Author Archives: David Fick

Forgotten Musicals Friday: I REMEMBER MAMA

Posted on November 24, 2017

It’s been almost thirty years since the opening of the last musical that Richard Rodgers composed, I REMEMBER MAMA. What are your memories or thoughts – good or bad – of this show? Continue reading →

#ThursdayThoughts: Musical Theatre Revivals

Posted on November 23, 2017

Today’s discussion is about revivals of classic musicals on either side of the pond. Head on down to the comments and sound off on what Michael Billington had to say on the issue in his review of the 2011 West End transfer of the Lincoln Center’s production of SOUTH PACIFIC. Continue reading →

Posted in Thursday Thoughts | Tagged #ThursdayThoughts, Lincoln Center, Michael Billington, Revivals, South Pacific | 1 Comment

The “Happy Birthday, MISS SAIGON” Quiz

Posted on September 20, 2016

Today in 1989, Miss Saigon had its world premiere in London. Here’s a little quiz to celebrate. Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Quizzes, Theatremaking | Tagged Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Giacomo Puccini, Lea Salonga, Madama Butterfly, Miss Saigon, Richard Maltby Jr, Simon Bowman | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: Lights, Camera, Action! Ten Movie Musicals on the Way to the Silver Screen

Posted on June 4, 2016

Who doesn’t love a great movie musical? OK, there are loads of people who don’t. But I do, and it’s devastating when one doesn’t live up to its potential. On this week’s Saturday List, I’m taking a look at ten upcoming movie musicals to which I’m looking forward. Some of these are nowhere near opening day, but here’s hoping! Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Movies, The Saturday List | Tagged Alain Boublil, Alan Jay Lerner, Alan Menken, Anna Karenina, Arthur Schnitzler, Atonement, Audra McDonald, Bob Fosse, Bob Weinstein, Brad Pitt, Cameron Mackintosh, Cannes, Carey Mulligan, Cheyenne Jackson, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Cory Krueckeberg, Craig Zadan, Dan Stevens, Danny Boyle, David Hare, Disney, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, Frederick Loewe, George Clooney, Harvey Weinstein, Hello Again, Howard Ashman, In the Heights, James Ponsoldt, Joe Wright, John Madden, Keira Knightly, Kenny Ortega, La Ronde, Lee Daniels, Les Misérables, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Madama Butterfly, Marc Klein, Martha Plimpton, Michael John LaChiusa, Miramax, Miss Saigon, My Fair Lady, Neil Meron, Newsies, Paula Wagner, Pippin, Pride and Prejudice, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Rex Harrison, Rob Marshall, Roger O. Hirson, Stephen Chbosky, Stephen Schwartz, T.R. Knight, The Blue Room, The Weinstein Company, Tim Rice, Tom Gustafson, Universal | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: “Joseph’s Coat” – or a List of Colourful Songs, Part 2

Posted on May 7, 2016

Last week, I looked at the first dozen colours that appear in “Joseph’s Coat”, the song in Joseph and the Amazing The second part of a three-part list naming show tunes for each of the colours in “Joseph’s Coat” from JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Andrew Lloyd Webber, Arms and the Man, B.G. DeSylva, Bea Arthur, Bianca le Grange, Bye Bye Birdie, Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, Duane Alexander, Earl Gregory, Ferenc Martos, Fergus O'Farrell, George Bernard Shaw, Glen Hansard, Gypsy, Harry Graham, Ivor Novello, Jermone Robbins, Jerome Kern, Jerry Bock, Joe Masteroff, Jonathan Roxmouth, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jule Styne, Leopold Jacobson, Lilac Time, Louis Zurnamer, Markéta Irglová, Miksa Bródy, Nunsense, Once, Oscar Straus, Paul Warwick Griffin, Perchance to Dream, Pieter Toerien Productions, Really Useful Group, Rudolf Bernauer, Sally, She Loves Me, Sheldon Harnick, Stephen Sondheim, Sybil, Sybill, Tallulah Bankhead, The Chocolate Soldier, Tim Rice, Tony Awards, Victor Jacobi, Ziegfeld Follies, Zip Goes a Million | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: “Joseph’s Coat” – or a List of Colourful Songs, Part 1

Posted on April 30, 2016

A list of colourful songs to celebrate the South Africa revival of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. Part one of a three-part series. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Alain Boublil, Alexander Borodin, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bianca le Grange, Bobby Darin, Brian Crawley, Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Duane Alexander, Earl Gregory, EY Harburg, Frank Wildhorn, Galt MacDermot, George Forrest, Gerome Ragni, Hair, Harold Arlen, Herbert Kretzmer, Irving Caesar, James Rado, Jeanine Tesori, Jerry Leiber, Jonathan Roxmouth, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Kismet, L Frank Baum, Les Misérables, Louis Zurnamer, Lynn Ahrens, Michael Park, Mike Stoller, Nan Knighton, No No Nanette, Otto Harbach, Paul Warwick Griffin, Pieter Toerien Productions, Prince Igor, Ragtime, Really Useful Group, Robert Wright, Smokey Joe's Café, Stephen Flaherty, Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd, The Beach Boys, The Drifters, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Wizard of Oz, The Yearling, Tim Rice, Vincent Youmans, Violet | Leave a comment

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

Posted on February 6, 2016

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

Author Archives: David Fick

Forgotten Musicals Friday: I REMEMBER MAMA

#ThursdayThoughts: Musical Theatre Revivals

The “Happy Birthday, MISS SAIGON” Quiz

The Saturday List: Lights, Camera, Action! Ten Movie Musicals on the Way to the Silver Screen

The Saturday List: “Joseph’s Coat” – or a List of Colourful Songs, Part 2

The Saturday List: “Joseph’s Coat” – or a List of Colourful Songs, Part 1

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

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