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Sunday, March 17, 2024

NOTES ON THE NOTEBOOK by Peter Filichia

  Bekah Brunstetter didn’t take the easy way out. The esteemed playwright was given the assignment of turning Nicholas Sparks...Continue Reading The post NOTES ON THE NOTEBOOK appeared fi…

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Monday, January 15, 2024

HERE WE ARE: THERE IT WAS by Peter Filichia

“What a perfect day!” It’s the opening line of the first new Stephen Sondheim song that we’ve heard in years....Continue Reading The post HERE WE ARE: THERE IT WAS appeared first on …

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 06:57AM
Thursday, December 7, 2023

WICKED: THE EMERALD CITY IN THE CRESCENT CITY by Peter Filichia

It all started when Gregory Maguire realized what many of us should have noticed when we first saw THE WIZARD...Continue Reading The post WICKED: THE EMERALD CITY IN THE CRESCENT CITY appear…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 11:27AM
Saturday, November 4, 2023

THE GREAT GATSBY FACES THE MUSIC by Peter Filichia

You’d expect a musical of THE GREAT GATSBY to display the sound of the ‘20s – and that’s what you’ll...Continue Reading The post THE GREAT GATSBY FACES THE MUSIC appeared first on …

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:33AM
Saturday, October 14, 2023

THE CAT’S IN THE THEATRICAL CRADLE  by Peter Filichia

Now you have two reasons to read CAT’S CRADLE. The first has been in place since 1963, when Kurt Vonnegut,...Continue Reading The post THE CAT’S IN THE THEATRICAL CRADLE  appeared first…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:17PM
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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 01:38PM
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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:30AM
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 �…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:38PM
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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 04:00AM
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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 12:55PM
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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:23PM
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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:08AM
Saturday, February 25, 2023

War Dreamers, War Nightmares by Peter Filichia

Stevens and Treadway gravitate towards original plays that, like WAR DREAMER, look at extreme human behavior and have an experimental edge

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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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 11:57AM
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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 03:04PM
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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:31AM
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 …

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:45AM
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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 02:21PM
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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:55PM
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.

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PM
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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:07PM
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 …

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 04:44PM
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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 03:03AM
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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PM
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.

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 01:00AM
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 …

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 06:40AM
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…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 04:55AM
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

SCOTT MILLER’S NEW GOLDEN AGE OF MUSICALS by Peter Filichia

As always, a Scott Miller book is one I reach for with relish. In his previous tomes, Miller has proved...Continue Reading The post SCOTT MILLER’S NEW GOLDEN AGE OF MUSICALS appeared first…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 11:29AM
Monday, March 16, 2020

DANA H. — as in Higginbotham AND as in Hell by Peter Filichia

As Albert Blossom sings in DOCTOR DOLITTLE, “I’ve never seen anything like it in my life.” You haven’t, either. And...Continue Reading The post DANA H. — as in Higginbotham AND as …

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 05:42PM
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

A COCKTAIL PARTY Is an EXPERIMENT That Fails by Peter Filichia

“What’s the worst thing that you’ve ever seen in all your trips to the theater?” It’s a question that people...Continue Reading The post A COCKTAIL PARTY Is an EXPERIMENT That Fail…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 02:27PM
Sunday, March 1, 2020

WEST SIDE STORY: Live on Stage – and on Screen by Peter Filichia

Oh, why not?! Let’s face it: WEST SIDE STORY, in their faithful 1980 and 2009 revivals, set few pulses racing...Continue Reading The post WEST SIDE STORY: Live on Stage – and on Screen a…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:11PM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards