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MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist, whose work appears at TalkinBroadway, The Sondheim Review and BroadwayStars. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other major publications. You can see his photography work at FollowSpotPhoto.com.

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Show Notes

Time code: Topic

 

01:30 Interview with Patricia Morison (Happy Birthday Patricia, who is 101!)

— So In Love

— Wunderbar

— Brush Up Your Shakespeare

— Finale from Kiss Me, Kate

 

21:10 Hamilton cast recording review

— Alexander Hamilton

— You’ll Be Back

— Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story

 

33:06 Original London Cast recording of Sweet Charity starring Juliet Prowse

— If My Friends Could See Me Now

 

35:15 The Essential Stephen Sondheim by Masterworks Broadway

— Send in the Clowns

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Notes:

1. Roundabout Theatre Company’s latest revival of Bock and Harnick’s “She Loves Me” opened to unanimously rave reviews.

2. The stage adaptation of the iconic Roald Dahl novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” will make its long-awaited Broadway debut next spring.

3. Beth Behrs from 2 Broke Girls, will make her NY stage debut in the world premiere of MCC’s production of Halley Feiffer’s comedy “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City.”

4. HBO’s production of “All the Way,” with Bryan Cranston, set a May 21st premiere date for their film adaptation of Tony-winning play.

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1. Tony-winner Patina Miller and Tony-nominee Andrew Rannells will be announcing the Tony nominations on Tuesday, May 3rd at 8:30am.

2. “She Loves Me” opens tonight at Studio 54 on Broadway

At The Public, Phylicia Rashad returns to the New York stage tonight in TarellAlvin McCraney’s play “Head of Passes.”

3. San Francisco Symphony presenting Bernstein’s “On the Town.”

Kathleen McNenny will replace Liz Wisan in the role of “Woman” in the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway production of Florian Zeller’s “The Father” starring Frank Langella and Kathryn Erbe.

4. Hamilton Tickets

The Richard Rodgers announced that they will be capping the stand-by line at 30 people.

Ham App is now available in the iTunes App Store.

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1. Rejoicify! WICKED Brings in Over $1 Billion in Broadway Box Office Sale

2. Openings

The NY Premiere of new play Ironbound opens at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre tonight. By Polish born playwright Martyna Majok and Directed by Daniella Topol, the play stars Tony-nominee with Marin Ireland and is a darkly funny, heartbreaking portrait of a Polish immigrant cleaning lady for whom love is a luxury–and a liability–as she fights to survive in America.

Cagney return engagement begins previews tonight

The musical Cagney’s Off-Broadway return engagement starts previews tonight at the Westside Theatre. The show tells the life story of James Cagney and stars Robert Creighton, who also co-wright the music and lyrics with Christopher McGovern, Peter Colley wrote the book. Bill Castellino directs and Emmy-winner and Tony-nominee Joshua Bergasse choreographs.

3. Casting

Today, composer Jeanine Tesori who is the Encores! Off-Center Artistic Director announced that they will be holding open audtions for the teen cast of the concert production of Elizabeth Swa-dos’ Runaways, which was added to the schedule after her passing earlier this year. The auditions will be open to anyone 13-18 years old and will be held this Saturday, March 19th at Talent Unlimited High School on 6th Street. For more information, visit www.NYCityCenter.org/RunawaysAuditions

Theater People podcast Episode 37: Jeanine Tesori

Garen Scribner Joins AN AMERICAN IN PARIS on Broadway Tonight

4. An audience of morons riled up Whoopi Goldberg by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A New Weapon for Battling Cellphones in Theaters: Laser Beams

5. Q: Is Broadway Outpacing Hollywood On Race And Sex? A: Absolutely Maybe by Jeremy Gerard and Jordan Roth

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Notes:

1. Ham @ White House

2. Opening / Closing

3. Casting

4. Weekly Grosses

5. Stephen Sondheim: ‘Commercial theatre limits variety of musicals’

6. New York Superintendent Bans Swastikas From High School Production of THE PRODUCERS

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1) Hamilton performance at the White House

#Bam4Ham

Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, Sir

Freestylin with The President in the Rose Garden

2) OPENINGS & CLOSINGS

– Pulitzer Prize winner Kenneth Lonergan’s new play “Hold on to Me Darling” opened on Monday at the Atlantic Theater. The show stars Emmy-nominee Timothy Olyphant, Tony-nominee Jonathan Hogan, and Adelaide Clemens, who is one of the stars of the show Rectify, which is one of my five favorite shows on TV.

Directed by the Atlantic’s Artistic Director Neil Pepe, The play tells the story of a famous country music singer who begins to question the meaning of his life after his mother’s death, and runs through Sunday, April 3rd.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Timothy-Olyphant-Stars-in-HOLD-ON-TO-ME-DARLING-Opening-Tonight-at-Atlantic-Theater-20160314

– Ideation opens at 59E59 tonight. The show is a psychological thriller with a dark comic edge, and is presented by the San Francisco Playhouse, and runs through April 17th.

– Shuffle Along reminder- First preview today, Tuesday March 15th at the Music Box, and I will be anxiously awaiting the reports back from folks that got tickets to the first performance.

3) CASTING

The big casting news of the day is that WICKED and HAIRSPRAY favorite Shoshana Bean will be playing Fanny Brice in North Shore’s production of Funny Girl this summer. The North Shore Music Theatre is in Beverly, Massachusetts, and Funny Girl will run from June 7th-19th.

