posted on August 2, 2005 by David Fick

Opera News published a super article by Michael John Lachiusa about the state of musical theatre. Entitled “The Great Grey Way”, the article is essential reading for anyone interested in musicals and how they are developing in this new century. … Continue reading →

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