Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Little Girl Blue, The Bridges of Madison County @ Axelrod Performing Arts Center, The Chinese Lady @ Public Theater, Encompass New Opera Theater Gala, Life is a Dream @ EgoPo Classic Theater, Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical @ People’s Light Theatre Company, The Metropolitan Opera – Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, and Live from Feinstein’s/54 Below: to Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim, Feat. Nick Callaway Foster.
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Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook
PETER FILICHIA is a playwright, journalist, and historian with a number of books. His new book, The Book of Broadway Musical Debates, Disputes, and Disagreements will be released September 1, 2022 and can now be preordered on Amazon. Peter also has columns at Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select, Encore Monthly, and many other places.
James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook
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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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Pre:
POTUS moves opening to Wednesday, April 28th Matinee
Brooklyn Bridge – Ray Roderick
Reviews:
PF: Little Girl Blue @ New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street, on sale through May 22, 2022
Laiona Michelle is someone to watch
Previous production at George Street Playhouse
MP: The Bridges of Madison County @ Axelrod Performing Arts Center, 100 Grant Ave, Deal Park, NJ 07723, through March 27, 2022
PF: The Chinese Lady @ Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, through April 10, 2022
MP: Encompass New Opera Theater Gala
Chita Rivera will be honored with the Encompass “Lifetime Achievement Award,” and Danny Burstein will be honored with the Encompass “Sheldon Harnick Award for Creative Excellence.”
March 20, 2022 at the National Arts Club
Hosted by Midge Woolsey WNET/Thirteen
Peter goes on a Philadelphia trip
PF: Life is a Dream @ EgoPo Classic Theater, Philadelphia, through March 27, 2022
Wikipedia entry for Life is a Dream Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s play.
PF: Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical @ People’s Light Theatre Company, Malvern PA, through April 3, 2022
The New York Times: B. Madoff, and Proud of It
This B. Madoff is no relation to the master swindler. He pronounces his name differently. His is MAD-off. The other guy is MADE-off, a pronunciation that has led to obvious one-liners too numerous to count.
By Clyde Haberman in The New York Times, March 19, 2009
The Huffington Post: I’m Not That Madoff by B. Jeffrey Madoff
MP: The Metropolitan Opera – Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, through May 7, 2022
MP: Live from Feinstein’s/54 Below: to Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim, Feat. Nick Callaway Foster, March 26, 2022
News:
Peter’s Trivia Section
Michael’s Musical Moment
We can use the BRIGADOON Overture for the opener,
and “That Great Come-and-Get-It Day” from FINIAN’S RAINBOW for the closer.
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Opening: BRIGADOON Overture
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Closing: “That Great Come-and-Get-It Day” from FINIAN’S RAINBOW
Other Music: The Lounge from www.bensound.com
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