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This Week on Broadway for October 30, 2022: Topdog / Underdog

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Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Topdog / Underdog, Walking with Ghosts, A Man of No Importance @ Classic Stage Company, 1776, Carmen by MasterVoices, and Melissa Etheridge Off Broadway: My Window – A Journey Through Life.

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Panel:

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 is now available and can be purchased where ever finer books are sold. Peter also has columns at Masterworks BroadwayBroadway Select, Encore Monthly, and many other places.

Jena Tesse Fox | Twitter | Instagram
JENA TESSE FOX has written about theater for many publications, including Playbill Magazine, BroadwayWorld.com, Time Out New York and HowlRound.com. She is a member of The League of Professional Theatre Women and the Drama Desk, and is a contributor to BroadwayRadio

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.

Matt Tamanini | [email protected] | Twitter | Instagram
MATT TAMANINI is a theatre, entertainment, and sports journalist who has been covering theatre for more than a decade. He is the news editor for
TheStreamable, the co-managing editor for Land-Grant Holy Land, and is a host and producer for multiple shows on BroadwayRadio.

James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook
BroadwayStars

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Housekeeping

Peter is in Aruba, he will return next week.

Jan Simpson’s Stagecraft: Joseph Dougherty, Playwright of “Chester Bailey”, is in the Patreon feed

Thank you all for your support and words of encouragement

Reviews:

JM: Topdog / Underdog @ John Golden Theatre, through January 15, 2023

JF: Walking with Ghosts @ Music Box Theatre, through December 30, 2022

MP: A Man of No Importance @ Classic Stage Company, through December 18, 2022 (extended)

JM + JF: 1776 @ American Airlines Theatre, through January 8, 2023

MP: Carmen by MasterVoices @ Rose Theater, Jazz At Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall

JM: Melissa Etheridge Off Broadway: My Window – A Journey Through Life, the show will play 12 performances only to an audience of less than 500 per night at the intimate venue New World Stages (340 W. 50th Street)

MP: Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers

News:

Peter’s Trivia Section

Michael’s Musical Moments

Music Opener: Carmen Jones Prelude
Music Closer: Jay Rogers, Laughing Matters from When Pigs Fly

The music this week celebrates the release of the INTO THE WOODS 2022 Broadway Cast Recording!

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Next Week: A Raisin in the Sun @ Public Theater‘s Newman Theater, through November 20, 2022

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This Week on Broadway Audio Edit for 10/30/22


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