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Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Pictures From Home, 33rd Annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre, Lucy @ Minetta Lane Theatre, Heather Headley @ Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops, Othello @ New Place Players, Melissa Errico @ Birdland, and Burt Bacharach
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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 is now available and can be purchased wherever finer books are sold. Peter also has columns at Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select, and many other places.
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
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So what’s it like to be a theater critic? Is it really fun to attend the theater night after night after night after night? Ask Peter Filichia, who has been attending theater consistently for more than a 60 years, and has been a reviewer from much more than half that time.
You’ll have the chance on two successive Sundays — Feb. 19 and 26 at 4 p.m. at Theater 555 at 555 West 42nd Street.
For reservations for PETE’S THEATRICAL ADVENTURES — email [email protected]
Sondheim Deserved a Better Finale by Peter Filichia
Cast Album Reviews has many new reviews
Lea Michele doing a lot of press for Funny Girl
Baby 2023 Cast Album Release Monday night @ Greenroom 42
YELLOW SOUND LABEL will celebrate Baby: New Off-Broadway Cast Recording with a special concert at New York’s The Green Room 42 on Monday, February 13 at 7:00 PM. The event will feature the cast from the Out of the Box Theatrics Off-Broadway production, including Christina Sajous, Gabrielle McClinton, Julia Murney, Robert H. Fowler, Elizabeth Flemming, and Johnny Link, in addition to ensemble members Jorge Donoso, Marisa Kirby, Jewell Noel, and Ethan Paulini.
Jan Simpson’s podcast series — All the Drama: 1953 Pulitzer Prize Winner “Picnic” by William Inge
Reviews:
PF: Pictures From Home @ Studio 54, through April 30, 2023
MP + PF: 33rd Annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre
The Kleban Foundation presented the 33rd annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre were presented Monday, February 6 in a private ceremony hosted by ASCAP and BMI at BMI’s New York City headquarters. The 2023 Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist was awarded to Ryan Scott Oliver. The 2023 Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre librettist was awarded to Ethan Lipton. Hosted by Tony Award winners and Kleban board members Richard Maltby, Jr. (Ain’t Misbehavin’, Baby, Miss Saigon) and Maury Yeston (Titanic, Nine, Grand Hotel), with a special appearance by Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell (Kiss Me Kate, Ragtime), the event will feature musical performances and special appearances by Tony Award nominee Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice, School Of Rock) and Tony Award winner Lindsay Mendez (Merrily We Roll Along, Carousel).
Starting Friday, February 10 at 8PM, the 2023 Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre ceremony will stream, for free, on the Broadway On Demand SmartTV channel. The event is viewable on the free ad supported tv channel through February 16.
PF: Lucy, a new play written and directed by BAFTA Award nominee Erica Schmidt @ Minetta Lane Theatre, through February 25, 2023
Lucy begins performances on Friday, January 27 with an official opening on Monday, February 6 at the Minetta Lane Theatre (18 Minetta Lane, between MacDougal & 6th Avenue – one block south of W. 3rd Street), Audible’s creative home for live performances in New York. The limited engagement will run for five weeks only, through Saturday, February 25.
MP: Heather Headley @ Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops
PF: Othello @ New Place Players / Casa Clara (18 E 25th), through February 25, 2023
Coming up: Western Connecticut State University presents Allegro February 24th through March 5th
News:
Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94
Physical Assault, Vomit in the Aisles, Stalking in the Streets: Why Audience Misbehavior Has Gotten Out of Hand by Margaret Hall
Front of house staff share their horror stories, and Playbill investigates why bad audience behavior is on the rise.
Peter’s Trivia Section
Michael’s Musical Moments
Gustavo Dudamel: A Maestro at a Crossroads
“I’m not a young conductor anymore,” Dudamel said as he prepares to leave Los Angeles in 2026 to lead the New York Philharmonic.
Music Opener:
Music Closer:
Gustavo Dudamel & Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra – Bernstein: West Side Story: Mambo
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