1,448 stories by "Peter Filichia"
Honor thy great-grandfather and great-grandmother. You can do so by seeing AMERIKE " THE GOLDEN LAND at the National Yiddish...Continue Reading
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And it starts out so good. After we watch the King of Denmark killed and then lying in state, we're...Continue Reading
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Frankly, it isn't that scary. And I'm the kind of guy who shuts his eyes tight whenever I'm subjected to...Continue Reading
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Talk about being "in the room where it happens" … That's exactly where you'll be if you attend BLOOD ON...Continue Reading
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"People thought I was crazy to do this," he told the audience after he took his final curtain call....Continue Reading
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Would they applaud and cheer the assassination? Well, we now know that Delta Airlines and Bank of America didn't. But...Continue Reading
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In April, when I e-mailed Ike Murry McEntire about attending his Murry’s Dinner Playhouse in Little Rock, he wrote to...Continue Reading
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What's good for the boys in THE FULL MONTY is good for THE GIRLS. The fine new London musical by...Continue Reading
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An apologetic Curtis Taylor, Jr.? In every production of DREAMGIRLS that I've seen, when Curtis must tell his girlfriend Effie...Continue Reading
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So, as the expression goes in all murder mysteries, "Whodunnit?" The answer: scenic designer Anna Louizos. But I don't...Continue Reading
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Here’s a twist to that old question: "Is there life after death?" In the new musical CURVY WIDOW, the issue...Continue Reading
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He started challenging audiences 60 years ago by writing lyrics that would be sung by street gangs. Horrendous mothers, crooked...Continue Reading
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I've seen the 1971 film and the 2005 one as well — and was appalled each time. Whether the...Continue Reading
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Alas, there won't be a June Brainteaser. This is my last column for Kritzerland. I need more time to work on a musical with Douglas J. Cohen and Gerard Alessandrini. Wish us luck!
This is Peter’s final column in ‘Filichia on Friday.’ It’s been a pleasure and an honor to share this column with our DCMTA writers. THIS WEEK: The Answer to M…
It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. Take The 2016 B…
Congratulations to Fred Abramowitz, Peter Alfano, Steve Bell, Susan Berlin, Brigadude, Regina Miller DeCuzzi, Bill Downs, Laura Frankos, Ingrid Gammerman, Kurt Ganzl, John Griffin, Joe Harri…
So we hear Kurt Peterson tell the audience at the end of the newly released compact disc WHEN EVERYTHING WAS POSSIBLE. It's the show he did with Victoria Mallory at City Center on April 29, …
With the inaugural Excellence in Theatre Education Award presented at the 2015 Tony Awards, theatre education felt the well-deserved spotlight. Now, Skylar Astin, Eva Noblezada and more high…
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: The …
The Puritans, as SOMETHING ROTTEN! has been reminding us for more than a year, hated the theater because they thought it Godless. Well, perhaps in was in those days, but you have to admit th…
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: Long…
Alas, the famous original production of LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT was before my theatergoing time. So although I can't officially offer an eyewitness report that would verify all the goo…
Do you think that when Benjamin Walker leaves AMERICAN PYSCHO (which I reviewed at www.broadwayselect.com) that The Naked Cowboy will take his place?
Faithful readers may recall that last week I spoke about my discussion at Penn State with Scott Miller, the august author of wonderful musical theater books and the artistic director of New …
