1,448 stories by "Peter Filichia"
Cast shines in a lively and spirited production of "Henry IV, Part One."
By Peter Filichia --
And now, the end is near, as we approach the final curtain on our five-part series on people involved with Broadway musicals who got skunked by the Tony nominators.
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It was the month in which I returned to Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark. My feelings haven't changed much in the 11 months. It's still sit-through-able in Act One and an ordeal in Act Two.
Alumna of leading TV talent show lands big role at Paper Mill Playhouse.
Good thing that assistant stage manager Lindsay Weiner led the audience in breathing lessons before the show officially began. Our breath might have otherwise been taken away for good by all…
By Peter Filichia --
"Bring on the men," Lucy sang in Jekyll & Hyde " at least until the song was cut out of town. Here we'll instead bring in the men in Broadway musicals " the ones who d…
Congratulations to Susan Berlin and Steve Rosenthal, the couple that was the first to answer The 2012 Broadway University Final Exam. Marc Castle was next, followed by Jack Lechner, Donald T…
Like Mrs. Lovett, "Sometimes ideas just pop into me head." Only mine are more benign than hers, thank the Lord. With Encores! announcing its 2012-2013 season this week " FIORELLO followed by…
Would you go see a play its producers say is 'graphic in its smell and smearing use of excrement'?
You can say two good things about quitting your job to search the streets for a serial killer: You're your own boss, and you make your own hours.
At Passage Theatre, "A mystery play unlike any other."
"My Wonderful Day" is the 73rd play written by Sir Alan Ayckbourn, and not his best.
Peter Filichia --
Hats off! Here they come, those beautiful girls who did very well by their musicals.
But they nevertheless didn't receive Best Actress in a Musical Tony nominations.
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Sometimes you can tell you're going to have a good time at a show just from the set. In front of us on the second floor of the 14th Street Y is a sunny-looking playground. Center stage is a …
As a teen, Feinstein hid records he bought under his shirt. Now, the singer is proud to let people know what music he's always loved.
Peter Filichia lets us know what's happening on the New Jersey stage
At the McCarter Theatre Center's Berlind Theatre is the ca-raziest play that Princeton may have seen since the borough was incorporated in 1813.
By Peter Filichia --
Here's the second of five columns dealing with notable omissions in Tony categories.
Last week, I took a look at the women who weren't nominated for the Best Featured…
No last row of the second balcony for these kids. The students in the Shubert Foundation/MTI Broadway Junior/New York City Department of Education program get first-class seats. At a Wednesd…
Memo to Eileen Rand and Derek Wills: cast Ivy Lynn as Marilyn Monroe.
The former actor directs Alan Ayckbourn's play in Red Bank.
Peter Filichia gives us the scoop on what's going on in the New Jersey stage
Many senior citizens insist that there's one consolation in growing older: They've learned that they miss nothing by staying home instead of going out in the evening
By Peter Filichia --
Been busy the last week? Of course you have, with all the e-mailing, texting and " last and now least " phoning you've done to many friends and relatives.
The subject…
It was the biggest hit of the 1942-1943 season - for all of 83 days. Cole Porter's Something for the Boys opened on Jan. 7, 1943 to solid reviews and brisk business from the proverbial ti…
