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

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Notes:

1. Matt’s BroadwayWorld article based on this interview

2. Click here to purchase “Shakespeare: Exits & Entrances” featuring Judi Dench,  David Suchet, Jeffery Dench, Emilia Fox, and Oliver Dench

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere discuss The Total Bent @ The Public Theater, Hadestown @ New York Theater Workshop, Chita Rivera at Café Carlyle, The Roger Rees Awards, Fiddler on the Roof @ Broadway Theatre, Mame 50th Anniversary Celebration, Show Boat’s 1936 film. We also discuss the leading actor/actress in a play/musical nominations.

 

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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, Kritzerland, 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: 

PF: The Total Bent @ Anspacher Theater (The Public Theater), through June 19

PF + JM: Hadestown @ New York Theater Workshop,  through June 12, 2016

MP: Chita Rivera in An Evening of My Favorite Songs at Café Carlyle, April 19-30

MP: The Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance (Formerly The Gershwin Awards) Sarafina Morency and Alexander Pacella won the award and will represent the Greater New York Metro-area at the 8th annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards at the Minskoff Theatre on June 27.

PF: Fiddler on the Roof @ Broadway Theatre

MP: Mame 50th Anniversary

MP: Show Boat. 1936 film. Directed by James Whale screening at MOMA

MP: Anita Gillette

 

Tony Awards: Leading Actor/Actress in a Play/Musical 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Gabriel Byrne, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Jeff Daniels, Blackbird

Frank Langella, The Father

Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III

Mark Strong, Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Laurie Metcalf, Misery

Lupita Nyong’o, Eclipsed

Sophie Okonedo, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible

Michelle Williams, Blackbird

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Alex Brightman, School of Rock—The Musical

Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof

Zachary Levi, She Loves Me

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton

Leslie Odom, Jr., Hamilton

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Laura Benanti, She Loves Me

Carmen Cusack, Bright Star

Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple

Jessie Mueller, Waitress

Phillipa Soo, Hamilton

 

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Next Week: 

Explicit: No

Music:

Music from “Shuffle Along, or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed” provided by the production.

— 04 Shuffle Along

— 08 They Won’t Remember [...]

Listen: #AmericanPsycho to Close, @LeonaLewis Tops the #GrizList, & More

“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. “American Psycho” to Close on Broadway June 5th

2. “Cats” Get Some “Burning Love”

British pop star Leona Lewis will star in Cats because apparently no Americans can sing by Adam Feldman

3. Cirque du Soliel’s “Paramour” Opens on Broadway

4. Show Casting Announcements

— “Something Rotten” Adds Three Good Eggs

— Brian D’arcy James has exited the CBS pilot based on Tracy Letts’ 2008 play “Superior Donuts.”

— “Phantom” Welcomes Three to the Opera

5. Tonys Announce First round of Presenters

6. Recommendations

— Crosswalk “Lion King”

— BWW Exclusive: Dame Judi Dench Discusses Shakespeare, Her Passion, CATS, Potential Broadway Return by Matt Tamanini

Listen: @DearEvanHansenMakes a Move, @DivaRobbie Recaps #ColorPurple Change

“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. “Dear Evan Hansen” will officially come to Broadway this November

2. Arthur Miller’s “The Price” Coming to Broadway

3. Encores Finds its Runaways

4. Cynthia Erivo Exits “Color Purple” Mid-Show

5. Robbie Rozelle join us!

Guys, @CynthiaEriVo ran a half marathon and then did two shows of @BwayColorPurple the other day. I marathoned THE JINX on my couch.

— Robbie Rozelle (@divarobbie) May 23, 2016

6. Odds & Ends

— “Hamilton” Goes Platinum

— Gyllenhaal’s “George” Sells Out

— Diana Degarmo Gets Marvelous

— Merrily Development

— Nicole Kidman Gets Her Off-Broadway Cuddles

— Big Screen “Little Mermaid”

— “Beauty and the Beast” Trailer Tre-dux

Listen: @LenaHallRocker to tour #Hedwig, #JakeGyllenhaal Sings #Sondheim, and More!

