Saturday, September 16, 2023

SOME OTHER NEW FACES  by Peter Filichia

Don’t be ashamed. We all have misconceptions when we’re just getting interested in theater.  Didn’t you once assume that every...Continue Reading The post SOME OTHER NEW FACES  appea…

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Friday, August 4, 2023

HOORAY FOR GOIN’ HOLLYWOOD! by Peter Filichia

Was February 10, 2023 a significant date in American history? Granted, on that day, Adidas announced that it expected to...Continue Reading The post HOORAY FOR GOIN’ HOLLYWOOD! appeared fi…

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Tuesday, July 4, 2023

YES, WE DO LIKE IKE – AND JOHN RUBINSTEIN by Peter Filichia

“Never address criticism directly.” That was President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s policy, but in this one case, he’d made an exception....Continue Reading The post YES, WE DO LIKE IKE �…

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Monday, June 12, 2023

THE PENNSYLVANIA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL GOES IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION  by Peter Filichia

Eighteen actors at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival apparently agree with a line heard in THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE. “If it’s...Continue Reading The post THE PENNSYLVANIA SHAKESPEARE F…

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

ANNOUNCES 2023 OFF BROADWAY ALLIANCE AWARDS WINNERS by Broadway Select

    THE OFF BROADWAY ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES 2023 OFF BROADWAY ALLIANCE AWARDS WINNERS   THE 12th ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY  WILL...Continue Reading The post ANNOUNCES 2023 OFF BROADWAY ALLIANCE…

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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…

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Monday, April 24, 2023

Tales of Mark Twain by Broadway Select

Samuel Clemens: Tales of Mark Twain Samuel Clemens recounts his life as the legendary Mark Twain and the history that surrounded...Continue Reading The post Tales of Mark Twain appeared fir…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Sunday, December 25, 2022

Cowboy  by Broadway Select

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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…

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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 …

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

XIMER by Broadway Select

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

PimComedy: The Musical by Broadway Select

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Sunday, March 6, 2022

SHENANIGANS – Irish Celebration by Broadway Select

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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.

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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 …

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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…

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Friday, July 16, 2021

The Importance of Being Earnestly LGBTQ+ by Broadway Select

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Mandela by Broadway Select

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Friday, May 21, 2021

The Housewives of Secaucus: What a Drag! by Broadway Select

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Metamorphosis by Broadway Select

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