Tag Archives: Mame

The Saturday List: In Good Faith

Posted on August 6, 2022 by David Fick

It’s Faith Prince’s 65th birthday today, and there’s no better time to celebrate her fabulous Broadway appearances than today. Continue reading →

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The Saturday List: Krysta with a “Y” on Broadway

Posted on July 23, 2022 by David Fick

Before she was “Liza with a Z” in television’s HALSTON, Krysta with a “Y” was making a name for herself on Broadway – and we’re ranking five of Krysta Rodriguez’s Broadway appearances in today’s Saturday List to celebrate her birthday. Continue reading →

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March Monikers: “Mame”

Posted on March 14, 2022 by David Fick

This month at Musical Cyberspace is all about songs with people’s names in the title. Today: “Mame!” Continue reading →

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: LOOK MA, I’M DANCIN’!

Posted on March 4, 2022 by David Fick

I could show you my favourite obsession…. Well, it isn’t THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW. That’s not a forgotten musical. On the other hand, LOOK MA, I’M DANCIN’! is, one that is so charming that it would be churlish not to shine the spotlight on it here. Continue reading →

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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 →

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Monday Meditation: I’m Over Being Concerned About What Musicals I Should Like

Posted on September 8, 2014 by David Fick

Have you ever read one of those polls on a musical theatre forum asking what your guilty pleasures are? I always struggle to participate in threads like those because I really do find worth in even the worst musicals. Continue reading →

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The Saturday List: Favourite Songs from 1960s Musicals

Posted on March 16, 2013 by David Fick

Today’s list features some of my favourite songs from musicals of the 1960s. A tough decade to whittle down to just 10 songs, but here goes. 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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A Chain of Musicals: MAME

Posted on January 4, 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: PARADE

Posted on December 23, 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. Parade … Continue reading →

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