“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.  “Tuck Everlasting” to Close this Sunday

2. James Marino to Move to California for October and November (Lena Hall to reprise her Tony-winning role as Yitzhak opposite Darren Criss in San Francisco and Los Angeles from October 2nd-November 27th)

3. Jake Gyllenhaal to Lead “Sunday in the Park” Concert

4. The West End Finds a New Adelaide in Rebel Wilson

5. Deaf West Raising Funds to Perform on the Tonys

6. Show and Casting Announcements

— Skeggs and Kuhn Return to the Fun Home

— All-Female “Taming of the Shrew”

7. Michael Riedel: Sorry, ‘Hamilton’ won’t break ‘Producers’ Tony record

Listen: @TheBwayLeague Announces New Record, @LeonaLewis for #Cats?

“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)

BroadwayRadio on Twitter | Facebook

Notes:

1.  Record-Braking Season and Weekly Grosses

2. This week was a marked improvement over the previous week with Broadway seeing a ten and a quarter percent increase in tickets sold and a 9.8 percent increase in terms of grosses

3. Obie Award Winners

4. Has ALW Found his New Cat in British pop star Leona Lewis?

5. Atlantic Theater Announces 2016-2017 Season

6. Seller and Suarez Ink Deal with Universal Television

7. Arts for Autism Benefit

8. VIDEO: First Official Teaser Trailer for Disney’s Live Action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is Here!

9. This Week on Broadway for May 22, 2016: Lindsay Jones

— @ 37:20 into This Week on Broadway, Michael Portantiere says that these are the best shows on Broadway.

— How to Keep a Musical Great: Call Heather Headley and Marin Mazzie by BEN BRANTLEY

Opening Music: 42nd Street (2001 Revival Broadway Cast) – 12. We’re In The Money

Listen: @DramaLeague winners, @OakSmash gets #Frozen, @MjRodriguez7 thanks Telsey

“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. Drama League Award Winners

— The OHenry Report by Oliver Roth & OHenry Productions

2. This Week’s Schedule

— Monday: MTC’s “Incognito” at New York City Center

— Theatre World Awards Tonight

— Obie Awards

— Tuesday: “Peer Gynt” at Classic Stage Company

— “The Total Bent” at The Public

— Thursday: Outer Critics Circle Awards

— “Frozen” Lab News

— Okieriete Onaodowan (Oak)

— St. James renovation

3. Show and Casting Announcements

— Rachel Tucker is “Wicked” good

— “Indecent” Extends

— M.J. Rodriguez Thanks Telsey for “Hamilton” Audition

4. Recommendations

— TEDxBroadway Videos

— “Beauty and the Beast” trailer

Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Matt Tamanini talk with composer and sound designer Lindsay Jones.Peter reviews Do I Hear a Waltz? at New York City Center. Michael revisits The King and I, and The Color Purple. Michael also reviews School for Scandal. Matt reviews the HBO production of All The Way.

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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.

Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE.

Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE.

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If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below.

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, Kritzerland, 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: Lindsay Jones  (begins at 4:30)

Twitter

Facebook

LindsayJones.com

The Collaborator Party, headed by theatrical sound designers Lindsay Jones and John Gromada, announced that their event will return for a second year in New York City, after last year’s party demolished all attendance expectations with a complete and total sell-out crowd. The Collaborator Party is the official Tony night party for the theatre sound community and all of their collaborators. The main party will be held June 12, 2016 at Flatiron Hall (38 W. 26th St. in New York City) from 7pm-11pm.

