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Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Joe Iconis about saving the West Bank Cafe. Reviews include Once Upon A Mattress (Broadway) and N/A.
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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, 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.
Jena Tesse Fox | Twitter | Instagram
JENA TESSE FOX has written about theater for many publications, including Playbill Magazine, BroadwayWorld, Time Out New York and HowlRound. 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.
James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
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Pre:
Peter is in Baltimore and will return next week
Guest: Joe Iconis (website | IBDB | IOBDB)
Help West Bank Cafe survive & thrive. West Bank Cafe Forever
Signature (VA): The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical June 3 – July 13, 2025
Following the interview with Joe is a small clip of his new song Kaboom, from Two-Player Game
Reviews:
Sutton Foster in Once Upon A Mattress credit: Joan Marcus
MP + JTF + JM: Once Upon a Mattress @ Hudson Theatre, through November 30, 2024
Next in the Hudson is The Last Five Years, previews March 18, 2025, opens April 6, 2025
JTF: N/A @ the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center, through September 1, 2024
A new play by Mario Correa starring Holland Taylor and Ana Villafañe, directed by Diane Paulus.
MP: Transport Group 24-25 Season
News:
Next Week:
Neil Berg
Peter’s Brainteaser:
The fewest words in the English language start with the letters “Q” and “X.”
Perhaps that’s why Sondheim couldn’t find words that begin with those two letters in one of his songs from one of his Tony-losing musicals.
But he could find at least one word that started with a letter from the other 24 letters in the alphabet.
What’s the song and what’s the show? Should you care to give 24 examples, that’d be all right, too.
Michael’s Musical Moments
1977 Wagner College Theatre production of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Music Opener:
1977 Wagner College Theatre production of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS — “Shy”
Music Closer:
1977 Wagner College Theatre production of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS “Finale”
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