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The Saturday List: A Fine, Fine Life for I’D DO ANYTHING’s Nancies

Posted on March 12, 2022 by David Fick

Where are they now? A look at where the 12 musical theatre performers who competed for the role of Nancy in I’D DO ANYTHING, the 2008 BBC talent show cum reality series that searched for performers to play Oliver and Nancy in the 2009 London revival of the show, are today. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged A Little Night Music, A Taste of Honey, Academy Awards, Alice Playten, Amélie, Amy Booth-Steel, Andrew Lippa, Ashley J Russell, Barry Manilow, Bend it Like Beckham, Betty Blue Eyes, Boy George, Bruce Prochnik, Bugsy Malone, Cabaret, Can't Smile Without You, Caroline or Change, Chernobyl, Chicago, City of Angels, Cleo Royer, Come From Away, Davy Jones, Dick Whittington, Dirty Dancing, Dreamboats and Petticoats, Eddie Redmayne, Fargo, Footloose, Francesca Jackson, From Here to Eternity, Frozen, Georgia Brown, Hugh Wheeler, I'd Do Anything, Jessie Buckley, Jodie Prenger, john & jen, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Judy, Keisha Amponsa-Banson, Les Misérables, Lionel Bart, Little Shop of Horrors, Love Never Dies, Mamma Mia!, Million Dollar Quartet, Monty Python's Spamalot, Musical Theatre, Niamh Perry, Oliver!, Once, Oscars, Pobol Y Cwm, Pretty Woman, Rachel Tucker, Rhonda Graam, Robin Hood, Samantha Barker, Sarah Lark, School of Rock, Shakespeare, Shirley Valentine, Shrek, Sister Act, Snow White, Stand Tall: A Rock Musical, Stephen Sondheim, Sting, Sunday in the Park With George, Sweeney Todd, Taboo, Tara Bethen, The Beautiful Game, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Last Ship, The Light Princess, The Lion King, The Little Prince, The Lost Daughter, The Pajama Game, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, The Woman in White, Tina the Musical, Tina Turner, Tom Greenwald, Tori Amos, We Will Rock You, Wicked, Women's Month | 2 Comments

The Saturday List: Ten Best Anti-Love Songs

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Tjaart van der Walt

Nobody I know enjoys dating. But experience tells us that there are good dates to be had. And so do musicals. So let’s take a look at ten great musical theatre dates – just in time for Valentine’s Day! Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Chess, Chicago, Company, First Date, Hamilton, Les Misérables, My Fair Lady, The Last Five Years, The Phantom of the Opera, Thoroughly Modern Millie | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: Broadway’s 10 Longest-Running Musicals Ranked!

Posted on January 29, 2022 by David Fick

One way of measuring success in musical theatre is the length of a musical’s Broadway run. Of course, that’s just one measure of success and it certainly doesn’t always take craft and artistry into account. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged A Chorus Line, ABBA, Alain Boublil, Alan Menken, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Beauty and the Beast, Bob Fosse, Catherine Johnson, Cats, Charles Hart, Cher, Chicago, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Edward Kleban, Elton John, Fred Ebb, Gregory Maguire, Hans Zimmer, Harold Pinter, Harold Prince, How Musicals Work, Howard Ashman, Jacques Levy, James Kirkwood, John Kander, Jules Feiffer, Julian Woolford, Julie Taymor, Kenneth Tynan, Lebo M, Linda Woolverton, Mamma Mia!, Marvin Hamlisch, Nicholas Dante, Oh! Calcutta!, Peter Schickele, Richard Stilgoe, Robert Dennis, Stanley Walden, Stephen Schwartz, T. S. Eliot, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, Tim Rice, Wicked, Winnie Holzman | Leave a comment

Monday Meditation: I’m Over the Closing Night Blues

Posted on June 15, 2015 by David Fick

Some thoughts on closing nights, following the shuttering of THE VISIT. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Meditation | Tagged Follies, Fred Ebb, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Graciela Daniele, Jerome Robbins, John Kander, La Cage aux Folles, Peter Gennaro, Revisals, Revivals, Shirley MacLaine, Terrence McNally, The Color Purple, The Phantom of the Opera, The Visit, Tony Awards, West Side Story, Wicked | Leave a comment

