Tag Archives: Tommy

March Monikers: “Simon Zealotes”

Posted on March 11, 2022 by David Fick

March 2022 at Musical Cyberspace is all about songs with people’s names in the title. Let’s head into cameo territory with “Simon Zealotes!”
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March Monikers: “Tommy, Can You Hear Me?”

Posted on March 3, 2022 by David Fick

March 2022 at Musical Cyberspace is all about songs with people’s names in the title. Today’s tune: “Tommy, Can you Hear Me?” Continue reading →

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Opening Nights: TOMMY at the Colonial Theatre

Posted on July 7, 2011 by David Fick

Since tonight is the opening night of the Berkshire Theatre Festival’s Tommy, I thought it might be interesting to share some photos of the new production of Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff’s show, which stars Randy Harrison (from Queer as … Continue reading →

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May Madness: “One Musical” Composers

Posted on May 30, 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. “One Musical” Composers Some composers only work on one … Continue reading →

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East Village Opera Company

Posted on December 16, 2009 by David Fick

I recently discovered the East Village Opera Company, a band who takes classic opera and transforms the music into rock songs. Steering this discovery on topic for the purposes of this blog is the lead singer, Tyley Ross, who starred … Continue reading →

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“Discouraging Words”: Lyrics for Musical Theatre

Posted on October 1, 2009 by David Fick

In 1998, Steven Winn wrote an article about lyric writing in contemporary musical theatre for the San Francisco Chronicle: Discouraging Words. The general thrust of his article is that “Broadway lyrics, with a few exceptions, have lost the wit and … Continue reading →

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