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By Peter Filichia
David Foubert is an excellent king, Jessica Wortham an extraordinary queen and Katie Wieland is marvelous as the woman who succeeded her.
They're all currentl…
The most enduring song from FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is, of course, “Sunrise, Sunset.” Since late 1964, has there ever been a wedding reception, bar or bat mitzvah where it hasn’…
Some children wanted to grow up to be firemen; some wanted to be ballerinas. (Some of us had fathers who wished that we would want to be firemen and not ballerinas.)
But no child has prob…
Getting to the Bottom of Nine
By Peter Filichia
If you're in New York -- and are a fan of Nine -- you should saunter downtown to Theatre for a New City to see a revival of Six …
The laughs were long, hard and genuine guffaws after most jokes. The applause was strong and hard after all songs. The opening night crowd couldn't contain its enthusiasm — and had no …
Long before FLOYD COLLINS had its off-Broadway debut and BILLY ELLIOT had its Best Musical Tony-winning run, another musical had already dealt with the world of mines and mining: A TIME FOR …
Happy Eighty-Ninth, Angela Lansbury!
By Peter Filichia
The first three words that Angela Lansbury ever sang in a Broadway musical would in time turn out to be thoroughly inaccu…
Too bad there isn't a meter to measure civic pride. If there were, Mason City, Iowa " the real River City that bookwriter-composer-lyricist Meredith Willson fictionalized in his Tony-winning…
It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. This Week: A CA…
By Peter Filichia
"Forty-five ways to go," my buddy Ed Weissman wrote after he read my column inspired byWonderful Town's song for Ruth Sherwood: "100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man."
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Eleven shows in seven states in eleven days. Pretty good, if I do say so myself.
By Peter Filichia
In Wonderful Town, Rosalind Russell played Ruth Sherwood, a bright if not dazzlingly attractive woman who decries her bad luck with the opposite sex. (You can hear h…
Apologies to Angela Lansbury. She hardly belongs in "Leftovers," but yesterday I DID have the chance to interview the legend and wanted you to know about it as soon as possible.
By Peter Filichia
If you're reading this on Tuesday, September 23, it's the fiftieth anniversary of the day in 1964 that Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Jerome Robbins, Har…
He’d called and said he’d be a little late for the 10 a.m. rehearsal, so even when the clock struck 10:15 and Bernie Yvon hadn’t yet arrived, no one gave it much of a thoug…
Congratulations to Peter Alfano, Steven Bell, Susan Berlin, Pat Bracken, Scot Colford, Seth Christenfeld, Sarah Brett England, Darel Glaser, John Griffin, Cathy Jones, Tim Kraetsch, Jack Lec…
By Peter Filichia
"It's the little things, the little things" Elaine Stritch insisted in Company. And she was right -- little things do mean a lot. That's especially true of those lit…
It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. THIS WEEK: This Mu…
It was an inspired notion. Ten years after Sandy Wilson had struck gold as the bookwriter, composer and lyricist of THE BOY FRIEND, he decided to revisit those "perfect young ladies from fin…
Even a painting that's a masterpiece looks diminished if it isn't in the right frame.
Similarly speaking, a good play or musical -- even if it's wonderfully performed, directed and design…
By Peter Filichia
Last week, I used the excuse of "National Sewing Month" to introduce you to Pins and Needles.
Hey, whatever it takes. The 1962 studio cast album of Pins and …
It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. THIS WEEK: Let Me …
Living to be 90 represents a generous life span. Most of us, if we could, would sign a contract today if we were assured we'd be able to last that long. And yet, even after we see someone ha…
I have a question to ask you, but before I do, I want to stroll down memory lane. Let's return to February 6, 1988, when I attended the nuptials of one Tony Nunzio and Tina Vitale.
By Peter Filichia
September is National Sewing Month, so this would seem to be as good a time as any to honor people who work with pins and needles.
It's also a good chance to …
