This Week on Broadway for June 18, 2023: John Rubinstein in Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground

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06/18/23

James Marino,John Rubinstein,Michael Portantiere,Peter Filichia

This Week on Broadway for June 18, 2023: John Rubinstein in Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground

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Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with John Rubinstein who is starring in Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground at Theatre at St. Clements.

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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 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.

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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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Guest: John Rubinstein

John Rubinstein in EISENHOWER, THIS PIECE OF GROUND. photo by Maria Baranova

Tony Award winner John Rubinstein (Pippin, Children of a Lesser God) will star as President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground, a new American play by Richard Hellesen and directed by Peter Ellenstein. Following acclaimed Los Angeles engagements, The New Los Angeles Repertory Company (Peter Ellenstein, Producing Artistic Director) will present the seven-week Off-Broadway engagement, June 13 through July 30, at Theatre at St. Clements (423 W. 46th Street, NYC). Opening night is Tuesday June 20 at 7PM. Tickets are now on sale at OvationTix.com. For further information, visit EisenhowerThePlay.com.

Special Episode: John Rubinstein on the Lessons of Eisenhower’s Presidency
On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with Tony Award-winner John Rubinstein. In his new one-person play “Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground,” Rubinstein plays former president Dwight D. Eisenhower reflecting on his life, leadership, and legacy two years after he left the White House. In their conversation, Matt and John discuss the lessons that can be learned from the former president, John’s meeting with Eisenhower when he was a child, and why the messages of this play resonate so much today.

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