Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about their favorite lines from plays and musicals
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Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook
PETER FILICHIA is a playwright, journalist, and historian with a number of books. His columns appear at Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select and many other places.
James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook
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Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook
MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist. He is the founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other major publications. You can see his photography work at FollowSpotPhoto.com.
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Discussion:
Title of Show
Tony Awards Ceremony Will Go Ahead, Online by Michael Paulson
Decision comes after months of uncertainty following a Broadway shutdown that kept many shows from opening.
Marilyn Maye in P-Town
Our Favorite Lines from Plays and Musicals
Gypsy, “I thought you did it for me, Mama.”
Music Man, “One hears a lot about librarians.”
No No Nanette, “No decent woman has $200…”
The King and I, “It is a false lie.”
The Two most Glorious words in the english language
Who is going to write a play about the Conways? (Kelly and George)
Are great lines sometimes stolen by lyricists?
Mame: Somewhere between 40 and death
Once in a Lifetime @ ART: stage directions read voice over
Mame: If I kept my hair natural like yours I’d be bald
Kiss Me Kate: Call an ambulance
Kiss Me Kate: I beg your pardon, I was the understudy
Kiss Me Kate: There was a waltz, something about a barre
Annie: The floors.
Fiddler on the Roof: We’re not in America yet
Tzeitel + Golde: you want hair marry a monkey
Forty Carats: People take their cue from you
H2$: Finch –
Damn Yankees: Moody McCoy
H2$: I will have to wait for that pigeon until after he is married
Damn Yankees: But if it was you I was married to…
The Only Game in Town: Tomorrow it will hurt less.
West Side Story: You came with your legs open
West Side Story: You can start off dancing and end up kneeling
Novelization of West Side Story
Spielberg West Side Story script changes?
Paul Witte: I played Doc in West Side Story as a senior in HS…Shrank asks Doc “Mind?” and Doc says “I have no mind, I’m the village idiot”
Follies: And lie about ourselves a little
Maestro, don’t trust any music over 30
Chicago: Which is fooling around without dinner
Chicago: Liza – And we didn’t get enough love in our childhood
Judy Garland: I’ll sing them all and we’ll stay all night
Recorded in Newark, not Carnegie Hall?
Shakespeare
Merchant of Venice: The devil can cite scripture for his purpose
Julius Caesar: If you have tears, prepare to shed them now
Finian’s Rainbow: Immigrants ever since we came to this country
1776: Refresh the missus
Mary Mary: After all this is a free country
Butterflies are Free: So I went the other way and joined the Republicans
Butterflies are Free: This reminds me of something (Apple in Snow White) and I know you are not Snow White
Man and Superman
The Boys in the Band
Fiddler
Pygmalion:
Peter’s Trivia Section
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