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08/24/25

James Marino,Peter Filichia

This Week on Broadway for August 24, 2025: Twelfth Night @ Delacorte Theater

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Peter Filichia and James Marino talk about Twelfth Night @ Delacorte Theater, Jeff Ross: Take a Banana For the Ride, Alan Turing & The Queen Of The Night @ The Players Theatre, and Mamma Mia! We also talk about the life and career of Jerry Adler.

Peter Dinklage in the Free Shakespeare in the Park production of TWELFTH NIGHT, directed by Saheem Ali, which has reopened the revitalized Delacorte Theater and runs through September 14. Photo credit: Joan Marcus

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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 desk 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.

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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 is on vacation this week and will return next week.

James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
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Pre:

Happy Birthday (yesterday, August 23) to Lee Roy Reams

Reviews:

Sandra Oh and Junior Nyong’o in the Free Shakespeare in the Park production of TWELFTH NIGHT, directed by Saheem Ali, which has reopened the revitalized Delacorte Theater and runs through September 14. Photo credit: Joan Marcus.

PF: Twelfth Night @ Delacorte Theater, through September 13, 2025
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Saheem Ali

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, John Ellison Conlee, and Moses Sumney in the Free Shakespeare in the Park production of TWELFTH NIGHT, directed by Saheem Ali, which has reopened the revitalized Delacorte Theater and runs through September 14. Photo credit: Joan Marcus.

Join us to revel in the midsummer madness as twins Sebastian and Viola survive shipwreck, revenge plots, and the trick doors of love. The Public’s Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director, Tony Award nominee Saheem Ali directs this joyful romp welcoming all of New York back to the magic of Central Park’s beloved theater.

b (Antonio)
b they/them (Antonio) Previous theater credits include Toros (Second Stage; HOLA Award recipient), American (tele)visions (NYTW), Bodies They Ritual (Clubbed Thumb), Seven Deadly Sins (Tectonic Theater Project), and many others. b will next be seen starring in the upcoming seasons of “You” (Netflix) and “The Terror” (AMC). b’s previous TV credits include “WeCrashed” (Apple TV+), “Let the Right One In” (Showtime), and “Station 19” (ABC). b also co-executive produced and starred in the narrative podcast Birds of Empire (QCODE). b is a graduate of The Juilliard School.

Jeff Ross in Take a Banana for the Ride Photo Credit: Emilio Madrid

PF + JM: Jeff Ross: Take a Banana For the Ride @ Nederlander Theatre, September 28, 2025

PF: Alan Turing & The Queen Of The Night @ The Players Theatre, through August 31, 2025

JM: Mamma Mia! @ Winter Garden Theatre, scheduled (right now) through February 1, 2026

Peter’s full review of Mamma Mia! was in last week’s episode.

News:

Jerry Adler, Actor in ‘The Sopranos’ Who Found Success Late in Life, Dies at 96 By Ali Watkins
After spending years in behind-the-scenes roles on Broadway, he enjoyed a late career transformation to become an actor in films and on television.

Jerry Adler: IBDB | IMDB

Drat! The Cat!

Taller Than a Dwarf

Next Week:

Peter’s Brainteaser:

After intermission, this performer had literally only a walk-on, and yet the window cards, posters and cast album had this performer listed above the title.

About whom are we talking? What’s the show?

Michael’s Musical Moments

Music Opener: She Touched Me from Drat! The Cat!

Barbra Streisand – He Touched Me (Live at MSG)