Tag Archives: Lady in the Dark

The Saturday List: 5 Reasons COMPANY Still Says “I Do” – and 5 Why It Could Head for Divorce Court

Posted on April 26, 2025 by David Fick

To celebrate the anniversary of its opening on Broadway, we’re proposing five reasons COMPANY still says “I do” to its audiences — and another five that might just see it headed for divorce court. Continue reading →

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: PEGGY-ANN

Posted on February 18, 2022 by David Fick

Another Friday, another forgotten Rodgers and Hart gem from the 1920s. This week, it’s all about Peggy-Ann, one of the six shows that would credit Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart as composer and lyricist respectively in 1926. Continue reading →

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Musical Theatre Sunday School: In the Beginning…

Posted on August 24, 2014 by David Fick

In the beginning, there was music and there was drama, and musical theatre was without form. Broadway was in darkness. And Henry Jarrett and Harry Palmer moved upon the face of the district, by arrangement with William Wheatley. “Let there be light,” they said: and there was THE BLACK CROOK. Continue reading →

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“To faggots, lezzies, dykes, cross dressers too”

Posted on June 18, 2009 by David Fick

So it’s 2002, the start of my Honours year. I’m studying Drama at UCT and I’m 23 years old. I’ve been out for about 6 months and I’m fascinated by the idea of gay culture and the fact that there … Continue reading →

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