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James Marino,Michael Portantiere,Peter Filichia

This Week on Broadway for April 5, 2026: Dog Day Afternoon

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Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Dog Day Afternoon, Giant, Gotta Dance! @ Stage 42, Ulster American @ Irish Rep, The Wild Party (Michael John LaChiusa) @ New York City Center, Hamnet @ Shakespeare Theatre Company (Washington, D.C.), and Maltby & Shire’s About Time @ Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater

DOG DAY AFTERNOON Production Photos Jon Bernthal (“Sonny”) Photos by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

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Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook
PETER FILICHIA is a playwright, journalist, and historian with a number of books. Peter’s new day-by-day desk calendar – A SHOW TUNE FOR TODAY – 366 Songs to Brighten Your Year – is available at finer retailers!

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Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook
MICHAEL PORTANTIERE has been a theater journalist for more than 50 years. The founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other publications, and he writes reviews of cabaret shows for NiteLifeExchange.com. Additionally, Michael is known as a producer and director of shows at 54 Below, the Laurie Beechman Theatre, and other venues.

James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
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PF + MP: Dog Day Afternoon @ August Wilson Theatre, through June 28, 2026

DOG DAY AFTERNOON Production Photos L to R: Jon Bernthal (“Sonny”), Danny Johnson (“Mr. Eddy”), Jessica Hecht (“Colleen”) Photos by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

PF: Giant @ Music Box Theatre, through June 28, 2026

MP: Gotta Dance! @ Stage 42, through June 14

RJ HIGTON and Company perform ‘Broadway Rhythm’ in GOTTA DANCE! photo by Christopher Duggan

Riki Kane Larimer presents GOTTA DANCE! — the first dance production to capture the original choreography of classic musicals including West Side Story, Singin’ in the Rain, A Chorus Line, Pippin, and others — all on one stage.

This extraordinary musical, conceived by Nikki Feirt Atkins of American Dance Machine and originally produced at The York Theatre Company, pays tribute to the brilliant work of Jerome Robbins, Gene Kelly, Billy Wilson, and others. Experience the movement, music and magic that has defined generations of Broadway and Hollywood dance and continues to inspire audiences today by preserving the work of some of our greatest choreographers. GOTTA DANCE! embodies true Broadway history.

Michael’s previous review of Gotta Dance at The York: This Week on Broadway for November 30, 2025: Gotta Dance @ The York

PF: Ulster American @ Irish Rep, through May 10, 2026

Ulster American by David Ireland is a savagely funny play that dissects the intersection of identity politics, ego, privilege, and the Northern Irish “Troubles” with satirical precision.

On the evening before rehearsals begin for her new work, Ulster-born playwright Ruth Davenport (Geraldine Hughes) visits the home of English director Leigh Carver (Max Baker), along with Oscar-winning Hollywood star Jay Conway (Matthew Broderick) who has just arrived in London to star in the world premiere. What begins as a cordial gathering to discuss the upcoming production quickly descends into a brutal psychological brawl as egos, ideologies, and historical baggage collide. A theatrical hand grenade disguised as a drawing-room comedy, Ulster American explosively reveals some raw contradictions at the heart of modern storytelling and political posturing.

MP: The Wild Party (Michael John LaChiusa) @ New York City Center, through March 29, 2026

The Wild Party Production Images by Joan Marcus

PF: Hamnet @ Shakespeare Theatre Company (Washington, D.C.), through April 12, 2026

Rory Alexander and Kemi-Bo Jacobs as William and Agnes Shakespeare in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamnet. Photo by Kyle Flubacker.

PF: Maltby & Shire’s About Time @ Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, through April 5, 2026

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Future Episodes:

April 12: Carey Purcell!

April 19: Jena Tesse Fox!

Peter’s Brainteaser:

Three musicals opened in three successive years that referenced an all-male organization.

The musical that opened in the first of these years mentioned it in its leading lady’s opening solo.

The musical that opened in the second year actually showed a meeting of that organization.

Finally, the one that opened in the third year mentioned the organization in its 11 o’clock number.
What’s the organization? What are the musicals and the songs in which it’s cited?

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