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Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about the Best of 2024.
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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 – has been released! 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:
On Patreon now: All the Drama: The Kentucky Cycle, 1992 Winner, Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1992 Pulitzer winner “The Kentucky Cycle”, by Robert Schenkkan
Reviews:
MP: Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida @ The Metropolitan Opera, Dec 31, 2024 – May 9, 2025
Best of 2024:
Peter Filichia
Enter Stage Left Theater‘s production of A Hatful of Rain
Choreography by Lorin Latarro in The Heart of Rock and Roll
Via Galactica @ 54 Below / Galt McDermott
Exclusive: Composer Walter Marks Steps in for an Ill Max Von Essen in York Theatre’s GOLDEN RAINBOW
Gianna Harris in Hell’s Kitchen
Len Cariou in Tuesdays with Morrie
Sarah Paulson in Appropriate
Patrick Page / All the Devils Are Here
Jennifer Simard in Death Becomes Her
Michael Portantiere
Patrick Page / All the Devils Are Here
Sweeney Todd revival performances — Nicholas Christopher, Daniel Marconi, Jeanna de Waal, Raymond Lee
Once Upon A Mattress
Sarah Paulson in Appropriate
Cult of Love / Zachary Quinto
Titanic productions @ NYU and City Center
Circle in the Square / Sam Gold’s productions of An Enemy of the People and Romeo + Juliet
Jersey Boys @ Engeman Theater
Oh, Mary!
Spring Awakening @ The Center at West Park
Dead Outlaw @ Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre
Teeth
Tuesdays with Morrie
The Heart of Rock and Roll — a model of a juke box musical
54 Below shows
Peter Filichia
Rachel McAdams in Mary Jane
Justin Peck choreographed the dance musical Illinoise, which won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Choreography
Once Upon A Mattress
Stereophonic
Mia Farrow in The Roommate
Cabaret
Gypsy / George C. Wolfe / Audra / Danny
The Great Gatsby projections and set
Suffs Broadway
Tony Awards split award for score in 1971 for Company
Michael Portantiere
tick, tick…BOOM! @ George Street Playhouse
SOOP Theatre Company production of A View From the Bridge
Peter Filichia
go to off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway
Michael Portantiere
One night Follies concert @ Carnegie Hall / Transport Group
The Sabbath Girl / Neil Berg
The Kennedy Center — Nine and Spelling Bee
ALW musicals reimagined: Sunset Blvd, Cats (The Jellicle Ball)
Hold On To Me Darling @ the Lucille Lortel Theatre / Adam Driver, Frank Wood
Peter Filichia
Prayer for the French Republic, Joshua Harmon
Michael Portantiere
Eureka Day
Maybe Happy Ending
Peter Filichia
Grey Henson in Elf
Our Town
Our Class @ BAM, directed by Igor Golyak
Christopher Sutton in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder @ The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Brandon Uranowitz in Ragtime
Ain’t Done Bad, Jakob Karr, Choreographer
Death Becomes Her / Marco Pennette, Bookwriter
Swept Away, Music by The Avett Brothers
Betsy Aidem and Colleen Litchfield in The Ask @ The Wild Project
Robert Cuccioli in The Brat of Stratford
Table 17 with Kara Young and Michael Rishawn
Andrea Martin in McNeal @ LCT
Much Ado About Nothing @ The Gene Frankel Theatre, Directed by Thomas G. Waites
J-L Cauvin in Dictator for a Day (a musical)
Discussion:
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Peter’s Brainteaser:
Audiences first heard this song on West 46th Street in the ‘70s.
It starts with nonsense syllables, then goes into patter with music playing underneath.
The first sung word gives you 25% of the song’s title.
The second sung line gives you 50%.
The third, 75%, and the fourth gives you 100% of the title and more.
What’s the song, and from what show does it come?
Michael’s Musical Moments
Linda Lavin, Broadway Actress and Star of TV Sitcom ‘Alice,’ Dies at 87 By Anita Gates
She won two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy nomination for her role on the show. She also earned a Tony Award for best actress in the play “Broadway Bound.”
Linda Lavin on the 1987 TONY AWARDS!
Music Opener:
Linda Lavin sings “Some People” from GYPSY
Music Closer:
Linda Lavin sings “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” from GYPSY
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