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Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review New York City Opera’s production of Candide, The Present, Titanic @ Signature Theatre, The Secret Garden @ Shakespeare Theatre Company, New Yiddish Rep’s production of God of Vengeance, The Metropolitan Opera’s production of The Magic Flute, and Marilyn Maye @ Metropolitan Room.

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Panel:

Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook

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, Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select and many other places.

James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook

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Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook

MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist, whose work appears at TalkinBroadway, Everything Sondheim 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.

Matt Tamanini | Twitter

MATT TAMANINI 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.

Notes and links for the podcast.

 

Reviews: 

MP: New York City Opera’s production of Candide @ Frederick P. Rose Hall, (home of Jazz at Lincoln Center) through January 15, 2017

PF: The Present @ Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 West 47th Street, through March 19, 2017

MP: Titanic @ Signature Theatre, Arlington, VA, through January 29, 2017

MP: The Secret Garden @ Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington DC, through January 8, 2017

PF: New Yiddish Rep’s production of God of Vengeance @ La Mama, 74a East 4th Street, through January 22, 2017

MP: The Metropolitan Opera’s production of The Magic Flute (click here to see the illustrated synopsis)

MP: Marilyn Maye @ Metropolitan Room, through January 14, 2017

 

Discussion: 

Television, Film and Streaming: 

Tours: 

Podcasts:

Recordings: 

Post Script:

Next Week: 

Explicit: No

Music:

Overture from CANDIDE (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Marilyn Maye sings “I Love You Today” from SOPHIE

 

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Listen: Ruffalo to Replace Turturro in “The Price,” “James Earl Jones” Heads to A.R.T, and TCM to Air 24-Hour Debbie Reynolds Tribute!

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Notes:

1) Mark Ruffalo to Replace John Turturro in “The Price” on Broadway

2) James Earl Jones to Lead “Night of the Iguana” at A.R.T.

3) Telly Leung Rumored to be Broadway’s Next Aladdin

4) Amber Riley Diagnosed with Pneumonia, but will Return to “Dreamgirls”

5) Turner Classic Movies to Host 24-Hour Debbie Reynolds Tribute

HBO Releases Trailer for Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher Documentary

Listen: Broadway Breaks Box Office Records, “In Transit” Gets a New Star, and “Evan Hansen” Visits “Today” Yesterday!

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

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Notes:

“Something Rotten” Closing Curtain Call

1) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

Variety’s Look at 2016 Grosses

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Shows Break Records

“Oh, Hello” Breaks Lyceum Records

Disney’s Shows Break Records on Broadway and Around the World

“The Illusionists- Turn of the Century” Becomes Broadway’s Biggest Magic Show

2) Show and Casting News

Colin Hanlon to Replace Telly Leung in “In Transit”

Matthew Broderick Joins The New Group’s “Evening at the Talk House”

3) “Dear Evan Hansen” Performs Two Shows on “Today”

Ben Platt Performs “Waving through a Window”

Ben Platt and Lauren Dreyfuss Perform “Only Us”

Listen: “Mean Girls” to Premiere in DC this Fall, and We Chat with Broadway’s Busiest Princess, Laura Osnes!

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

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Notes:

1) “Mean Girls” Musical Confirmed for DC This Fall

2) Theatrical Schedule

Closed in the Past Week

“Fiddler on the Roof’s” Final Curtain Call

“Matilda’s” Final Curtain Call

“The Illusionists”

Closing this Week

“Les Liaisons Dangereuses” | “The Encounter” | “The Color Purple” | “Falsettos”

Opening this Week

“The Blueprint Specials” | “The Present”

3) Laura Osnes Interview

Don’t Rain on My Parade: 75 Years of Streisand | American Pops Orchestra

January 13, 2017 at 8 PM | Lisner Auditorium

Laura Osnes Twitter

Laura Osnes Instagram

Anything You Can Do — Laura Osnes & Santino Fontana

Listen: Hollywood Legend Debbie Reynolds Passes Away and Matt Interviews Broadway and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Star Donna Lynne Champlin!

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

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Notes:

1) Hollywood Legend Debbie Reynolds Passes Away a Day After her Daughter, Carrie Fisher

2) Matt Discusses “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Broadway, All-Female “Taming of the Shrew,” and more with Donna Lynne Champlin

Listen: Stage and Screen Star Carrie Fisher Dies at Age 60. Lin-Manuel Miranda Named AP Entertainer of the Year, and More.

