Tag Archives: Marc Shaiman

Forgotten Musicals Friday: Don’t Leave THE BODY BEAUTIFUL Well Enough Alone!

Posted on April 14, 2023 by David Fick

This Friday’s Forgotten Musical takes us back in time to THE BODY BEAUTIFUL, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick’s debut Broadway musical as a songwriting team. Continue reading →

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THE SATURDAY LIST: My 5 Current Musical Theatre Obsessions

Posted on August 30, 2014 by David Fick

For today’s edition of the “Saturday List” on Musical Cyberspace, I thought I would share my 5 current musical theatre obsessions, the things that I am finding most fascinating in the world of musical theatre – right here, right now. Continue reading →

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CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: 2013 OCR Track by Track – Part 1

Posted on October 16, 2013 by David Fick

While Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman were hoping for a golden ticket with their new musical based on Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, not everything has turned out as well as expected in Willy Wonka-land, with the show … Continue reading →

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Monday Meditation: I’ll Never Get Over (Trying to Understand) Michael John LaChiusa

Posted on September 3, 2012 by David Fick

Is there any theatremaker working in musical theatre today who is as divisive as Michael John LaChiusa? Some people think his work is amazing, diverse and complex while others think he writes musicals that are unmemorable, one-note and pretentious. I’m in the former category. Continue reading →

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A Chain of Musicals: HAIRSPRAY

Posted on January 12, 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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More HAIRSPRAY 2 News

Posted on December 8, 2009 by David Fick

Marc Shaiman was interviewed on MTV and spilled some new details about Hairspray 2, the movie musical sequel to Hairspray that is aiming for a July 2010 release: Scott (Wittman) and I are certainly on board. John Waters wrote a … Continue reading →

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CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: the Musical

Posted on October 1, 2009 by David Fick

Roald Dahl’s most popular novel is making its way to the musical stage. Word is that Warner Brothers Theatre Ventures has its eye on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as a potential directorial vehicle for Sam Mendes, having hired David … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Stop the Beat: HAIRSPRAY 2

Posted on July 23, 2008 by David Fick

Following the success of the hit movie musical Hairspray, based on the smash stage show of the same name, New Line Cinema has asked John Waters – the man behind the original non-musical film that inspired both of these hits … Continue reading →

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