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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Oh, SHUCKED! by Peter Filichia

  A liberal battles staunch and skeptical conservatives who are angered by her attempt to change things. Sounds heavy, no? ...Continue Reading The post Oh, SHUCKED! appeared first on Broad…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 12:55PM
Tuesday, April 11, 2023

DEAR WORLD AND BAD CINDERELLA: BIT BY BIT, FIXING IT TOGETHER by Peter Filichia

  As Charles Strouse wrote in his 2008 memoir PUT ON A HAPPY FACE, “Throughout history, the strongest drives in...Continue Reading The post DEAR WORLD AND BAD CINDERELLA: BIT BY BIT, FIXI…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:23PM
Sunday, March 12, 2023

THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK: INTO THE WILDE by Peter Filichia

Who knew that Cecily and Gwendolen would get The Seven Year Itch? Playwright Alice Scovell takes us to the eighth...Continue Reading The post THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK: INTO THE WILDE appea…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:08AM
Saturday, February 25, 2023

War Dreamers, War Nightmares by Peter Filichia

Stevens and Treadway gravitate towards original plays that, like WAR DREAMER, look at extreme human behavior and have an experimental edge

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 08:40AM
Sunday, February 19, 2023

DROPPING IN ON KIMBERLY AKIMBO by Peter Filichia

  Victoria Clark is no Madeline Kahn. That’s also true of Steven Boyer, Justin Cooley, Bonnie Milligan and Alli Mauzey....Continue Reading The post DROPPING IN ON KIMBERLY AKIMBO appeared…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 11:57AM
Monday, January 16, 2023

ASI WIND’S INNER CIRCLE: PICK A CARD, ANY CARD by Peter Filichia

  How does he do it?!?!?! It’s an oft-heard question at any magic show, and it’s certainly heard at ASI...Continue Reading The post ASI WIND’S INNER CIRCLE: PICK A CARD, ANY CARD appe…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 03:04PM
Sunday, December 18, 2022

NOW IT ROLLS ALONG MERRILY by Peter Filichia

And to think that in 1981 they couldn’t give tickets away. To be fair, however, the MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG...Continue Reading The post NOW IT ROLLS ALONG MERRILY appeared first on BroadwayS…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:31AM
Sunday, November 13, 2022

ALMOST FAMOUS: IT ISN’T MILLER TIME by Peter Filichia

And they say that Bobby in COMPANY is a cipher. Sondheim and Furth’s character is a six-point-six on the Richter...Continue Reading The post ALMOST FAMOUS: IT ISN’T MILLER TIME appeared …

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:45AM
Monday, October 17, 2022

ONE WAY TO VIEW THIS 1776 by Peter Filichia

As you begin to watch the current revival of 1776, don’t forget the 10-minute rule. It’s been attributed to Sondheim,...Continue Reading The post ONE WAY TO VIEW THIS 1776 appeared first…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 02:21PM
Sunday, September 4, 2022

THE SHAW FESTIVAL’S 60th ANNIVERSARY SEASON by Peter Filichia

After lyricist Leo Robin had written a song for The Big Broadcast of 1938, he incurred the censor’s wrath. No,...Continue Reading The post THE SHAW FESTIVAL’S 60th ANNIVERSARY SEASON app…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:55PM
Saturday, August 13, 2022

THE OH-SO-BAD BUTCHER BOY  by Peter Filichia

  Good Lord!  This is the same actor who, as a teen, was so endearing as Arpad in the 2016...Continue Reading The post THE OH-SO-BAD BUTCHER BOY  appeared first on BroadwaySelect.

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PM
Saturday, July 16, 2022

HOW TO THEATRICALLY SPEND YOUR SUMMER VACATION by Peter Filichia

All right, you missed MACBETH, PLAZA SUITE and AMERICAN BUFFALO, which all finished their runs as scheduled on July 10....Continue Reading The post HOW TO THEATRICALLY SPEND YOUR SUMMER VACA…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:07PM
Sunday, June 19, 2022

THE FANTASTICKS: THE BOYS NEXT DOOR by Peter Filichia

If you’ve written a song called “Never Say No,” aren’t you automatically required to say “Yes!” to any suggestion? Nevertheless,...Continue Reading The post THE FANTASTICKS: THE …

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 04:44PM
Sunday, May 1, 2022

FUNNY GIRL: FELDSTEIN ON BROADWAY by Peter Filichia

One big mistake made in the new revival of FUNNY GIRL has nothing to do with Beanie Feldstein. Those who...Continue Reading The post FUNNY GIRL: FELDSTEIN ON BROADWAY appeared first on Broad…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 03:03AM
Saturday, April 16, 2022

PLAZA SUITES TO THE SWEET AND SOUR by Peter Filichia

  Seeing Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker in PLAZA SUITE brought to mind the real surprise that theatergoers had...Continue Reading The post PLAZA SUITES TO THE SWEET AND SOUR app…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PM
Sunday, February 13, 2022

MJ: I’M BAD by Peter Filichia

  How many hundreds of times have critics said “If you liked [name of old show], you’ll love [name of...Continue Reading The post MJ: I’M BAD appeared first on BroadwaySelect.

