Tag Archives: Gypsy

30 Musicals in 30 Days: Love at First Note

Posted on April 13, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song from a musical that you loved from hearing the first note. Today I am going to post a song from one of my big musical obsessions: Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim’s Gypsy. Gypsy begins with one of … Continue reading →

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Musical Theatre Advent Calendar: GYPSY

Posted on December 3, 2010 by David Fick

“Strippers at Christmas time?” I hear you protest. Well, when one of the strippers has a light up costume, then yes! Besides, Gypsy one of the greatest musicals every listen and it deserves place of pride on just about any … Continue reading →

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Genres of Musical Theatre Redux: the 2010 edition

Posted on July 1, 2010 by David Fick

In a discussion around different kinds of musical theatre, I think the first step is to define the terrain of musical theatre. Musical theatre does not include all theatre that uses music. Musical theatre excludes – for example – opera, … Continue reading →

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Musical Notes: 18 May 2010

Posted on May 18, 2010 by David Fick

Index Broadway Bound: The Scottsboro Boys … p.2 Zorba Revival Confirmed … p.2 Spider-Man Update … p.2 Casting News: Falling for Eve … p.3 The Sun Sets on A Little Night Music … p.3 TV Talk … p.4 On the … Continue reading →

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Arthur Laurents Interview in OUT

Posted on March 16, 2010 by David Fick

OUT Magazine has published an interview with Arthur Laurents. Entitled “Arthur Laurents Will Not Go Quietly”, the article deals somewhat with personal life and his relationship with Tom Hatcher, but also allows him to offer his trademark frank assessments of … Continue reading →

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LOVE NEVER DIES: Track by Track – Part 9

Posted on March 10, 2010 by David Fick

The ninth part of my track-by-track commentary of Love Never Dies deals with a sequence of reprises of tunes we’ve heard earlier in the show, those heard on tracks 4-5 of the second disc of the original cast recording, “Bathing … Continue reading →

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A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC coverage in USA TODAY

Posted on December 14, 2009 by David Fick

USA Today seems to have had a fair bit of coverage of A Little Night Music, including interviews with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim himself. The first article I saw was an interview with Zeta-Jones, some of which … Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: Kelsey Grammar for Broadway’s LA CAGE?

Posted on November 26, 2009 by David Fick

We all know by now that the London production of Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman’s La Cage aux Folles is Broadway bound and now the first casting rumours are out. The New York Post says that Kelsey Grammar will play … Continue reading →

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The BEST Sondheim Diva

Posted on June 16, 2009 by David Fick

This man has created great work for some great divas and others have performed his work to great acclaim: Ethel Merman, Chita Rivera, Donna Murphy, Joanna Gleason, Elaine Stritch, Bernadette Peters, Maria Friedman and Judi Dench are just a few. … Continue reading →

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Showtunes on BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE on BBC

Posted on November 18, 2008 by David Fick

A good friend of mine pointed me towards this clip from a BBC show called Beautiful People on YouTube, where the cast performs “There’s Gotta Something Better Than This” from Sweet Charity: I found a second clip with a medley … Continue reading →

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