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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 by James Marino

NYC to Break Tourism Record, Long Day’s Journey Into Film, Happy Ending for Understudies, SCHMIGADOON! @ KenCen, and Matt Wolf previews the London Stage Since 2016, “Today on Broadway”…

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Monday, February 3, 2025

Today on Broadway: Monday, February 3, 2025 by James Marino

Hell’s Kitchen wins the Grammy, Cole / Cats / Salesman bring home 2025 Obie Awards, JLo KISSed at Sundance. After the news, Matt chats with Gracie Hyland and Gretchen Cryer about the upcom…

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Sunday, February 2, 2025

This Week on Broadway for February 2, 2025: English by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about the Broadway production English, Dangerous Corner @ ActorsNET in Morrisville, PA, Kowalski @ The Duke on 42nd Street, Dear Ja…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, January 26, 2025

This Week on Broadway for January 26, 2025: Forrest Malloy’s Nina @ Theaterlab by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Jan Simpson talk about Forrest Malloy’s Nina @ Theaterlab, Gary Gulman’s Grandiloquent @ the Lucille Lortel Theatre, Kowalski @ The Duke on 42nd Street,…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, January 19, 2025

This Week on Broadway for January 19, 2025: Vinny DePonto’s Mindplay by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about The Giggling Granny, Miss Julie 1925 New Year’s @ Theater for the New City, New York Philharmonic, Stutzmann conducts Wagne…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Class Notes: Jenny Lyn Bader “Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library” by James Marino

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Jenny Lyn Bader, Playwright of “Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library” at WP Theater. Jenny Lyn Bader – photo by Peter Bellamy “Class …

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 03:03PM
Sunday, January 12, 2025

This Week on Broadway for January 12, 2025: Gypsy by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Gypsy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum @ Signature Theatre, Arlington, VA, Eureka Day, Julie Halston @ Birdlan…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, January 5, 2025

This Week on Broadway for January 5, 2025: Best of 2024 by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about the Best of 2024. “This Week on Broadway” has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest-running running…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, December 29, 2024

This Week on Broadway for December 29, 2024: Jennifer Ashley Tepper by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Jennifer Ashley Tepper about The Jonathan Larson Project, which is opening at the Orpheum Theatre on February 14, 2025. We als…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Saturday, December 28, 2024

Stagecraft: Michael Griffo on “Pen Pals” by James Marino

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. For a transcript of t…

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Sunday, December 22, 2024

This Week on Broadway for December 22, 2024: Gypsy by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Ron Fassler about his new book, The Show Goes On: Broadway Hirings, Firings and Replacements. Ron joins us with his review of …

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, December 15, 2024

This Week on Broadway for December 15, 2024: Adam Lambert in Cabaret by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Adam Lambert in Cabaret, Understudies.org, Duality @ A.R.T./New York Theatres, Ben Jones @ Birdland, Bedlam’s production of…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, December 8, 2024

This Week on Broadway for December 8, 2024: The Light and The Dark @ 59e59 by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about The Light and The Dark (the life and times of Artemisia Gentileschi) @ 59e59, Wicked Movie, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Ca…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, December 1, 2024

This Week on Broadway for December 1, 2024: Room 1214 @ 59e59 by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about The Merchant of Venice @ Classic Stage Company, SHIT. MEET. FAN. @ MCC Theater, Room 1214 @ 59e59, Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, November 24, 2024

This Week on Broadway for November 24, 2024: Death Becomes Her by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Death Becomes Her @ Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Swept Away @ Longacre Theatre, Tammy Faye @ Palace Theatre, Elf @ Marquis Theatre,…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, November 17, 2024

This Week on Broadway for November 17, 2024: Maybe Happy Ending by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Maybe Happy Ending, King Lear @ The Shed, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, La Bohème @ the Met Opera, Orson’…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, November 10, 2024

This Week on Broadway for November 10, 2024: Walden @ Second Stage by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Second Stage Theater’s production of Walden, DRAG: The Musical, Ragtime @ New York City Center, Teeth @ New World Stages, an…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, November 3, 2024

This Week on Broadway for November 3, 2024: Ragtime @ City Center by James Marino

Sarah (Nichelle Lewis) and Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Joshua Henry) are ready to ride on “The Wheels of a Dream.” Photo by Joan Marcus Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere tal…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, October 27, 2024

This Week on Broadway for October 27, 2024: Sunset Boulevard by James Marino

Nicole Scherzinger as ‘Norma Desmond’ in SUNSET BLVD on Broadway at the St. James Theatre. Photo Credit Marc Brenner Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Sunse…

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Sunday, October 20, 2024

This Week on Broadway for October 20, 2024: Dick Scanlan by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Dick Scanlan about his new show Cockeyed Optimist: Where Hammerstein Found His Hope @ 92y Lyrics. Reviews include The 25th Annu…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Saturday, October 19, 2024

Class Notes: Gavin Gregory from “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical” by James Marino

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Gavin Gregory, cast member of “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical” at Studio 54. “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s curren…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:00PM
Sunday, October 13, 2024

This Week on Broadway for October 13, 2024: Our Town by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Our Town, The Hills of California, The Counter @ the Laura Pels Theatre, InunDATEd @ York Theatre Company, Mint Theater Compan…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, October 6, 2024

This Week on Broadway for October 6, 2024: Yellow Face by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Yellow Face, The Hills of California, McNeal, Preview – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee @ Kennedy Center, TOSOS (…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, September 29, 2024

This Week on Broadway for September 29, 2024: Chad Beguelin by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Chad Beguelin about his debut novel, SHOWMANCE. Reviews include Scotland PA @ Theater Latté Da (Minneapolis, MN), The Roommate…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, September 22, 2024

This Week on Broadway for September 22, 2024: Forbidden Broadway Merrily We Stole a Song @ Theater 555 by James Marino

James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Forbidden Broadway Merrily We Stole a Song @ Theater 555, Little Shop of Horrors “Audrey II” Times Square Installation, Danny Burstein in …

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, September 15, 2024

This Week on Broadway for September 15, 2024: The Roommate by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review The Roommate, Lifeline @ The Pershing Square Signature Center, Richard II @ Smith Street Stage, Santino Fontana: By Request, feat…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, September 8, 2024

This Week on Broadway for September 8, 2024: Table 17 @ MCC by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Table 17 @ MCC Theater, Young Frankenstein @ Elmwood Playhouse, and Once Upon A Mattress. Discussions include Understudies.org we…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, September 1, 2024

This Week on Broadway for September 1, 2024: Billy Recce by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Billy Recce. Michael reviews Cats: The Jellicle Ball. Peter reviews Unentitled @ 59e59, The Bleeding Class @ 59e59, and Pretty…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, August 25, 2024

This Week on Broadway for August 25, 2024: Neil Berg by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Neil Berg about his latest show The Sabbath Girl: A New Musical. “This Week on Broadway” has been coming to you every week…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, August 18, 2024

This Week on Broadway for August 18, 2024: Once Upon a Mattress, and interview with Joe Iconis by James Marino

Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Joe Iconis about saving the West Bank Cafe. Reviews include Once Upon A Mattress (Broadway) and N/A. “This Week on Broadway�…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, August 11, 2024

This Week on Broadway for August 11, 2024: Nine at The Kennedy Center by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Nine at The Kennedy Center, Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise @ Penguin Rep, a brief chat with Dorian Harewood, Odd Man O…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime