1,448 stories by "Peter Filichia"
Everyone has a dark side " even fairy tale characters, Dennis Giacino believes.
Were you still watching the Tonys at 10:20 p.m.? You probably were, because Sunday’s edition is considered one of the better shows of recent years. Even Dallas Maverick fans might have…
By Peter Filichia --
This June is bustin' out all over with a recording of Carousel that hasn't been available for decades. Look around! Look around! Look around! The first studio cast alb…
And so, at 11 pm, once The Book of Mormon won the Tony for Best Musical, the 2010-2011 season in New York came to an official end. Let’s take a look at it from A to Z: A is for Arianda…
Congratulations to Fred Abramowitz, Peter Alfano, John Atkins, AnyaToes, Susan Berlin, Brigadude, Laura Frankos, Ingrid Gammerman, John Griffin, Cathy Jones, David Kanter, Jack Lechner, Marc…
“Stay off the pipe, and don’t show your dick on the Internet.” That advice comes courtesy of Chris Rock. He made it his final remark after being the spokesperson for the ca…
You learn something new every day " or you're supposed to. And I did when "Scooterberwyn" and "BwayPassion" wrote to correct me on a lyric I'd cited. When I wrote about Damn Yankees last wee…
Be honest. When you heard that Beowulf Boritt got a Tony nomination as Best Scenic Designer of a Musical for The Scottsboro Boys, weren’t you a little surprised? Did you exclaim, &ldqu…
It’s Tuesday morning, May 31. Rory O’Malley is ironing, which is never any fun. The onerous task starts him muttering to himself while he removes every wrinkle from that white sh…
June 1. It’s suddenly 2011-2012, the beginning of a brand-new theater season. And while others are still making predictions on who’ll win the Tonys on the second Sunday of this m…
By Peter Filichia ---
It's a record that will probably never be beaten: The New York Yankees' Joe DiMaggio got a hit in 56 straight games in 1941. All the pitchers he conquered during that…
I drove to Massachusetts to be the commencement speaker at the graduation ceremonies at Arlington Catholic High School. As I took to the podium and saw the kids in their graduation robes, I …
He was a child of privilege, with a mother who was a CNN anchorwoman and a father who was chief of police in Atlanta. And he skyrocketed to fame in 2002, finishing second in the first season…
Well, I must admit that Part One of the Broadway University Final Examination has flummoxed a number of students. Of course, I haven’t heard from everyone, for the deadline is not unti…
So the Rapture didn't occur on Saturday. But one might have thought the world was about to end " and good riddance, too " from the show that Two River Theater Company opened that night.
Actually, you can sleep as much as you want at Sleep No More. No one insists you do much of anything once you enter the ravaged 27th Street building where this two-hour experience is ensconc…
By Peter Filichia --
More often than not, when the leads of a studio recording get into the recording booth, they're meeting for the first time. Their lack of chemistry is far too obvious …
Josh Gad told about the conversation he’d had with his 92-year-old grandfather. The young star of The Book of Mormon had let Gramps know that he was attending the Drama League Awards a…
On Wednesday, we had the first part of the 2011 Broadway University Final Examination, where you were asked to identify lyrics from 50 songs and shows. Now it’s time for the essay part…
A-A-B-A. It’s the classic structure of many show songs: two sections that are identical – which we each call “A” -- is followed by a different-sounding section called…
Admit it: when you became interested in musical theater and ran into albums for New Faces of 1952 and New Faces of 1956, you automatically assumed that there was a New Faces on Broadway each…
So which play did you think was going to win? Sam Bobrick’s The Psychic? Steve Braunstein’s The Tangled Skirt? Robert Ford’s The Fall of the House? Sorry, all you Braunstei…
Ann Harada's going to stick up for her young son's picking up a stick " and using it.
This weekend, I’ll spend a lot of time listening to Flahooley, the 1951 Broadway musical that celebrates its 60th anniversary on Saturday. I’ll also ruminate on the many years wh…
Next week, I’ll be giving the 2011 Broadway University Final Examination. And once again, based on many requests, it’ll be a two-part, as the Mid-Term was. Back in January, I dec…
