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Monday, March 17, 2014

This Week on Broadway for March 16, 2014: Jason Robert Brown and Sean McDermott by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Sean McDermott. Also, James talks with Jason Robert Brown. Shows reviewed are All The Way, Antony and Cleopatra @ The Public, …

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 08:24AM
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

This Week on Broadway for March 9, 2014: Karen Ziemba by James Marino

James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Karen Ziemba. We hear Peter’s review of The Bridges of Madison County, New York Philharmonic’s production of Sweeney Todd, Tende…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 11:39AM
Sunday, March 2, 2014

This Week on Broadway for March 2, 2014: Rob McClure and Erin Mackey by James Marino

James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Rob McClure and Erin Mackey. We review The Bridges of Madison County, Liliom @ Beautiful Soup Theater, The Other Josh Cohen @ Paper Mill. …

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 10:32PM
Monday, February 24, 2014

This Week on Broadway for February 24, 2014: Al Samuels by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Al Samuels from 50 Shades! The Musical. The Other Josh Cohen @ Paper Mill, Dinner with Friends, Til Divorce Do Us Part, Londo…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 11:41PM
Sunday, February 16, 2014

This Week on Broadway for February 16, 2014: Joe Kinosian & Kellen Blair – Murder for Two by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Joe Kinosian & Kellen Blair, the writers of the new musical, Murder for Two. We review Bronx Bombers, Dinner with Friends…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 08:11PM
Sunday, February 9, 2014

This Week on Broadway for February 9, 2014: Joanna Christie and Paul Nolan – Quad Threats! by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Joanna Christie and Paul Nolan from Once. We review Little Me, Pageant, Gallery Players production of A Little Night Music, a…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:51PM
Sunday, February 2, 2014

This Week on Broadway for February 2, 2014: Randy Graff by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Randy Graff. We review A Man’s A Man, Euan Morton @ The Players Club, Intimacy, Michelle Lee @ 54 Below, The House …

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 10:39PM
Monday, January 27, 2014

This Week on Broadway for January 26, 2014: Tim Federle by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Tim Federle. James chats with Lindsay Barenz from Maxamoo. We review  Outside Mullingar, Machinal, The Physicists, Craving f…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:10PM
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

This Week on Broadway for January 20, 2014: Euan Morton by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Euan Morton. We also talk about Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, The Junior Theater Festival, Loot, and The Loneliness of …

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 10:48PM
Monday, January 13, 2014

This Week on Broadway for January 12, 2014: Christian Borle by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Christian Borle. We also talk about Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, DISASTER! , Macbeth, Handle with Care, Holler If Ya…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 08:03PM
Sunday, January 5, 2014

This Week on Broadway for January 5, 2014: Tom Wopat by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Tom Wopat. We also talk about What’s It All About, Marilyn Maye, Lustyness, Kennedy Center Honors, Macbeth, Spider-…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:10PM
Wednesday, January 1, 2014

This Week on Broadway for December 29, 2013: Year in Review by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about the best theatre they have seen in 2013. Peter reports in on A Christmas Story and a few news items.   Please take the Br…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 11:14PM
Tuesday, December 24, 2013

This Week on Broadway for December 22, 2013: Marni Nixon by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Marni Nixon. We talk aboutAdam’s Gifts, Handle with Care, The New York Pops Under the Mistletoe with Ashley Brown, John Ta…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:12PM
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

This Week on Broadway for December 15, 2013: What’s It All About? by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Commons of Pensacola, What’s It All About?, The Story of My Life, Cheri, The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence,…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 08:09AM
Monday, December 9, 2013

This Week on Broadway for December 8, 2013: Sound of Music and Anita Gillette by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about NBC’s live broadcast of The Sound of Music. Other reviews include Small Engine Repair, How I Learned What I Learned, No…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 11:58PM
Sunday, December 1, 2013

This Week on Broadway for December 1, 2013: Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick by James Marino

James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Jennifer Ashley Tepper about her book The Untold Stories of Broadway: Tales from the world’s most famous theaters. We also chat with Se…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:39PM
Sunday, November 24, 2013