TITANIC vs RAGTIME…

Posted on December 24, 2013 by David Fick

Maury Yeston and Peter Stone’s TITANIC features one of the best musical theatre scores of the 1990s – but so does Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s RAGTIME. Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Theatremaking | Tagged Annie Get Your Gun, Assassins, Audra McDonald, Bloomer Girl, Carousel, Floyd Colins, Floyd Collins, Les Misérables, Lynn Ahrens, Maury Yeston, Oklahoma!, Parade, Peter Stone, Ragtime, Stephen Flaherty, Sweeney Todd, Terrence McNally, The Phantom of the Opera, Titanic | 1 Comment

Life of a Song: “Love Changes Everything”

Posted on October 2, 2013 by David Fick

“Love Changes Everything” is the most famous song from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Charles Hart’s 1989 musical, Aspects of Love. What is your favourite version of this song? Continue reading →

Posted in Features | Tagged Andrew Lloyd Webber, Aspects of Love, Audra McDonald, Broadway's Lost Treasures, Charles Hart, David Garnett, Don Black, Enya, Forbidden Broadway, Hayley Westenra, Il Divo, International Space Station, John Barrowman, Judy Kuhn, Marin Mazzie, Masterpiece, Michael Ball, Michael Crawford, My Favorite Broadway, Nana Mouskouri, Sarah Brightman, The Phantom of the Opera, Tony Awards | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: Favourite Songs from 1980s Musicals

Posted on March 30, 2013 by David Fick

Choosing ten favourite songs from 1980s musicals was considerably easier than choosing songs for similar lists from the 1960s and 1970s. There just weren’t as many great shows with great scores in the 1980s. Ranking the songs is another story. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Alain Boublil, Alan Menken, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Arthur Laurents, Aspects of Love, Baby, Cats, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Dreamgirls, Elaine Paige, George Hearn, Griffith Frank, Harold Prince, Howard Ashman, Into the Woods, Jerry Herman, John Kander. Fred Ebb, Julia Murney, La Cage aux Folles, Lea Salonga, Les Misérables, Little Shop of Horrors, Liza Minnelli, Merrily We Roll Along, Miss Saigon, Nine, Raul Julia, Starlight Express, Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park With George, The Fantasticks, The Phantom of the Opera, The Rink, Woman of the Year, YouTube | 3 Comments

Updates: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Posted on May 27, 2012 by David Fick

I’m piloting a refreshed look for the show pages here at Musical Cyberspace and I thought I would test things out on The Phantom of the Opera. What’s New A new introduction has been written for the show. A character … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe | Tagged Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charle Hart, Richard Stilgoe, The Phantom of the Opera, Updates | Leave a comment

May Madess: Are Darker Musicals Better?

Posted on May 1, 2011 by David Fick

May is a mad month. A month of random musings about various topics related to musical theatre. Feel free to share your thoughts on each topic in the comment box below. Are Darker Musicals Better? I have heard plenty of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun Stuff, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Tagged Musical Comedy, Musical Play, Musicals, Oklahoma!, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, The Fantasticks, The Phantom of the Opera | Leave a comment

30 Musicals in 30 Days: Least Favourite Musical

Posted on April 10, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song from your least favourite musical. This is another tough one to choose. Obviously, there are lots of bad musicals out there. But is that what the challenge is asking for here? A bad musical? I feel indifferent … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Fun Stuff, YouTube | Tagged Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, The Phantom of the Opera, YouTube | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: The Phantom of the Opera

The Saturday List: A Fine, Fine Life for I’D DO ANYTHING’s Nancies

The Saturday List: Ten Best Anti-Love Songs

The Saturday List: Broadway’s 10 Longest-Running Musicals Ranked!

Monday Meditation: I’m Over the Closing Night Blues

TITANIC vs RAGTIME…

Life of a Song: “Love Changes Everything”

The Saturday List: Favourite Songs from 1980s Musicals

Updates: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

May Madess: Are Darker Musicals Better?

30 Musicals in 30 Days: Least Favourite Musical

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