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This Week on Broadway for October 6, 2024: Yellow Face

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Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Yellow Face, The Hills of California, McNeal, Preview – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee @ Kennedy Center, TOSOS (The Other Side of Silence) at NYC’s oldest and longest producing theater company’s 50th Anniversary Gayla, The Lineup with Susie Mosher @ Birdland Theater, Redeemed @ 59e59, and Dictator for a Day

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Panel:

Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook
PETER FILICHIA is a playwright, journalist, and historian with a number of books. Peter’s new day-by-day wall calendar – A SHOW TUNE FOR TODAY – 366 Songs to Brighten Your Year – will be released soon, but is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Peter also has columns at 
Masterworks BroadwayBroadway 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.

Michael won a trivia contest @ Beechman on Monday, Sept 30th!

James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
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Pre:

All the Drama: “The Shadow Box,” 1977 Winner, Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Jan Simpson’s newest episode of All The Drama has been released to Patreon members, and will be available to the general public next week.

Reviews:

Francis Jue, Daniel Dae Kim in YELLOW FACE on BROADWAY Photo Credit: Joan Marcus, 2024

PF + MP + JM: Yellow Face @ Todd Haimes Theatre, through Nov 24, 2024

March 9 – 14, 1993: Face Value @ Cort Theatre

PF: The Hills of California @ Broadhurst Theatre, through December 22, 2024

The Hills of California (left to right) Lara McDonnell (“Young Joan”), Laura Donnelly (“Veronica”),
and Sophia Photo Credit Joan Marcus (2024)

PF + MP: McNeal @ Vivian Beaumont Theater, through December 22, 2024

LCT McNEAL – Robert Downey Jr. And Brittany Bellizeare. Credit to Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

Movie: The Wife, starring Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce

MP: Preview – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee @ Kennedy Center, October 11 – 20, 2024

PF: TOSOS (The Other Side of Silence) at NYC’s oldest and longest producing theater company’s 50th Anniversary Gayla, Monday, September 30, 2024, Red Eye NY

MP: The Lineup with Susie Mosher @ Birdland Theater

PF: Redeemed @ 59e59, September 15 – October 5, 2024 (just closed)
By Chisa Hutchinson
Directed by marcus d. harvey

With Elizabeth Sun and Doug Harris

Redeemed spins a story over the course of two prison visitations between Claire Yiang, a woman whose brother was murdered nine years ago, and Trevor Barlow, the murderer. Having sent Claire a letter begging for a visit, Trevor tries to prove he’s now a changed man thanks to the help of her brother’s ghost. Claire must decide if Trevor is capable of redemption, or just attempting to impress the parole board.

Contemporary American Theater Festival is honored to produce Redeemed as part of 59E59’s AMPLIFY Festival: celebrating the work of Chisa Hutchinson.

Contemporary American Theater Festival
CATF’s mission is to produce and develop new American theater.

Read more at: www.catf.org

PF: Dictator for a Day (a musical)
DICTATOR FOR A DAY is rated R for Republican and
MA for Make America Guffaw Again©. This show contains insults, slurs, jokes & music not suitable for 46% of the US Electorate. Viewer discretion is not advised.

Featuring J-L Cauvin

Discussion:

Next Week:

Peter’s Brainteaser:

It’s a Tony-winning musical whose leading character’s name is part of its title.

Among its OTHER characters, there are five whose first names start with each of the first five letters of the alphabet.

For example, if there were a Tony-winning musical called OH, BLANCHE! and had characters named Anya, Billy, Coco, Donna and Evita, you’d have both parts of your answer.

Remember, the person who’s in the title does have a name that starts with one of those five letters, but in addition, I’m looking for A, B, C, D, and E names that do NOT include this titular character.

So, what are the five alphabetical names as well as the name of the musical?

Michael’s Musical Moments

Music Opener:

The New York Times: Gavin Creel, Tony-Winning Musical Theater Actor, Dies at 48

YouTube: Gavin Creel

OPENER: “Put on Your Sunday Clothes,” Gavin Creel – HELLO, DOLLY! revival, 2017

Music Closer:

The New York Times: Ken Page, Who Starred in ‘Cats’ and Voiced Oogie Boogie, Dies at 70

YouTube: Ken Page

CLOSER: Ken Page, “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat” – GUYS & DOLLS revival, 1976

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