Tag Archives: John Weidman

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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A Chain of Musicals: ANYTHING GOES

Posted on January 5, 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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Double Take December: ANYTHING GOES

Posted on December 22, 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. Anything … Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: A Song with the Best Lyrics

Posted on April 18, 2011 by David Fick

Post a musical theatre song with the best lyrics. The first time I heard “Someone in a Tree” was in a documentary about the making of Pacific Overtures, the Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman musical (with additional material by Hugh Wheeler). As … Continue reading →

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2010 Richard Rodgers Awards

Posted on February 11, 2010 by David Fick

The American Academy of Arts and Letters has announced the winners of the 2010 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater, the intent of which is to nurture the careers of talented composers and playwrights. This year’s jury – Stephen Sondheim, … 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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