1,448 stories by "Peter Filichia"
Sports fans mark May 3 as the day Joltin' Joe Di Maggio (and future Mr. Marilyn Monroe) made his major league debut with the New York Yankees in 1936. Historians will tell you that May 3 was…
Many strange twists lead to 'Are You There, McPhee?' -- a new play from the Tony-winning John Guare.
The national tour of the Broadway revival is at NJPAC through May 6.
George Street Playhouse hosts an evening with Marlo Thomas. Also: An 'Idol' alum takes center stage at Paper Mill.
Last week, we talked about I Do! I Do! " a sweet musical about a marriage that lasted 50 years. But Michael and Agnes were married circa 1900 " more than 100 years ago. I Do! I Do! opened in…
By Peter Filichia --
Tra-la! It's May! The lusty month, as Queen Guenevere once taught us in Camelot. When the last day of April concludes, many of us find this marvelous musical theater s…
So what's the first musical in which the male and female leads play guitars? You're going through your list of rock musicals, aren't you? My guess is The Sound of Music, in which both Maria …
James Glossman directs the Tony-winning Michael Frayn play, which explores the relationship between two atomic scientists.
As I head to the Bickford Theatre in Morris Township, New Jersey, I must confess that I'm apprehensive. Will I Do! I Do! do in 2012? After all, the Tom-Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical chronicle…
Could the average theatergoer possibly be interested in the life of Avi Hoffman? Yes.
But it's unfocused, and possibly offensive.
By Peter Filichia --
She wrote a play called Happy Birthday, so why shouldn't we wish her one?
Granted, Anita Loos, born April 26, 1888, is no longer with us. For that matter, Happy Birth…
Something greatly interested me about Eric Simonson's Magic/Bird " although it wasn't the play itself.
The stage at Hoboken's Mile Square Theatre seems to become a boxing ring.
The show, unfortunately, features only one actor.
So when's the last time you took a good look at WORKING? The script and score for the musical that opened on Broadway more than a third-of-a-century ago keeps getting facelifts. The newest o…
It's Bev Sheehan's show, and it's a hit.
Also: Surflight Theatre's new battle
Peter Filichia gives us the scoop on the new production
By Peter Filichia "
Florence Henderson may be known as Carol Brady to millions upon millions, but to those of us who follow Broadway, she'll always be the leading lady of four musicals that…
How often do we get the chance to see not one, but two performers who were part of the original 1971 cast of Follies?
As an actor and playwright, Avi Hoffman tries to keep Jewish culture alive.
The recent Paper Mill Playhouse production of DAMN YANKEES was so nice that I saw it twice. (Those in Seattle will be able to catch this production from April 21 to May 20, 2012.) That the o…
Also: Lorna Luft hosts "Center Stage Celebration."
In the Red Bank show, the singer freely owns up to three score and two years.
