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Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review King Lear @ Hudson Valley Shakespeare, The Loved Ones @ Irish Rep, Giulia: The Poison Queen Of Palermo @ Perelman Performing Arts Center, Small @ Signature Center, and A Walk On The Moon @ the Laura Pels Theatre.
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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 desk calendar – A SHOW TUNE FOR TODAY – 366 Songs to Brighten Your Year – is available at finer retailers!
Showtune for Today: Chrysanthemum Tea from Pacific Overtures
Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook
MICHAEL PORTANTIERE has been a theater journalist for more than 50 years. The founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other publications, and he writes reviews of cabaret shows for NiteLifeExchange.com. Additionally, Michael is known as a producer and director of shows at 54 Below, the Laurie Beechman Theatre, and other venues.
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Reviews
PF: King Lear @ Hudson Valley Shakespeare (Garrison, NY), through September 17, 2026
MP: The Loved Ones @ Irish Rep, through August 2, 2026
Irish Repertory Theatre’s production of the New York City Premiere of The Loved Ones by Erica Murray (The Cat’s Mother) and directed by Nicola Murphy Dubey (Irishtown), on Irish Rep’s Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage (132 West 22nd Street).
PF: Giulia: The Poison Queen Of Palermo @ Perelman Performing Arts Center, through August 2 2026
What began as a single act of self-defense ripples through Palermo, creating a cascade of casualties and inspiring a secret sisterhood. But the path to safety is never safe. Can Giulia Tofana save them all without losing herself?
A New Musical
Written by Grammy & Emmy Award Winner Jennifer Nettles
Choreographed by Austin McCormick
Directed by Tony Award Winner Mary Zimmerman
MP: Small @ The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center, through July 25, 2026
PF + MP: A Walk On The Moon @ the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, through August 22, 2026
Directed by Tony Award® nominee Sheryl Kaller, with book and additional lyrics by original screenwriter Pamela Gray, with music and lyrics by Tony Award® and Grammy Award® nominee AnnMarie Milazzo, and with choreography by Josh Prince, A WALK ON THE MOON is a stirring new musical about dreams differed and one women’s desire for a life that isn’t strictly earthbound. Set in the Summer of 1969, this story speaks to a moment when the world was alive with seismic change in culture and identity — much like today.
Inspired by the award-winning hit film of the same name, the cast features Talia Suskauer as Pearl; Max Chernin as Marty; Sam Gravitte as Walker; Andréa Burns as Lillian; Tovah Feldshuh as the voice of Mrs. Fogler; along with Sophie Pollono as Alison and Oscar Williams as Ross.
News:
BROADWAY PERFORMERS AT CLINTON COVE:
https://hudsonriverpark.org/event-series/broadway-by-the-boardwalk/
Upcoming events in this series
Max von Essen featuring Billy Stritch
Monday Jul 13 @ 6:30 PM, Clinton Cove
Ali Louis Bourzgui
Monday Jul 20 @ 6:30 PM, Clinton Cove
Ali Stroker
Monday Jul 27 @ 6:30 PM, Clinton Cove
J. Harrison Ghee
Monday Aug 03 @ 6:30 PM, Clinton Cove
Mandy Gonzalez
Monday Aug 10 @ 6:30 PM, Clinton Cove
Death of a Salesman (in Australia)
Anthony LaPaglia returns to the world of Arthur Miller as Willy Loman, joined by a company of some of Australia’s finest actors
https://salesmanaustralia.com.au
MELBOURNE
Her Majesty’s Theatre
11-22 August | 14 performances only
BRISBANE
Lyric Theatre, QPAC
28 August – 6 September | 11 performances only
Paul Witte to Everyone (10:09 AM)
Wife of a Dead Salesman revised by John Doyle
Musto on Sound of Music (from Facebook)
The Sound of Music revival coming this season, and it’s all good.
Already cast, of course, is Jasmine Amy Rogers
For Captain Von Trapp….Patrick Wilson.
And for Mother Abbess…Heather Headley.
Future Episodes:
Peter’s Brainteaser:
We’re looking for three consecutive words that appear in a song that you can currently hear on Broadway eight times a week. The name of Broadway musical that won a Tony for its above the title star is one that you’ll connect to the name of a black-and-white film version of a famous play to which Hollywood gave a different name.
From time to time, when I ask these brainteasers, I often give you a hint. This time, I’m giving an anti-hint, for I’m not telling you if the musical’s title has one word or two or if the film does; that’s for you to discover. But there are a total of three little words.
So, what’s the name of the musical and the film that result in three consecutive words that you can now hear on Broadway?
Michael’s Musical Moments
Music Opener: Max Von Essen, “Stairway to Paradise” at Sardi’s
Music Closer: “The Wedding Singer,” Stephen Lynch and company
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