1,448 stories by "Peter Filichia"
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Julie Andrews played Maria von Trapp on stage two years before she started filming The Sound of Music.
Well, at least in a manner of speaking. Andrews actually portr…
Good Friday would seem to be an apt day to discuss Jesus Christ Superstar, wouldn't you say? Only minutes into the new production at the Neil Simon, director Des McAnuff displays an idea tha…
In the musical, a successful writer and struggling actress try to make it work.
Peter Filichia lets us know what's happening on New Jersey stages
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Liza Minnelli certainly started off 1974 with a bang.
Not that 1973 was so bad. On March 27 of that year, Minnelli became the youngest performer to have won a Best A…
It was the month that we had The Sixth Annual Broadway Beauty Pageant, with the immensely talented Andrew Chappelle from Mamma Mia! taking the crown. But Andrew's such a nice young man that …
March is about to turn into April " which will remind many of us the lines that we learned in high school, college or grad school: "When April with his showers sweet with fruit the drought o…
Emily Mann will direct Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance."
By Peter Filichia "
So it was 50 years ago last week that Barbra Streisand made her first dynamic splash " when she opened on March 22, 1962 in I Can Get It for You Wholesale.
In Jerome W…
"You know why Oscar shouldn't have written that? He's never been in a whorehouse in his life."
All parents eventually get this question from their kids: "If there's a Mother's Day and a Father's Day, when's Children's Day?" Almost always, both parents immediately answer, "Every day." …
Here, Perry Arthur Kroeger has meticulously made the stage greatly resemble those beloved Seuss picture books.
A former government official reminisces about performing in an Oscar Wilde play. That starts him waxing rhapsodic about his encounters with Nikolai Lenin, James Joyce and Tristan Tzara, fath…
Peter Filichia gives us the scoop on what's happening in the Garden State
The verdict is in, and 'Twelve Angry Men' is the revival of the season
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Broadway overtures certainly let you know early on what The Expected Hit Ballad will be. Usually, after a rousing fanfare that previews The Most Stirring Songs, everyth…
Susan Stroman says she doesn't need pennies anymore. Well, of course, you say. Anyone who's choreographed five Broadway musicals (including the smash hit Crazy for You) as well as directed a…
The show "turns out to be a strange musical tragedy that offers only a smidgen of hope."
Former defensive tackle Mike Reid is showing "In This House" to audiences and critics at Two River Theatre Company.
Captivating 'Summer in Sanctuary' shows best efforts don't yield instant gratification
Peter Filichia gives us the scoop on what's happening on stage in the Garden State
Considering that the Yankees play in spring training has only been mediocre thus far, perhaps it's time to switch our allegiance to the Senators
Steve McIntyre “Blood: A Comedy†portrays a dysfunctional family. It stars, from left, Jessica O’Hara-Baker, Noreen Farley and David Miceli. Playwright D…
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When the members of the Oscar committee first met in 2008 to discuss possible Best Song nominations for the 2007 film year, many felt that "Falling Slowly" from Once sho…
