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The Saturday List: Top 10 Musicals That Explore the Human Conscience

Posted on April 5, 2025 by David Fick

Today is the International Day of Conscience, the fifth anniversary of this global day of awareness established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2019 and first observed in 2020. In honour of this remarkable day, Musical Cyberspace is curating a list of ten musicals that delve deep into the moral and ethical dilemmas that individuals and societies face. After all, if we accept that musical theatre is a medium capable of exploring complex themes, is any theme more profound at this moment in history than the human conscience as people worldwide grapple with their own values and the complexities of what’s right and what’s wrong. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Adam Lambert, Alain Boublil, Angels in America, Avenue Q, Benj Pasek, Cabaret, Caroline or Change, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Dear Evan Hansen, Donald Trump, Duncan Sheik, Fred Ebb, Haymitch Abernathy, Herbert Kretzmer, Hugh Masekela, Hugh Wheeler, Into the Woods, James Lapine, Jean-Marc Natel, Jeanine Tesori, Joe Masteroff, John Conrad, John Kander, Joshua Logan, Justin Paul, Katniss Everdeen, Lencia Kebede, Les Misérables, Li Jun Li, Martin Luther King Jr, Matthew Morrison, Mbongeni Ngema, Noxolo Dlamini, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, Sarafina!, Show Boat, South Pacific, Spring Awakening, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim, Steven Levenson, Steven Sater, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Hunger Games, The Wizard of Oz, Tony Kushner, Wicked, Winnie Holzman | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: Art Isn’t Easy – and Artists are Bizarre!

Posted on May 11, 2024 by David Fick

Musicals about artists and their artworks can be fascinating. This week’s Saturday List celebrates shows about artists, especially LEMPICKA, which closes on Broadway next weekend. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Amber Iman, Anastasia, Art Deco, Barbra Streisand, Broadway, Carson Kreitzer, Dionne Warwick, Don Johnson, Eden Espinosa, Edgar Degas, Eric Schaeffer, Feliz Rey, Francisco de Goya, Georges Seurat, Gloria Estefan, Goya, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Lapine, Jason Danieley, Jennifer Rush, John Strand, Judy Kuhn, Kennedy Center, Kyle Harris, Lempicka, Little Dancer, Lynn Ahrens, Marc Kudisch, Marie van Goethem, Matt Gould, Maury Yeston, Michael John LaChiusa, Peter NIgrini, Plácido Domingo, Ragtime, Raja Feather Kelly, Signature Theatre, Simone BIttencourt de Oliveira, Stephen Flaherty, Stephen Sondheim, The Highest Yellow, Tyler Peck, Vincent van Gogh | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: 1998 in Musical Theatre

Posted on January 14, 2023 by David Fick

Today’s Saturday List takes a look at the highs and lows of 1998 on musical theatre stages in New York and London! Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged 1998, A New Brain, Alfred Uhry, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Audra McDonald, Beauty and the Beast, Bill Clinton, Brandy, Brent Carver, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Carolee Carmello, Disney, Donmar Warehouse, Falsettos, Fosse, Frank Galati, Gale Edwards, Graciela Daniele, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, High Society, International Year of the Ocean, James Lapine, Janet Jackson, Jason Robert Brown, Jim Steinman, Kat and the Kings, Leo Frank, Lynn Ahrens, Malcolm Gets, Michael Arden, Monica, Mulan, New York City Center, Olivier Awards, Parade, Paul Simon, Penny Fuller, President Suharto, Ragtime, Saturday Night Fever, Savage Garden, Stephen Flaherty, Terrence McNally, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Beautiful Game, The Capeman, The Lion King, The Troubles, The Woman in White, Tony Awards, Whistle Down the Wind, William Finn | Leave a comment

THE SATURDAY LIST: Open a New Window on MAME!

Posted on May 23, 2020 by David Fick

The legendary Jerry Herman, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee musical Mame opened for the first time on Broadway in May 1966. Who could lead a revival as the show heads towards its diamond anniversary? Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Amy Adams, Angela Lansbury, Audra McDonald, Carmen Cusack, James Lapine, Jerome Lawrence, Jerry Herman, Katrina Lenk, Mame, Michael John LaChiusa, Michael Korie, Oscars, Robert Edwin Lee, Scott Rudin, Stephanie J. Block, Sutton Foster, The Wild Party, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Tom Kitt, Toni Collette, Tony Awards | 2 Comments

THE SATURDAY LIST: So Much “Happiness,” So Much PASSION!

Posted on May 9, 2020 by David Fick

Today is the day in 1994 that Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Passion began its 280-performance run. Celebrate its anniversary with on Musical Cyberspace. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Barbra Streisand, James Lapine, Passion, Patrick Wilson, Stephen Sondheim | Leave a comment

THE SATURDAY LIST: Happy Birthday, “Sunday”!

Posted on May 2, 2020 by David Fick

Does anyone still finish a hat? Come and celebrate the Broadway birthday of SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Musical Cyberspace. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park With George | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: Favourite Songs from 1970s Musicals

Posted on March 23, 2013 by David Fick

The Saturday List this week features some of my favourite songs from 1970s musicals. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged A Little Night Nusic, Annie, Bruce Kimmel, Chicago, Company, Dick Tracy, Dolly Parton, Dorothy Loudon, Every Little Step, Evita, Follies, Godspell, Grease, Gypsy, Into the Woods, James Lapine, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mack and Mabel, Melba Moore, Pacific Overtures, Pippin, Purlie, Putting It Together, Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd, Tennessee Williams, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, THe Rocky Horror Show, The Royal Variety Performance, The Wiz, They're Playing Our Song, West Side Story, YouTube | Leave a comment

A Chain of Musicals: INTO THE WOODS

Posted on January 18, 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 →

Posted in James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim | Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Into the Woods, James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim | Leave a comment

Double Take December: PASSION

Posted on December 15, 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. Passion … Continue reading →

Posted in James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim | Tagged James Lapine, Passion, Stepehn Sondheim | Leave a comment

Double Take December: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

Posted on December 12, 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 – today’s pick is SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. Continue reading →

Posted in 30 Day Challenges | Tagged James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park With George | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: James Lapine

The Saturday List: Top 10 Musicals That Explore the Human Conscience

The Saturday List: Art Isn’t Easy – and Artists are Bizarre!

The Saturday List: 1998 in Musical Theatre

THE SATURDAY LIST: Open a New Window on MAME!

THE SATURDAY LIST: So Much “Happiness,” So Much PASSION!

THE SATURDAY LIST: Happy Birthday, “Sunday”!

The Saturday List: Favourite Songs from 1970s Musicals

A Chain of Musicals: INTO THE WOODS

Double Take December: PASSION

Double Take December: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

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