This Week on Broadway for November 24, 2013: Ashley Brown by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Ashley Brown. We review A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Commons of Pensacola, Richard III and talk about Spi…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:39PM
Sunday, November 17, 2013

This Week on Broadway for November 17, 2013: Joe DiPietro by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Joe DiPietro. We review Big Fish, A Bed and A Chair, After Midnight, Murder for Two, Twelfth Night, Richard III, and 700 Sunda…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 03:17PM
Sunday, November 10, 2013

This Week on Broadway for November 10, 2013: Dave Malloy by James Marino

Kenneth Jones, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Dave Malloy. We review Big Fish, The Apple Family Plays, Murder for Two, Domesticated, Lady Day, and The Jacksonian. Please tak…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 01:17PM
Sunday, November 3, 2013

This Week on Broadway for November 3, 2013: Laura Benanti by James Marino

Kenneth Jones, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Laura Benanti. Reviews: Most Happy Fella @ Goodspeed, Betrayal, After Midnight, Becoming Dr. Ruth, The Landing, DISASTER! A 197…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 08:19PM
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

This Week on Broadway for October 28, 2013: Janis Paige by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Janis Paige. Reviews include A Time To Kill, The Snow Geese, Merrily We Roll Along (movie), The Winslow Boy, Dramatist Guild B…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 11:30PM
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

This Week on Broadway for October 20, 2013: Rebecca Luker, William Blake by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Rebecca Luker about going into Cinderella and her career. We also chat with William Blake about Echoes of Etta: A Tribute to E…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:51AM
Monday, October 14, 2013

This Week on Broadway for October 13, 2013: Lauren Molina and Jason Tam by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Lauren Molina and Jason Tam about their new CD release Marry Me A Little. We review Primary Stages’ “Bronx Bomber…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:00AM
Monday, October 7, 2013

This Week on Broadway for October 6, 2013: Betsy Wolfe by James Marino

James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Betsy Wolfe. We review The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire @ Yale Rep, Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, Natural A…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 08:23PM
Sunday, September 29, 2013

This Week on Broadway for September 29, 2013: Peter Marks by James Marino

Peter Filichia and James Marino talk with Peter Marks, chief theatre critic of the Washington Post. Reviewed: Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play @ Playwrights Horizons, Romeo and Juliet, Glas…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:43PM
Monday, September 23, 2013

This Week on Broadway for September 23, 2013: Susan L. Schulman by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Broadway Press Rep Susan L. Schulman. We also talked about Romeo and Juliet , stop. reset., Anna Nicole, Arguendo , and�…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 10:58PM
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

This Week on Broadway for September 16, 2013: The Sweet Sound of Hamlisch by James Marino

Peter Filichia,�James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about�The Grapes of Wrath @ Trinity Rep, Evita (National Tour), stop. reset. @ Signature Theatre, Sweet Smell of Success @ NYU, Mar…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:44AM
Thursday, September 12, 2013

This Week on Broadway for September 8, 2013: The Fall Preview by James Marino

James Marino, Aileen McKenna, and Michael Portantiere talk about The Tempest at the Delacorte Theater, Chris Sieber @ Birdland, ”The Bluest Ink” Sondheim revue, Brian D̵…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:00AM
Saturday, August 31, 2013

This Week on Broadway for August 26, 2013: Amanda Green by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Amanda Green. We review Kiss Me Kate @ Hatch Shell, Rubble @ Fringe Bruce Vilanch, Spoon River Anthology @ Chelsea Rep. …

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:53PM
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

This Week on Broadway for August 18, 2013: Kerry O’Malley by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Kerry O’Malley. We review First Date, Soul Doctor, Harbor and Gay Camp. We also discuss the passings of Shirley Herz…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:20AM
Monday, August 12, 2013

This Week on Broadway for August 11, 2013: Love’s Labour’s Lost, First Date by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Love’s Labour’s Lost, First Date, and Seussical at Newtown (CT) High School to benefit the 1214 Foundation.   P…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 10:54PM