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James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about the Broadway production of Prayer For The French Republic and Patrick Page’s off-Broadway hit, “All The Devils Are Here”. Peter Filichia joins us at the end of the broadcast to give us the answer to last week’s trivia and ask a new question.
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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, Brain Teasers for Broadway Geniuses, is now available 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.
JERRY ORBACH’S BROADWAY @ 54 Below
Thursday, January 25, 2024 @ 7PM
Back for an encore by popular demand after a sold out show last summer! Join us at 54 as we celebrate Jerry Orbach, the beloved performer who started out Off-Broadway in The Threepenny Opera and The Fantasticks, then went on to become a leading man in such Broadway shows as Carnival, Promises, Promises, Chicago, and 42nd Street before beginning a brilliant final chapter in his career that included work in films and, of course, his iconic television role of Lt. Lennie Briscoe in “Law & Order.”
This performance will also be livestreamed. For tickets and more information, click here.
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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Pre:
Peter is away this week in Philadelphia, and will return next week. We did pre-record the brainteaser section and it will be a part of the broadcast.
Jan Simpson’s All The Drama: “Idiot’s Delight” by Robert E. Sherwood, 1936 Pulitzer Prize Winner
Reviews:
MP: Prayer For The French Republic @ Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, through February 18, 2024
MP: All The Devils Are Here @ Daryl Roth Theatre (DR2), through February 25, 2024
Previous production in Washington DC’s Shakespeare Theatre Company
https://shakespearetheatre.org/events/all-the-devils-are-here-how-shakespeare-invented-the-villain/
News:
Prince’s Purple Rain Album, Film to Get Stage Adaptation Aiming for Broadway
https://www.playbill.com/article/princes-purple-rain-being-adapted-as-stage-musical
Roundabout Announces 2024-25 Season Including ‘English,’ ‘Penzance’
https://www.playbill.com/article/sanaz-toossis-english-david-henry-hwangs-yellow-face-new-orleans-themed-pirates-of-penzance-join-roundabout-season
West End Putin Play ‘Patriots’ Aiming for Broadway in 2024
https://playbill.com/job/patriots-broadway-nyc-epa-01-22-24-01-23-24/e885eafd-50ab-476d-8d0b-3385cf025206
Broadway Records Founder Van Dean Launches Center Stage Records Label
https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-records-founder-van-dean-launches-center-stage-records
First Broadway Week of 2024 Starts on Monday
https://www.nyctourism.com/about-nyc-broadway-week
https://www.nytix.com/news/telecharge-four-hour-outage
Peter’s Brainteasers:
Since so many listeners last week did so will with initials, let’s do another brainteaser in which initials are involved.
Stephen Sondheim – whose initials are SS, of course — worked with three and only three Broadway composers on musicals. One of those men, more than a decade after his one collaboration with Sondheim, wrote the melody for a character who, thanks to his lyricist, had hopes that one day she’d have the initials SS, too.
Who’s the composer, the musical, and the character?
Michael’s Musical Moments
Bill Hayes, Longtime Star of ‘Days of Our Lives,’ Dies at 98
Music Opener:
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