Tag Archives: The Sound of Music

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: Multiple Best Actress in a Musical Tony Winners

Posted on January 8, 2022 by David Fick

Today, there is something of a diva-off at Musical Cyberspace. For this week’s Saturday list, we’re going to rank the multiple-Tony Award winners in the Best Actress in a Musical category, mentioning and sharing video clips of some favourite performances. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged 42nd Street, Angela Lansbury, Annie, Bella Spewack, Bernadette Peters, Blythe Danner, Camelot, Charles Strouse, Chita Rivera, Christine Ebersole, Cole Porter, Donna Murphy, Faith Prince, Fred Ebb, Grease, Grey Gardens, Gwen Verdon, Harrigan and Hart, I Do! I Do!, John Kander, Kelli O'Hara, LaChanze, Lauren Bacall, Leave it To Me, Lee Adams, Les Misérables, Little Women, Liza Minnelli, Love Thy Neighbor, Marla Schaffel, Mary Martin, Oklahoma!, On the Twentieth Century, Patti LuPone, Peter Pan, Randy Graff, Sam Spewack, Shrek, South Pacific, Sutton Fost, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Producers, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Sound of Music, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Tony Awards, Violet, Young Frankenstein | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: Go GREASE(d) Lightnin’ / No GREASE(d) Lightnin’

Posted on February 6, 2016 by David Fick

It may be almost a week since the much-hyped GREASE: LIVE hit the small screen, but that’s given the dust (and the fankids) a little time to settle. This week’s Saturday List takes a looks at some of the strengths and weaknesses that have revealed themselves since last Sunday. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Alex Rudzinski, Barry Gibb, Barry Pearl, Boyz II Men, Brian Yorkey, Cabaret, Did Conn, Disney Channel, Elle McLemore, Fox, Grease, Grease: Live, Haneefah Wood, Harper Finkle, I Have Confidence, Jessie J, Jonathan Tolins, Julianne Hough, Kether Donohue, Louis St. Louis, Noah Robbins, Olivia Newton-John, Robert Cary, Scott Simon, The Sound of Music, The Wizards of Waverly Place, Thomas Kail, Tom Kitt | Leave a comment

Musical Theatre Sunday School: Comfort in Times of Trouble

Posted on September 7, 2014 by David Fick

This week, I thought our reflection could focus on how musicals can bring us comfort in times of trouble. I would so like for you to share some of your musical theatre comforts with me! Continue reading →

Posted in Musical Theatre Sunday School | Tagged Annie, Annie Get Your Gun, Carabet, Carousel, Julie Andrews, Musical Theatre, Musicals, The Sound of Music | Leave a comment

THE SATURDAY LIST: Musical Theatre Related Things that Get Me Excited

Posted on August 23, 2014 by David Fick

It’s time for another “Saturday List” and today I thought I would share some musical theatre related things that get me excited. Let’s jump right in, shall we? Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged A Chirstmas Story, A Family Affair, Angela Lansbury, Audra McDonald, Benj Pasek, Bernarda Alba, BroadwayWorld, BroadwayWorld South Africa, Carrie Underwood, Chicago, Christian Borle, Dogfight, Dreamgirls, Edges, Grease, Hello Again, Into the Woods, iTunes, James and the Giant Peach, Justin Paul, Laura Benanti, Lucky Stiff, Marie Chrisine, Michael John LaChiusa, Nine, Opera News, Oscars, Peter Pan, Rob Ashford, Roland Perold, Shirley MacLaine, The Last Five Years, The Music Man, The Snow Queen, The Sound of Music, The Wild Party, You Bet Your Life!, YouTube | 2 Comments

Dumbed Down Discourse: Challenges Facing Artists, Audiences and the Arts

Posted on December 31, 2013 by David Fick

Something’s been bubbling under for a long time. And IT has starting to erupt. IT started brewing a long time ago, and I’m only now realising what IT is… Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Theatremaking, Theory and Practice | Tagged Carrie Underwood, critcs, criticism, Department of Education, dumbing down, excellence, hypocrites, ignorance, integrity, journalism, Lara Foot, Lara Foot Newton, marketing, Michael John LaChiusa, publicists, racism, sexism, social media platforms, standards, Stephen Sondheim, the rape question, The Sound of Music, Thsepang | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: 6 Sweet Musicals of the 1960s

Posted on October 12, 2013 by David Fick

Ready to take five, dude? This is a list of 6 of my favourite musicals of the 1960s. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Alan Jay Lerner, Cabaret, Camelot, Fiddler on the Roof, Fred Ebb, Frederick Loewe, Georgia Brown, Hair, Harold Prince, Jerome Robbins, Jerry Bock, John Kander, Joseph Stein, Lionel Bart, My Fair Lady, Oliver!, Paul Warwick Griffin, Ron Moody, Sheldon Harnick, South Pacific, Stephen Sondheim, The Fantasticks, The Sound of Music, Tony Awards, University of Cape Town | Leave a comment

Monday Montage: CINDERELLA

Posted on April 29, 2013 by David Fick

The Monday Montage for today focuses on Cinderella, the new adaptation of the classic Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein television musical by Douglas Carter Beane. The show opened on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre on 3 March 2013. The original score of … Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Montage | Tagged Cinderella, Douglas Carter Beane, Happy Birthday, Main Street to Broadway, Monday Montage, Oscar Hammerstein II, Pinterest, Richard Rodgers, South Pacfic, The Sound of Music | 1 Comment

Musical Theatre Haiku Month: THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Posted on August 17, 2011 by David Fick

The Sound of Music None has her spirit None but the small white flowers Which will always bloom Want to write your own The Sound of Music haiku? Head to the comment box and give it a try!

Posted in Fun Stuff, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Tagged Broadway, Haiku, Musicals, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, The Sound of Music | Leave a comment

May Madness: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “I Want” Songs

Posted on May 3, 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. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “I Want” Songs The “I Want … Continue reading →

Posted in Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Tagged Aladdin, Alan Menken, Allegro, Beauty and the Beast, Bob Fosse, Carousel, Cinderella, Flower Drum Song, Howard Ashman, Me and Juliet, Oklahoma!, Oscar Hammerstein II, Pipe Dream, Richard Rodgers, South Pacific, State Fair, The King and I, The Little Mermaid, The Sound of Music | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: The Sound of Music

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

The Saturday List: Multiple Best Actress in a Musical Tony Winners

The Saturday List: Go GREASE(d) Lightnin’ / No GREASE(d) Lightnin’

Musical Theatre Sunday School: Comfort in Times of Trouble

THE SATURDAY LIST: Musical Theatre Related Things that Get Me Excited

The Saturday List: 6 Sweet Musicals of the 1960s

Monday Montage: CINDERELLA

Musical Theatre Haiku Month: THE SOUND OF MUSIC

May Madness: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “I Want” Songs

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