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 01:00AM
Sunday, January 16, 2022

SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE … BUT … by Peter Filichia

Think of a piece of wallpaper whose edge in the upper corner has come loose from insufficient or incompetent glue....Continue Reading The post SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE … BUT … appeared …

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 06:40AM
Tuesday, September 21, 2021

PASS OVER: Hardly a Religious Ceremony by Peter Filichia

As soon as the curtain rises on PASS OVER, we immediately have two questions. What is there at the bottom...Continue Reading The post PASS OVER: Hardly a Religious Ceremony appeared first on…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 04:55AM
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

SCOTT MILLER’S NEW GOLDEN AGE OF MUSICALS by Peter Filichia

As always, a Scott Miller book is one I reach for with relish. In his previous tomes, Miller has proved...Continue Reading The post SCOTT MILLER’S NEW GOLDEN AGE OF MUSICALS appeared first…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 11:29AM
Monday, March 16, 2020

DANA H. — as in Higginbotham AND as in Hell by Peter Filichia

As Albert Blossom sings in DOCTOR DOLITTLE, “I’ve never seen anything like it in my life.” You haven’t, either. And...Continue Reading The post DANA H. — as in Higginbotham AND as …

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 05:42PM
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

A COCKTAIL PARTY Is an EXPERIMENT That Fails by Peter Filichia

“What’s the worst thing that you’ve ever seen in all your trips to the theater?” It’s a question that people...Continue Reading The post A COCKTAIL PARTY Is an EXPERIMENT That Fail…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 02:27PM
Sunday, March 1, 2020

WEST SIDE STORY: Live on Stage – and on Screen by Peter Filichia

Oh, why not?! Let’s face it: WEST SIDE STORY, in their faithful 1980 and 2009 revivals, set few pulses racing...Continue Reading The post WEST SIDE STORY: Live on Stage – and on Screen a…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:11PM
Sunday, February 23, 2020

BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY: Finally, in New York! by Peter Filichia

Wouldn’t a play with Josephine Baker, Margaret Sanger, Langston Hughes and Adam Clayton Powell have terrific dramatic possibilities? After all,...Continue Reading The post BLUES FOR AN ALA…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:53PM
Sunday, February 16, 2020

BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE & SONGS by Peter Filichia

The first words that we hear come courtesy of an onstage Band Leader. “It’s 1969.” Those who didn’t know that...Continue Reading The post BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE & …

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:19PM
Monday, February 10, 2020

MOJADA: A MEDEA IN LOS ANGELES: Met It in St. Louis by Peter Filichia

On my way to baggage claim, I locked eyes with the lovely lady who was sitting at the welcome table...Continue Reading The post MOJADA: A MEDEA IN LOS ANGELES: Met It in St. Louis appeared f…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 01:56PM
Sunday, February 2, 2020

There’s Been a Women’s March on Theater, Too! by Peter Filichia

You may have noticed that Broadway Select wasn’t around for about a week. Damn those hackers! In the interim, I...Continue Reading The post There’s Been a Women’s March on Theater, Too…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:22PM
Friday, January 24, 2020

JAMES C. NICOLA KEEPS THE “NEW” IN NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP by Peter Filichia

This week, let’s review an artistic director. James C. Nicola of New York Theatre Workshop gets a rave. He’s been...Continue Reading The post JAMES C. NICOLA KEEPS THE “NEW” IN NEW Y…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 06:14PM
Sunday, January 12, 2020

CATS Unmocked by Peter Filichia

This review will not sport any jokes or puns about the film version of CATS. No, it’s not a very...Continue Reading The post CATS Unmocked appeared first on BroadwaySelect.

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:23PM
Sunday, January 5, 2020

THE MIKADO: Well, It IS in the Public Domain … by Peter Filichia

If you wanted to know who they were, they weren’t gentlemen of Japan, but of England. Theatergoers weren’t immediately in...Continue Reading The post THE MIKADO: Well, It IS in the Publi…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:34PM
Sunday, December 29, 2019

THE THIN PLACE: Slim and Lean by Peter Filichia

In one way, THE THIN PLACE is a drama critic’s dream – at least for the first 60 of its...Continue Reading The post THE THIN PLACE: Slim and Lean appeared first on BroadwaySelect.

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:46PM
Sunday, December 22, 2019

JAGGED LITTLE PILL: Not So Hard to Swallow by Peter Filichia

Sophisticated writers often stack the deck when writing about suburban families. JAGGED LITTLE PILL, now at the Broadhurst, seems to...Continue Reading The post JAGGED LITTLE PILL: Not So Ha…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:32PM

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