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Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, and James Marino talk about City of Angels @ Ogunquit Playhouse, Rhinoceros @ A.R.T, Les Miserables @ Hudson Valley Shakespeare, Paranormal Activity @ August Wilson Theatre, and Operation Mincemeat @ John Golden 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 desk calendar – A SHOW TUNE FOR TODAY – 366 Songs to Brighten Your Year – is available at finer retailers!
Showtune for Today: A New Life from Jekyll & Hyde
Peter’s play, “Larry, The Big-Time Broadway Producer,” will be presented by Enter Stage Left Theater in October 2026
On Thursday, August 27, Theater 555 (555 West 42nd Street) was a concert reading of Peter’s play, “My Little Afternoon”
Jena Tesse Fox | Twitter | Instagram
JENA TESSE FOX has written about theater for many publications, including Playbill Magazine, BroadwayWorld, Time Out New York and HowlRound. She is a member of The League of Professional Theatre Women and the Drama Desk, and is a contributor to BroadwayRadio
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. Additionally, Michael is known as a producer and director of shows at 54 Below, the Laurie Beechman Theatre, and other venues.
James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
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Reviews
PF: City of Angels @ Ogunquit Playhouse, July 23 through August 22 in Ogunquit, Maine
Alysha Umphress as Bobbi
PF: Rhinoceros @ A.R.T., through Sep 27
Everything seems normal one Sunday morning…until it’s not. One by one, friends and colleagues transform into rhinoceroses, and Berenger is forced to decide: will he follow the crowd or stand his ground? As resonant as when it premiered in the wake of the Second World War, Rhinoceros reminds us of the importance of holding on to our humanity amidst mounting pressures to conform. Eugène Ionesco’s landmark play is staged in a new adaptation by A.R.T. based on Derek Prouse’s seminal translation.
Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (“one of the most imaginative forces working in theater,” Broadway.com) directs her final production at the Loeb Drama Center before the A.R.T.’s move to its new home in Allston, the Goel Center for Creativity & Performance.
PF: Dive In Productions Dive In-cubator presents New Works Festival @ New Hampshire theater project
Mortals vs Zeus
PF: Les Miserables @ Hudson Valley Shakespeare, through September 27, 2026
PF + JTF: Paranormal Activity @ August Wilson Theatre, through January 3, 2027
When You Close Your Eyes, What Do You See?
James and Lou move from Chicago to London for a fresh start. But as the young couple settles into their new home, Lou is certain that something isn’t right, and before long they will both have to grapple with the same truth: places aren’t haunted, people are.
An entirely new story inspired by the iconic film series, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY comes to Broadway direct from smash-hit, critically acclaimed runs in Chicago, Los Angeles, and London. Now in performances for a limited time only.
JTP: Operation Mincemeat @ John Golden Theatre
Reddit: The Mincemeat cast is currently minced meat, please send healing vibes to the Golden
Discussion:
The Farnsworth Invention
Opening Date: Dec 03, 2007
Closing Date: Mar 02, 2008
Performances: 104
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Peter’s Brainteaser:
This lyricist and occasional bookwriter never won a Tony, and in fact was only nominated once, because the bulk of his work occurred before the Tonys were established. At least he’d won a Best Song Oscar.
His biggest Broadway hit was soon followed by one of his biggest Broadway flops. He did these two musicals with different composers, but these two music men’s last names just happened to rhyme – perfectly.
Who is he? What were the two musicals? What were the composers’ last names that rhyme?
Michael’s Musical Moments
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