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Friday, June 5, 2015

Filichia Features: Shubert / MTI Broadway Junior Gets a 10 by Peter Filichia

If the audience at the Imperial Theater on May 19 seems younger than usual, there’s good reason. It’s 10:30 in the morn and students from 13 lucky New York City schools and academies wil…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 11:21AM
Friday, May 29, 2015

Filichia Features: EVER AFTER Has Arrived! by Peter Filichia

“The first thing I had to do,” says Marcy Heisler, “was to find a way to get rid of all the horses.” Yes, that is the problem for a bookwriter-lyricist when adapting a film in which …

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 12:00PM

Filichia on Friday: ‘May’s Leftovers and June’s Brainteaser’ by Peter Filichia by Peter Filichia

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: May’s Lefto…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:38AM

May’s Leftovers and June’s Brainteaser by Peter Filichia

On my recent Virgin Atlantic flight to London, I perused the in-flight entertainment, and what did I find? A film version of J.B. Priestley’s 1945 play AN INSPECTOR CALLS, revived to great…

SOURCE: Kritzerland at 01:46AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

The Last Smash Hit Operetta by Peter Filichia

It was recorded in June of 1959, but stayed in print for only three years. And yet, most musical theater enthusiasts covet the recording of Song of Norway by the Jones Beach Marine Theatre's…

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PM

Labor Day Listens by Peter Filichia

So how will you spend your Labor Day? As summer is a-going out, you may have one last chance to enjoy it.

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PM

Follies Is Still Here by Peter Filichia

Twenty-five years ago this week, a few thousand people had one of the greatest Broadway experiences of their lives - and they weren't even in a Broadway theater.

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PM

Your (Make a) Wish Is Granted by Peter Filichia

Does the musical based on The Good Fairy have a “Good Fairy” on its side?

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PM

The Show Almost Called You're in Town by Peter Filichia

This week, all of us wish that we wouldn't have to mark the ninth anniversary of Urinetown's Sept. 20th opening.How much be...

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PM

Before There Was Sweet Charity, There Was Sweet Irma by Peter Filichia

Who'd expect that Irma La Douce could still be bought 50 years after she reached New York? True, Irma, who arrived here on Sept. 29, 1960, isn't seen very often anymore. Says Mel Miller, w...

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PM

'Hairspray' review: Triumphant opening for the Paper Mill's season by Peter Filichia

Has there ever been as triumphant a season opener in the 73-year history of the Paper Mill Playhouse?

SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:58PM

'Character Assassins' review: Writer and critic face off in comedy premiere by Peter Filichia

At last! A play that shows how silly, inconsequential and vindictive theater critics can be! (And how playwrights can be exactly the same.)

SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:58PM

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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
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic