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Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Death Becomes Her @ Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Swept Away @ Longacre Theatre, Tammy Faye @ Palace Theatre, Elf @ Marquis Theatre, We Are Your Robots @ Polonsky Shakespeare Center (Theatre for a New Audience), Communion @ The Cell, and The Blood Quilt @ Lincoln Center Theater Newhouse Theater.
Death Becomes Her – Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard – Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
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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.
James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
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Pre:
New episode of Jan Simpson’s is out!
Stagecraft: Jessica Goldberg, Playwright of “Babe”
Reviews:
Death Becomes Her – Michelle Williams, Megan Hilty and Cast – Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
PF + MP + JM: Death Becomes Her @ Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Book by Marco Pennette
Music by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
Lyrics by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
Directed by Christopher Gattelli
Choreographed by Christopher Gattelli
Michelle Williams Destiny’s Child vs. Michelle Williams Dawson’s Creek
Meet the Man Behind the FX in Broadway’s ‘Death Becomes Her’ by Carey Purcell
Stark Sands as ‘Big Brother’ and Adrian Blake Enscoe as ‘Little Brother.’ Photo by Emilio Madrid
PF + MP + JM: Swept Away @ Longacre Theatre
The cast of TAMMY FAYE Photo by Matthew Murphy
PF + MP + JM: Tammy Faye @ Palace Theatre, through December 8, 2024
Jan Hooks from Saturday Night Live
Grey Henson & Sean Astin in Elf the Musical (c) Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade
PF + JM: Elf @ Marquis Theatre, through January 4, 2025
PF: We Are Your Robots @ Polonsky Shakespeare Center (Theatre for a New Audience) through December 8, 2024
By Ethan Lipton
Directed by Leigh Silverman
MP: Communion @ The Cell, through December 8, 2024
By Matthew LaBanca
Directed by Kira Simring
PF: The Blood Quilt @ Lincoln Center Theater Newhouse Theater, through December 29, 2024
By Katori Hall
Directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz
Discussion:
Next Week:
Peter’s Brainteaser:
Listen to the original cast album of BYE BYE BIRDIE, and you’ll hear sung a five-word sentence that’s a question.
If you take the last two words of this sentence — and substitute the first letter of each word with two different letters — you’ll have a question that comments on a current Broadway show, one that will have a different thrust than the BIRDIE question.
What is each five-word question?
Michael’s Musical Moments
Music Opener:
OPENER: Excerpt from TAMMY FAYE
Music Closer:
CLOSER: “A Gift for Melody Anne” from SWEPT AWAY (music video)
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