1,448 stories by "Peter Filichia"
Of the hundred-plus pre-Broadway tryouts that I've witnessed " literally in Philly, Boston and Baltimo' " one of the most...Continue Reading
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In musical theater, there's one cliché that doesn't hold true. "You never get a second chance to make a first...Continue Reading
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What a bitch. That's a terrible thing to say about anyone, of course, but let the punishment fit the crime...Continue Reading
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It doesn't hit the bull's eye on the target, but it's only one mere circle away from it. MILES FOR...Continue Reading
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Alas, John Lithgow has taken a bit of a beating with his one-man STORIES BY HEART at the American Theatre....Continue Reading
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Most of the time when people speak of The Golden Age of the Broadway Musical, they start with OKLAHOMA! in...Continue Reading
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They came to have a good time, and indeed they did. Once again, playgoers at B Street Theatre in Sacramento...Continue Reading
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Mel Brooks might have been incorrect. It's not necessarily good to be the king. Take King Philippe V (1683-1746). He...Continue Reading
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You're having dinner at someone's house and are fed one utterly delicious dish after another. Eventually you're so full...Continue Reading
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"And then I woke up." How many times have grammar-school teachers run into this line at the end of...Continue Reading
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If you read a review of a movie and then go to the multiplex, you'll see frame-for-frame exactly what the...Continue Reading
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The audience's grunt came early. With all the charges of sexual harassment in the news, there was an extra punch...Continue Reading
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For the last third of a century, a concerted effort has been made to have children become aware of...Continue Reading
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It sounds impossible. And it SHOULD be impossible. But David Greenspan is proving that it isn't. He's decided to memorize...Continue Reading
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Only the incarcerated disagree. But all other adults will tell you that time goes fast. A fall from grace can...Continue Reading
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They must have watched each of "the classic 39 episodes" at least 39 times. For Michael McGrath has indeed become...Continue Reading
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It would seem to be an impossible task. How could two writers take one of Shakespeare's "problem plays" and have...Continue Reading
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Was this another way of celebrating WEST SIDE STORY's 60th anniversary? Last week, the venerable 1957 musical was much in...Continue Reading
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It's almost getting monotonous. Every new mounting of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG shows that its many, many assets far outweigh...Continue Reading
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One of the first lines you'll hear is "I could kill a fag right now." Don't get up to leave....Continue Reading
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But why? In his new play INANIMATE, Nick Robideau tells us about an atypical sexual fetish that may surprise some,...Continue Reading
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What an understatement. PRINCE OF BROADWAY? He became the king a long time ago. But because Harold's surname is Prince,...Continue Reading
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Bette Midler may not be getting better or stronger entrance applause. At THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER, a tsunami of...Continue Reading
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Experiencing A PARALELLOGRAM at Second Stage is the theatergoer's version of walking into a meadow, spotting a butterfly, trying to...Continue Reading
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Last Tuesday night at HELLO, DOLLY! Beanie Feldstein made the audience adore Minnie Fay; David Hyde Pierce and Kate...Continue Reading
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