Tag Archives: Andrew Lippa

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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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 →

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The Saturday List: 10 Times the Musical Challenged Its Dismissal as a Relevant Art Form

Posted on January 15, 2022 by David Fick

Although many people dismiss the musical as a relevant form of artistic expression, the musical can easily hold its own alongside any form of theatre you might care to mention. So I thought that today, I might put together a Saturday list of just ten times musicals have been completely in step with the world around them. 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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Single-Song Showstopper: “Beethoven Day”

Posted on April 30, 2012 by David Fick

Today’s single-song showstopper is “Beethoven Day” from YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN. Come and discuss the song with us on Musical Cyberspace! Continue reading →

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Single-Song Showstopper: “My New Philosophy”

Posted on April 4, 2012 by David Fick

Today’s single-song showstopper is “My New Philosophy” from YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN. Come and discuss the song with us on Musical Cyberspace! Continue reading →

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30 Musicals in 30 Days: An Underrated Musical

Posted on April 3, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song demonstrating how underrated you think a musical is. The choice today is an easy one: Michael John LaChiusa’s The Wild Party. That this brilliant, devastating show lost the Tony Award for Best Score to Aida is unforgivable. … Continue reading →

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PHOTOS: Broadway’s THE ADDAMS FAMILY

Posted on April 5, 2010 by David Fick

The Addams Family opens on Broadway later this week, but here’s a gallery of production photographs by Joan Marcus featuring the cast of this new musical based on the creepy and kooky family created by Charles Addams. Nathan Lane and … Continue reading →

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Andrew Lippa and THE ADDAMS FAMILY

Posted on December 9, 2009 by David Fick

There’s a “Brief Encounter with Andrew Lippa” up at Playbill. There’s some interesting conversation about how Lippa came to write the show and a few tidbits about the production itself, but once again it’s the focus on the different styles … Continue reading →

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY: Evolution of a Musical

Posted on November 30, 2009 by David Fick

BroadwayWorld has a photo flash of The Addams Family in rehearsal. Just one of the shots to wet your appetites: Make sure you check out the other shots too. It’s certainly done a lot to make me a bit more … Continue reading →

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