One thing to keep in mind about this casting is that Shoshana is an admittedly huge Barbra Streisand fan, and I imagine that this is one of those dream roles, so if you are in the Boston area, this summer, don’t miss out.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Shoshana-Bean-to-Star-in-North-Shore-Music-Theatres-FUNNY-GIRL-20160314

Musicals Tonight also announced the casting for their revival of DO RE MI, The Jule Styne and Comden and Green show for this spring. Patrick John Moran will be playing Hubie Cram, Laura Daniel will be playing Kay, and Daniel Marcus, Roger Rifkin, Michael Scott, Beth De Michele, and Tyler Milliron will also be featured. Do Re Me will run at The Lion Theatre on 42nd from March 22-April 3rd.

Then yesterday, we also had some fun TV musical casting to talk about. First the Fox Rocky Horror Show event has found it’s Usherette in singer Ivy Levan and Chad Michael Murray, from Marvel’s Agent Carter and One Tree Hill will be playing Sun Records Music Executive Sam Phillips in CMT’s TV adaptation of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET. If you saw the role on Broadway, that is the role that Hunter Foster originated.

4) Weekly Grosses

As they do every week, The Broadway League released the weekly grosses yesterday, and it looks like spring is starting on Broadway. 30 of the 31 shows that were on Broadway last week saw an increase in their revenue, but don’t feel badly for the one that didn’t, because it was Hamilton, which, despite a drop in $7,668 is still 131% of it’s Gross Potential, pulling in $1,758,555.

Five

The Humans

Noises Off

http://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm

5) New York Superintendent Bans Swastikas from a HS production of The Producers

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/New-York-Superintendent-Bans-Swastikas-From-High-School-Production-of-THE-PRODUCERS-20160314

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Notes:

1. Roundabout’s Revival of “The Robber Bridegroom”

2. Coming up this week on Broadway:

“Shuffle Along” begins previews on Tuesday 3/15

“She Loves Me” officially opens on Thursday 3/17

3. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Renewed for a second season

4. The entire cast of “Hamilton” is taking a field trip to the White House to try out their new educational innitiatives, do a concert for the First Family, and to shoot a bunch of #Ham4Ham videos

5. Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill on HBO. Hear Matt’s full review on This Week on Broadway for March 13, 2016: Patti Murin

James Marino, Michael Portantiere and Matt Tamanini talk with Patti Murin. Afterwards, we review The Royale, Boy, Red Speedo and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill on HBO.

 

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Panel:

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PETER FILICHIA is a theater journalist and historian with a number of books, his most recent is, “The Great Parade”, available everywhere. His columns appear at MTI, Kritzerland, Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select and many other places.

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MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist, whose work appears at TalkinBroadway, The Sondheim Review and BroadwayStars. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other major publications. You can see his photography work at FollowSpotPhoto.com.

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Matt is BroadwayWorld’s Senior TV and Film Critic and the host of the “Some Like it Pop” podcast, which is available on iTunes and Stitcher. You can connect with Matt on Twitter at @BWWMatt.

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Guest: Patti Murin

Blog: Literally Patti Murin

The One Where Patti Takes On the Chat Boards

The Actress Patti Murin Takes On Broadway Chat Board By MICHAEL PAULSON (The New York Times, March 12, 2016)

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Reviews:

JM + MP: The Royale @ Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, 150 West 65th Street, through May 1, 2016

MP: Keen Company’s production of Boy @ The Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street, through April 9, 2016

MP: Red Speedo @ New York Theatre Workshop, 79 E. 4th Street, through April 3, 2016

 

 

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Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill on HBO

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Music:

Lysistrata Jones (Original Broadway Cast Recording): Change the World (feat. Patti Murin)

Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill (Original Broadway Cast Recording): Crazy He Calls Me

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Review Roundup: BLACKBIRD, Starring Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams, Opens on Broadway – All the Reviews!

Official: GROUNDHOG DAY Musical Will Begin This July in London; Priority Ticket Sale Begins Today!

Spring on Broadway will be a bloodbath for new musicals by Michael Riedel

Literally Patti Murin

LIKE LITERALLY, I’M PATTI MURIN.

The One Where Patti Takes On the Chat Boards

Emmy Winner Mia Michaels to Direct, Choreograph NEW YORK SPECTACULAR at Radio City; Creative Team Set!

Danny Boyle in Talks to Helm MISS SAIGON Film Adaptation

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Notes:

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s LOVE NEVER DIES to Launch 2017 North American Tour in D.C.?

Christy Altomare and Derek Klena Will Reunite for Hartford Stage’s World Premiere of ANASTASIA- Full Cast Announced!

Neil Patrick Harris Working with Randy Weiner on Immersive Magic Show

AMERICAN PSYCHO Shifts Opening Night to April 21; Previews Begin 3/24

Theatre for a New Audience Extends PERICLES, Starring Christian Camargo

Danai Gurira’s FAMILIAR Extends at Playwrights Horizons

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Breaking News: NERDS Postpones Broadway Run

Broadway’s DISASTER! Brings the Storm to the Great White Way Tonight

Dolly Parton Developing Biographical Broadway Musical Featuring New & Classic Songs

ROMY & MICHELE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION, Starring A.J. Michalka and Stephanie Wall, to Make Musical Debut in Seattle

Seize the Day! NEWSIES National Tour Will Play Final Performance This Fall

HAMILTON National Tour Heading to Houston During 2017-18 Season

VIDEO: Brilliant HAMILTON Parody Depicts Rap Musical Bio of German Chancellor Angela Merkel