Monday, October 16, 2017
They must have watched each of “the classic 39 episodes” at least 39 times. For Michael McGrath has indeed become...Continue Reading
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It would seem to be an impossible task. How could two writers take one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays” and have...Continue Reading
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Was this another way of celebrating WEST SIDE STORY’s 60th anniversary? Last week, the venerable 1957 musical was much in...Continue Reading
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It’s almost getting monotonous. Every new mounting of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG shows that its many, many assets far outweigh...Continue Reading
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One of the first lines you’ll hear is “I could kill a fag right now.” Don’t get up to leave....Continue Reading
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But why? In his new play INANIMATE, Nick Robideau tells us about an atypical sexual fetish that may surprise some,...Continue Reading
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What an understatement. PRINCE OF BROADWAY? He became the king a long time ago. But because Harold’s surname is Prince,...Continue Reading
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Bette Midler may not be getting better or stronger entrance applause. At THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER, a tsunami of...Continue Reading
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Experiencing A PARALELLOGRAM at Second Stage is the theatergoer’s version of walking into a meadow, spotting a butterfly, trying to...Continue Reading
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Last Tuesday night at HELLO, DOLLY! Beanie Feldstein made the audience adore Minnie Fay; David Hyde Pierce and Kate...Continue Reading
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Honor thy great-grandfather and great-grandmother. You can do so by seeing AMERIKE – THE GOLDEN LAND at the National Yiddish...Continue Reading
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And it starts out so good. After we watch the King of Denmark killed and then lying in state, we’re...Continue Reading
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Frankly, it isn’t that scary. And I’m the kind of guy who shuts his eyes tight whenever I’m subjected to...Continue Reading
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Talk about being “in the room where it happens” … That’s exactly where you’ll be if you attend BLOOD ON...Continue Reading
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“People thought I was crazy to do this,” he told the audience after he took his final curtain call....Continue Reading
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Would they applaud and cheer the assassination? Well, we now know that Delta Airlines and Bank of America didn’t. But...Continue Reading
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In April, when I e-mailed Ike Murry McEntire about attending his Murry’s Dinner Playhouse in Little Rock, he wrote to...Continue Reading
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What’s good for the boys in THE FULL MONTY is good for THE GIRLS. The fine new London musical by...Continue Reading
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An apologetic Curtis Taylor, Jr.? In every production of DREAMGIRLS that I’ve seen, when Curtis must tell his girlfriend Effie...Continue Reading
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So, as the expression goes in all murder mysteries, “Whodunnit?” The answer: scenic designer Anna Louizos. But I don’t...Continue Reading
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Here’s a twist to that old question: “Is there life after death?” In the new musical CURVY WIDOW, the issue...Continue Reading
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He started challenging audiences 60 years ago by writing lyrics that would be sung by street gangs. Horrendous mothers, crooked...Continue Reading
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I’ve seen the 1971 film and the 2005 one as well — and was appalled each time. Whether the...Continue Reading
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Alas, there won’t be a June Brainteaser. This is my last column for Kritzerland. I need more time to work on a musical with Douglas J. Cohen and Gerard Alessandrini. Wish us luck!
Linked From Kritzerland at 12:01PMThis is Peter’s final column in ‘Filichia on Friday.’ It’s been a pleasure and an honor to share this column with our DCMTA writers. THIS WEEK: The Answer to May…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:03AMFriday, May 27, 2016
It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. Take The 2016 Broadway …
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:24PMCongratulations to Fred Abramowitz, Peter Alfano, Steve Bell, Susan Berlin, Brigadude, Regina Miller DeCuzzi, Bill Downs, Laura Frankos, Ingrid Gammerman, Kurt Ganzl, John Griffin, Joe Harri…
Linked From Kritzerland at 10:22AMSaturday, May 21, 2016
So we hear Kurt Peterson tell the audience at the end of the newly released compact disc WHEN EVERYTHING WAS POSSIBLE. It’s the show he did with Victoria Mallory at City Center on April 29…
Linked From Kritzerland at 04:17PMWith the inaugural Excellence in Theatre Education Award presented at the 2015 Tony Awards, theatre education felt the well-deserved spotlight. Now, Skylar Astin, Eva Noblezada and more high…
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It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. This Week: The 2016 Bro…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:29AMFriday, May 13, 2016
The Puritans, as SOMETHING ROTTEN! has been reminding us for more than a year, hated the theater because they thought it Godless. Well, perhaps in was in those days, but you have to admit th…
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