www.collaboratorparty.com

Lindsay Jones (original music and sound design) – Broadway: Bronx Bombers and A Time to Kill. Off-Broadway: Dry Powder, Barbecue, Wild With Happy, The Brother/Sister Plays (Public Theater), Bootycandy, The Burnt Part Boys (Playwrights Horizons), Mr. Joy (LCT3), Top Secret (NYTW), Rx, The Morini Strad, Something You Did, String Of Pearls, Boy (Primary Stages) and many others. Regional: Guthrie Theater, Hartford Stage, Alliance, Goodman, Old Globe, ACT, Chicago Shakespeare, Steppenwolf, La Jolla Playhouse, Arena Stage and many others. International: Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Canada) and Royal Shakespeare Company (England), as well as productions in Austria, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Scotland. Awards: seven Joseph Jefferson Awards and 23 nominations, two Ovation Awards and three nominations, LA Drama Critics Circle Award and three Drama Desk Award nominations, two Helen Hayes nominations as well as nominations for Barrymore, Henry Hewes Design and many others. Film scoring credits include Magnolia Pictures’ The Brass Teapot and HBO Films’ A Note of Triumph (2006 Academy Award, Best Documentary).

Tug Of War at Chicago Shakespeare, which is a two-part 12 hour rock and roll musical, made up of 6 Shakespeare plays.

The Wiz at Oregon Shakespeare Festival

The Madwoman In The Volvo, starring Sandra Tsing Loh (from NPR) at Pasadena Playhouse

Privacy at the Public Theater in NYC, starring Daniel Radcliffe

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“The Sound of Musicals,” is a monthly podcast devoted to musical theatre recordings of all types, including Broadway cast albums, London cast albums, studio cast albums, and soundtrack recordings of the films of stage musicals.

Hosted by Michael Portantiere

Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook

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.

 

 

MATT KOPLIK is the creator and host of Baking it On Broadway, a popular web series in which Broadway actors discuss the inner workings of Broadway shows, all while baking a dessert. Matt holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Emerson College and is a member of Actors’ Equity Association. His Playbill collection is legendary.

 

 

 

Lee Roy Reams photograph by Michael Portantiere

 

Lee Roy Reams in OKLAHOMA!

 

 

5:45 — Sweet Charity: A New Musical Comedy (1966 Original Broadway Cast)

SWEET CHARITY is music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields

 

9:05 — Sweet Charity (1969 Motion Picture Soundtrack)

19:55 — Lee Roy Reams, Bonnie Franklin and Ensemble in “She’s No Longer a Gypsy,” Applause: Original 1970 Broadway Cast

APPLAUSE is music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams

 

28:30 — Lorelei (Original 1973 Broadway Cast Recording)

“I Won’t Let You Get Away” from LORELEI is by Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green

 

42:05 — 42nd Street Cast Recording

42nd STREET songs have music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin

 

52:20 — Bright Star (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

56:35 — The Color Purple (New Broadway Cast Recording)

1:01:35 — Paint Your Wagon (Encores! Cast Recording 2015)

Listen: @ATGTickets Founders Step Down & @PublicTheaterNY Announces Season

“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)

BroadwayRadio on Twitter | Facebook

Notes:

1. Ambassdor Theatre Group Founders Step Aside

2. The Public Theatre Announces 2016-2017 Season

3. The Collaborator Party to Celebrate Sound on Tony Night

Admission is free, but you must register in advance at http://www.collaboratorparty.com

4. Actor’s Equity Elections

5. Show and Casting Announcements

— Radio City Casting

— A Record-Setting Wicked Witch Returns to Oz

— “School of Rock” Sets London Dates

— “Nice Fish” Swimming to London

 

 

— A New Reason to be Pretty Happy

— Douglas Hodge, Kelli Barrett to Star in Arden’s “My Fair Lady”

—Adam and Anthony Extend at 54 Below

6. Recommendations

Vogue Tony Spread

Broadway’s Most Electrifying Productions This Season – Vogue

Broadway Commercials

The musical ads you saw if you grew up in New York in the ‘70s and ’80s by Tom McGeveran

Sound of Musicals

Ensemblist Live Show

NYC PodFest May 22, 2016 8:15 PM, tickets $10 | 21+

John Arthur Greene, Janet Krupin and Douglas Lyons

Cake Shop | 152 Ludlow Street