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Monday, May 25, 2015

'This': Dreamcatcher is the perfect company to stage Gibson's fine play by Peter Filichia

If any other troupe had tried it, the production probably wouldn’t have turned out nearly as well.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:58PM

The Overture Is about to Start by Peter Filichia

Everyone I know who got the recently released Arkiv CD of What Makes Sammy Run? has said the same thing to me: “What an overture!” Yes, it is, and for three good reasons.

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PM

A Delicious Chocolate Soldier by Peter Filichia

Long before one play by George Bernard Shaw (Pygmalion) became a musical (My Fair Lady in 1956), there was another: GBS's 1894 play Arms and the Man became the Oscar Straus operetta The Cho.…

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PM

'Les Misérables': Actor in the leading role is just one of the surprises in Paper Mill production by Peter Filichia

Lawrence Clayton is literally getting on board to play Jean Valjean in “Les Misérables.”

SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:58PM

40 Reasons to Be Thankful by Peter Filichia

Thanksgiving is upon us, so let's get in a thankful mood. Here's hoping that you indeed have a great deal for which to be thankful: health, relatives, friends, a job you like, financial secu…

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PM

A New "Twelve Days of Christmas" by Peter Filichia

It may be the song that many people most dread during the holiday season: “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” For one thing, the song is certainly is longer than “Rumson Creek&…

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PM

'And Then I Wrote a Song about It' review: Show shines a light on young performer by Peter Filichia

The creators of “And Then I Wrote a Song about It,” the engaging new musical at Luna Stage Company, have done something extraordinarily smart.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:58PM

Can You Say The Zulu and the Zayda? by Peter Filichia

Might you indulge me in a personal story? It's Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1965 around 5 p.m., and I'm returning home from school -- but not before I stop at Harvard University's “Coop” in …

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PM

New York and New Jersey stage happenings for the week of Jan. 6 by Peter Filichia

Gee! Officer Krupke is coming to the George Street Playhouse.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:58PM

'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' preview: Star isn’t waiting to live by Peter Filichia

Ali Stroker never gives a thought to walking down the aisle.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:58PM

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