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

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Notes:

1) Legendary Actress and Writer Carrie Fisher Passes Away

2) Lin-Manuel Miranda Named 2016 AP Entertainer of the Year

3) Christmas Week’s Holiday Grosses

4) “Falsettos” to Air on “Live from Lincoln Center” in 2017

5) Matt’s “Fences” Review

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Charles Busch. Reviews include Bright Colors and Bold Patterns, Othello at New York Theatre Workshop, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, and The Babylon Line at Lincoln Center Theater.

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This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week (mostly) since March 16, 2009 and is the longest running Broadway and theatrical podcast with more then 300 shows giving thousands of reviews and hundreds of interviews.

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Note: We had some audio problems throughout the show which decreased the quality of the recording at times. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Panel:

Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook

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, Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select and many other places.

James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook

BroadwayStars

Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook

MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist, whose work appears at TalkinBroadway, Everything Sondheim 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.

Matt Tamanini | Twitter

MATT TAMANINI 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.

 

Notes and links for the podcast.

 

Guest: Charles Busch

http://www.charlesbusch.com/

CHARLES BUSCH’S NEW YEAR’S EVE SHOW @ Feinstein’s/54 Below

Charles Busch on the First Time He Performed in Drag (The New York Times, December 20, 2016)

Charles on Wikipedia

CD @ Broadway Records: Charles Busch – Live at Feinstein’s/54 Below

PF + CB: Bright Colors and Bold Patterns @ Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow Street, through December 30, 2016

— Audition Disasters ~ Drew Droege

 

Reviews: 

JM + MP + PF: Othello @ New York Theatre Workshop, 79 East 4th Street, January 18, 2017

Marsha Stephanie Blake

Rachel Brosnahan

Daniel Craig

David Oyelowo

PF: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 @ Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th Street

JM + MP: The Babylon Line @ Lincoln Center Theater, 150 West 65th Street, through January 22, 2017

Maddie Corman

Randy Graff

Julie Halston

Michael Oberholtzer

Josh Radnor

Elizabeth Reaser

Frank Wood

Flashback: This Week on Broadway for October 9, 2016: Richard Greenberg

 

 

Discussion: 

 

Television, Film and Streaming: 

Tours: 

Podcasts:

Recordings: 

Post Script:

Next Week:  (Possible discussions that we didn’t get to this week)

PF: The Band’s Visit @ Atlantic Theater Company, Linda Gross Theater, 336 W. 20th St, through January 8, 2017

MP: Daniel Reichard @ Birdland, “DANIEL REICHARD’S GUIDE TO CHRISTMAS”

MP: Steven Brinberg @ 54 Below, “SIMPLY BARBRA HOLIDAY SHOW: THE MUSIC, THE MEM’RIES, THE MATZO…”

PF: Rancho Viejo @ Playwrights Horizons

 

Explicit: No

Music:

Charles Busch – Live at Feinstein’s/54 Below @ BroadwayRecords.com

4. Bill

12. What a Lot of Flowers/Hurry, It s Lovely Up Here

15. A Parade in Town/Sail Away

 

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Listen: Broadway Remembers Tony-Winner Dick Latessa, BroadwayHD to Stream “Holiday Inn,” and “Amelie” Out-of-Town Reviews!

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

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Notes:

1) Tony-Winner Dick Latessa Passes Away

Broadway Remembers Dick Latessa

2) BroadwayHD to Live-Stream “Holiday Inn” Next Month

3) Critics Weigh in on “Amelie” at the Ahmanson Center

4) Show and Casting News

The Donmar Warehouse’s All-Female “Tempest” to Transfer to St. Ann’s Warehouse

Original Bobby Child, Harry Groener, Joins MCP’s “Crazy for You” Concert

“Gentleman’s Guide” Stars Reunite for Lyric Opera of Chicago’s “My Fair Lady”

5) “Good Morning America” to Celebrate Andrew Lloyd Webber Tomorrow

6) From Broadway with Love DVD/Blu-Ray Set Now Available

Listen: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Casts Adults as Kids, Kate Walsh Heads to Roundabout, and Dick Van Dyke in Talks to Join “Mary Poppins” Sequel!

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

Any and all feedback is appreciated: [email protected] (James Marino) or [email protected] (Matt Tamanini)

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Notes:

1) Willy Wonka Finds the “Kids” for his Chocolate Factory

2) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

3) Show and Casting News

Kate Walsh to Lead “If I Forget” at Roundabout

Gabriel Ebert and Christopher Sears Join Harvey Fierstein in “Gently Down the Stream” at the Public

Joe Cassidy to Replace Eric Anderson in “Waitress”

4) Winter Broadway and Off-Broadway Weeks Announced

5) Dick Van Dyke in Talks to Appear in “Mary Poppins” Sequel

6) Annaleigh Ashford Says “Oh, Hello” in New Clip