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Nicole Scherzinger as ‘Norma Desmond’ in SUNSET BLVD on Broadway at the St. James Theatre. Photo Credit Marc Brenner
Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Sunset Boulevard, Romeo + Juliet, Left on Tenth, The Big Gay Jamboree @ Orpheum Theatre, and Hold On To Me Darling @ the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
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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 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.
MP: MasterVoices Strike Up the Band @ Carnegie Hall, Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 7:00PM (tickets from $30!)
James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
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Reviews:
(Projected onto the Screen L to R): Nicole Scherzinger as ‘Norma Desmond’ and Hannah Yun Chamberlain as ‘Young Norma’ with Tom Francis (seated) as ‘ Joe Gillis’ in SUNSET BLVD on Broadway at the St. James Theatre. Photo Credit Marc Brenner
JM + PF + MP: Sunset Boulevard @ St. James Theatre
Rachel Zegler (Juliet) + Kit Connor (Romeo) in Romeo + Juliet. (CREDIT: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, 2024)
MP + PF: Romeo + Juliet @ Circle in the Square Theatre, through February 16, 2025
Left on Tenth – Peter Gallagher and Julianna Margulies. Credit Joan Marcus
MP + PF: Left on Tenth @ James Earl Jones Theatre, through February 2, 2025
MP + PF: The Big Gay Jamboree @ Orpheum Theatre, through March 23, 2025
Go see Marla Mindelle!
MP: Hold On To Me Darling @ the Lucille Lortel Theatre, through December 22, 2024
MP + PF: For consideration in your holiday gift guide: THE HIRSCHFELD BROADWAY TAROT, inspired by B’way and featuring the art of Al Hirschfeld
Discussion:
BACK TO THE FUTURE To Play Final Broadway Performance Jan. 5, 2025; International Productions Announced — George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck going into Wintergarden rumored late March early April.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to Debut New Version of the Hit Show on Broadway, Now Under Three Hours
SMASH Will Open at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre This Spring
Album From Final Stephen Sondheim Concert Drops October 25 By Logan Culwell-Block
The release captures Sondheim’s final public performance, in a concert with Jason Robert Brown at Town Hall in 2019.
Next Week:
PF + JM: Manhattan Theatre Club’s Vladimir @ New York City Center Stage 1
Peter’s Brainteaser:
THE FULL MONTY is to WHOOP-UP as the 1983 revival of ZORBA is to LEMPICKA.
Explain why.
Michael’s Musical Moments
The Impossible Dream
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