Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Lucie Arnaz.

Jan Simpson joins in and we review Mary Page Marlowe @ Second Stage Theater, Log Cabin @ Playwrights Horizons, Cyprus Avenue @ Public Theater, Hairspray @ The Argyle Theatre, and The Saintliness of Margery Kempe @ The Duke on 42nd Street.

We also have an in-depth discussion about Actor’s Equity renaming of the Gypsy Robe.

 

 

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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.

Jena Tesse Fox | Twitter

Jena is a theater writer and reviewer whose articles have appeared online at TimeOutNewYork.com, Playbill.com, BroadwayWorld.com and NewYorkTheaterGuide.com.

James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook

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Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook

MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist. 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.

Jan Simpson | [email protected] | Facebook | Twitter

Broadway & Me

JAN SIMPSON is the Director of the Arts and Culture Journalism program at CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism, and also writes for TDF Stages, American Theater and has her own blog at Broadway & Me. Her podcast, Stagecraft, is part of the BroadwayRadio network, and she is also a co-host of Theater Talk on PBS.

 

Notes and links for the podcast.

Peter is at Music Theatre Wichita seeing Freaky Friday. but we have pre-recorded trivia at the end.

 

Guest: Lucie Arnaz

IBDB

LucieArnaz.com

Lucie’s Birdland Birthday Bash!!

Songs From My Musical Past @ Birdland, 315 West 44th Street

Tuesday, July 17, 2018 through Saturday, July 21, 2018

 

Reviews: 

JS: Mary Page Marlowe @ Second Stage Theater, 305 West 43rd Street, through August 12, 2018

MP: Log Cabin @ Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd Street, through July 15, 2018

JF + JS: Cyprus Avenue @ Public Theater, LuEsther Hall, 425 Lafayette Street, through July 29, 2018

JM: Hairspray @ The Argyle Theatre, 34 West Main Street, Babylon, NY 11702, through August 26, 2018

Babylon Village

Long Island Rail Road

— This Week on Broadway for May 27, 2018: Evan Pappas

— Penny Pingleton played by Christina Emily Jackson

— Seaweed Stubbs played by Malcolm Franklin

 

JS: The Saintliness of Margery Kempe @ The Duke on 42nd Street, 229 West 42nd Street, through August 26, 2018

 

News: 

Actors’ Equity: Renaming of Gypsy Robe

Press Release from Actors’ Equity: Actors’ Equity Association Announces “Legacy Robe” As the New Name For the Broadway Tradition Celebrating Chorus Members

Lifting the Curtain on the Gypsy Robe by Carol Silverman and Petra Gelbart

As Actors Equity prepares to announce a new name for its beloved Broadway ceremony, here’s a look at why they made the change.

 

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Music:

They’re Playing Our Song (1979 Original Broadway Cast Recording)

03 If He Really Knew Me

05 They’re Playing My Song (Hers)

 

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