Tag Archives: Harold Prince

A Chain of Musicals: SWEENEY TODD

Posted on January 2, 2012 by David Fick

In January, Musical Cyberspace is going to work through a chain of musicals. This is how it works: each day I will discuss, in brief, a musical linked to the previous day’s musical by some kind of common ground. It … Continue reading →

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May Madness: Favourite Musical Theatre Directors on Broadway

Posted on May 10, 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. Who is Your Favourite Musical Theatre Director on Broadway? … Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: Musicals Made Into Movies

Posted on April 22, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song from a musical you wish was (never) made into a movie. The brackets make this one wide open. Perhaps I’ll pick something from somewhere in the middle, namely ‘a musical that I wish was never made into … Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: Long Time No See

Posted on April 14, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song from a musical that you haven’t listened to (or seen) in a while. There are many of these. Which should I choose? I think I’ll go with Merrily We Roll Along, the musical flop that basically ended … Continue reading →

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Musical Notes: 19 May 2010

Posted on May 19, 2010 by David Fick

Index Paradise Found at the Menier Chocolate Factory … p.2 Charles Strouse in Hospital … p.3 Reading of Alyss Cancelled … p.3 New Mamma Mia! Website Launched … p.3

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Official Casting News for PARADISE FOUND

Posted on February 19, 2010 by David Fick

The Menier Chocloate Factory has officially announced casting for the world premiere or Paradise Found and revealed a few new details about the plot. Kate Baldwin, John Cullum, Shuler Hensley and Judy Kaye will all join Mandy Patinkin in the … Continue reading →

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PARADISE FOUND at the Menier Chocolate Factory

Posted on September 22, 2009 by David Fick

Harold Prince has announced that Paradise Found, the musical he is to co-direct with Susan Stroman, will have its debut at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory – so says Variety‘s Richard Ouzounian, who got the news straight from the horse’s mouth … Continue reading →

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John Cullum Anecdote

Posted on December 12, 2008 by David Fick

When John Cullum wanted to audition for On the Twentieth Century, Harold Prince said that he was the most boring actor on Broadway. And Cullum agreed. It’s a great story. I don’t think anybody can doubt Cullum’s status as one … Continue reading →

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RIP Clive Barnes

Posted on November 19, 2008 by David Fick

Clive Barnes was a British-born American dance, drama and opera critic, writing during his career for The New York Times, The New York Post, The Times and the Daily Express and for magazines like Dance and Spectator. He also wrote, … Continue reading →

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SOUTH PACIFIC: the Next Generation

Posted on April 7, 2008 by David Fick

Lillian Ross has written a super article in The New Yorker about watching the revival with the daughters of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Mary Rodgers Guettel and Alice Hammerstein Mathias. Some of the highlights: About the Orchestra in … Continue reading →

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