Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere discuss Sondheim’s appearance on Colbert, announcing his new show, New York Theatre Workshop’s production of Sanctuary City, the West Side Story movie trailer, and Michael reviews the Dear Evan Hansen movie. Peter gives his reviews of My Mother’s Severed Head, The Last of the Love Letters, and Yeah, But Not Right Now.
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PETER FILICHIA is a playwright, journalist, and historian with a number of books. His columns appear at Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select, Encore Monthly, and many other places.
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Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | 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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Sondheim on Colbert, or was it Colbert on Sondheim
Playbill: Stephen Sondheim Reveals He’s Still Writing; New Musical Square One in the Works With David Ives
New York Times: Sondheim Is Writing a New Musical, and Hopes to Stage It Next Year by Michael Paulson
PF: New York Theatre Workshop’s production of Sanctuary City by Pulitzer Prize winner, Martyna Majok, directed by Rebecca Frecknall, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014), for a limited run through Sunday October 10, 2021.
Jan Simpson’s Stagecraft: Martyna Majok, queens
Michael: Dear Evan Hansen (Movie) with talkback with cast @ 92Y
PF: My Mother’s Severed Head @ Theater Row… presented by Bruce Willis
Katelyn Sparks: Twitter | Instagram | Website
PF + JM: The Last of the Love Letters at the Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20th Street) for a limited engagement through Sunday, September 26th, 2021. The Last of the Love Letters features Ngozi Anyanwu, Tony Award nominee Daniel J. Watts and Xavier Scott Evans.
PF: Yeah, But Not Right Now (www.SoHoPlayhouse.com), a new one-man musical written and performed by A.J. Holmes (The Book of Mormon, South Park, Team StarKid), at SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street).
MP: Where To Get Theater Related Vinyl Albums
Westsider Records on 72nd Street
Albums Mentioned:
The Tony Awards are next week…
The Broadway League Re-Opens Broadway:
CURTAIN UP! FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES TWENTY-TWO STAR-STUDDED EVENTS INCLUDING:
The Jimmy Awards® Reunion Concert
Black to Broadway – It’s “Play” Time Artist Event
¡Viva! Broadway When We See Ourselves! Concert
PLUS
Curtain Up: This is Broadway!
Final weekend concert with performances & appearances from
18 Returning Broadway Musicals, 5 Broadway Plays and Special Guests
All Live and Free in Times Square Sept 17-19, 2021
Video from Michael Portantiere: https://www.facebook.com/michael.portantiere/videos/593410575015019
Peter’s Trivia Section
Michael’s Musical Moment:
William’s Doll · Alan Alda · Marlo Thomas
Jack Jones “A Lot of Livin’ to Do.”
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Jan Simpson’s All The Drama: “Our Town, by Thornton Wilder”, 1938 Winner, Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Coming Soon:
Explicit: No
Music:
Opening: Jack Jones “A Lot of Livin’ to Do.”
Closing: William’s Doll · Alan Alda · Marlo Thomas
Other Music: The Lounge from www.bensound.com
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