Tag Archives: James Lapine

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 →

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NEWSFLASH: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Encores!

Posted on November 18, 2011 by David Fick

I think most musical theatre fans know that Merrily We Roll Along will be receiving an Encores! production in February 2012. Directed by James LaPine, the show will star Colin Donnell as Frank, Celia Keenan-Bolger as Mary, Lin-Manuel Miranda as … Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: A Musical “To Do”

Posted on April 29, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song from a musical in which you would love to be involved. All right, so I am putting it out there. I want to direct Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods. Next year. I have no … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW: Joanna Gleason on BROADWAYWORLD

Posted on April 6, 2011 by David Fick

Joanna Gleason, the Canadian, Tony Award-winning musical theatre actress who originated the role of the Baker’s Wife in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods, has just done an interview with BroadwayWorld in which she admits that Into the … Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: A Song That Makes You Sad

Posted on April 6, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song that makes you sad or teary. The song I have chosen today is “We Do Not Belong Together” from Sunday in the Park with George, which features a score by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James … Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE to Play La Jolla

Posted on December 17, 2010 by David Fick

James Lapine and William Finn’s upcoming musical adaptation of Little Miss Sunshine, so eagerly discussed here last October, will have its official premiere at La Jolla Playhouse early next year. According to Playbill, the cast will include Hunter Foster as … Continue reading →

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Review Roundup: SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM

Posted on April 24, 2010 by David Fick

Broadway’s new Sondheim revue, Sondheim on Sondheim, has opened to a mixed set of reviews. Some performances are praised (Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, other slated (Tom Wopat); many critics lament the reduced arrangements of the songs that Roundabout pimped as … Continue reading →

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SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM Photographs

Posted on April 16, 2010 by David Fick

Sondheim on Sondheim is the Roundabout Theatre’s new musical revue that aims to give the audience “an intimate portrait of the famed composer in his own words… and music”, using exclusive interview footage to gain an inside look at Sondheim’s … Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: Sondheim’s BEAUTIFUL GIRLS

Posted on January 18, 2010 by David Fick

Lonny Price has created “a Stephen Sondheim revue of songs for women” entitled Beautiful Girls, which will be performed this evening at the Manhattan School of Music. Directed by Price, with choreography by Josh Rhodes, the show uses a a … Continue reading →

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New casting for SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM

Posted on December 9, 2009 by David Fick

Roundabout has released new casting details for their upcoming revue, Sondheim on Sondheim, which has been conceived by and will be directed by James Lapine. The previously announced Michael Arden has withdrawn due to a scheduling clash and Tom Wopat, … Continue reading →

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