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Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere reviews include The Light in the Piazza @ Encores, Once Upon a One More Time, Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground, Scott Siegel’s Broadway by the Season, Notre Dame de Paris, The Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, Forbidden Sondheim (Reading): Merrily We Stole a Song, Bat Boy @ Spotlight Theatre of Staten Island, The Trouble with Dead Boyfriends, and The Gospel According to Heather.
In a special musical moment, Michael talks briefly about the life of Sheldon Harnick.
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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.
Coming July 24, 2023: Jerry Orbach’s Broadway, feat. William Michals, Jay Aubrey Jones, & more! @ 54 Below
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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Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Lyricist, Dies at 99
Sheldon Harnick, Musical Theater’s Great Marriage Broker
This Week on Broadway for July 1, 2012: Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick @ Wikipedia | IBDB
Reviews:
MP: The Light in the Piazza (part of the 2023 Encores! season) @ New York City Center June 25, 2023
PF: Once Upon a One More Time @ Marquis Theatre
Aisha Jackson and company of ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME (c) Matthew Murphy
PF + MP: Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground @ Theatre at St. Clements, through July 30, 2023
Last Week’s episode with John Rubinstein: This Week on Broadway for June 18, 2023: John Rubinstein in Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground
MP:
Scott Siegel’s Broadway by the Season: 1925/26 & 1930/31 @ Merkin Hall, Monday, June 12, 2023
Notre Dame de Paris @ David H. Koch Theater, through July 16, 2023
The Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, June 22, 2023
Yannick Nézet-Séguin by Rose Callahan, Angel Blue, Russell Thomas by Fay Fox
In the ensemble’s final performance of Carnegie Hall’s 2022–2023 season, The Met Orchestra steps out of the opera house and into the concert hall with soprano Angel Blue and tenor Russell Thomas. The program opens with a burst of energy as Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story return to the same stage on which they received their world premiere. More history-making follows with the world premiere of a new piece by MacArthur Fellow Matthew Aucoin, an exciting American composer whose opera Eurydice premiered to great acclaim at the Met Opera in 2021. Two time-tested classics perfectly suited to these musicians round out the program: Tchaikovsky’s Fantasy Overture from Romeo and Juliet and the dramatic final act of Verdi’s Otello.
Forbidden Sondheim (Reading): Merrily We Stole a Song
Bat Boy @ Spotlight Theatre of Staten Island, through June 25, 2023
PF:
The Trouble with Dead Boyfriends @ The Players Theatre, through July 16, 2023
The Gospel According to Heather @ Theater 555 (555 West 42nd Street), through July 16, 2023
Pictured Brittany Nicole Williams Wayne Wilson Maria Habeeb Zach Rand Photo credit Russ Rowland
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Anything to say about the Tony Awards?
Peter’s Trivia Section
“Another op’nin, another show in Philly, Boston, or Baltimo’” goes one of musical theater’s most famous opening numbers.
And yet, not every show had its world premiere op’nin’ in one of those cities.
What was the first Tony-nominated musical that didn’t?
What was the first Tony-winning musical that didn’t?
Michael’s Musical Moments
Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Lyricist, Dies at 99
Sheldon Harnick, Musical Theater’s Great Marriage Broker
This Week on Broadway for July 1, 2012: Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick @ Wikipedia | IBDB
Music Opener:
Julie Andrews’
recordings of “(S)he Loves Me” or “Dear Friend.”
Music Closer:
Alice Ghostley, “The Boston Beguine”
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