Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Red Bull Theater’s production of The Imaginary Invalid, South Pacific @ John W. Engeman Theater, Bowl EP @ Vineyard Theatre, Matt Doyle: Bon Voyage! @ The Laurie Beechman Theatre, and Chiaroscuro: A Light and Dark Skin Comedy @ The Flea

Emily Swallow, Mark Linn-Baker and Manoel Felciano star in Red Bull Theater’s Off-Broadway production of THE IMAGINARY INVALID, by Molière, World Premiere adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, directed by Jesse Berger. Photo credit: Carol Rosegg

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Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook
PETER FILICHIA is a playwright, journalist, and historian with a number of books. Peter’s new day-by-day desk calendar – A SHOW TUNE FOR TODAY – 366 Songs to Brighten Your Year – has been released! Peter also has columns at Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select, and many other places.

Showtune for Today: Better with a Man from A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder

FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD will be done on Wednesday, June 11 at 7 p.m. and Thursday, June 12 at 2 p.m. at The Tank: 312 West 36th Street.

It’s $20, and you needn’t make reservations in advance; just show up before showtime.

An update on Peter’s annotation of “The Season”

Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook
MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist. He is the founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. 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.

Drama Desk Photo Feature

Drama Desk 2025
By Michael Portantiere
Nominees, eventual winners, presenters, special guests, and lots of fun folks in the audience gathered at NYU’s Skirball Center on Monday, June 1 for the 69th annual Drama Desk Awards. Here are Michael Portantiere photos of only a fraction of the notables on hand.

50th High School Reunion

James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
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All the Drama: “The Diary of Anne Frank”, 1956 Winner, Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Tony Awards rehearsal going on right now at RCMH (as we record)

How to watch the 2025 Tony Awards by Adam Feldman
Seven things to know about watching the 2025 Tony Awards on TV, online or on the town

The 35 best Tony Awards performances of all time by Adam Feldman
Divas and dancers stop the show in our updated list of the best musical Tony Awards performances of all time

Wayman Wong’s 2025 Tony Awards Appetizers
Bagels With the Last Five Schmears
Buena Vista Social Club Sandwich
Dead Out-Slaw
Floyd Collards
Just in Thyme
Maybe Happy Endive
The Picture of Durian Gray
Real Women Have Hors d’Oeuvres
Smash-ed Burgers

Reviews:

Mark Linn-Baker and Sarah Stiles star in Red Bull Theater’s Off-Broadway production of THE IMAGINARY INVALID, by Molière, World Premiere adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, directed by Jesse Berger. Photo credit: Carol Rosegg

PF: Red Bull Theater’s production of The Imaginary Invalid @ New World Stages, through June 29, 2025

MP: South Pacific @ John W. Engeman Theater (Northport, NY), through June 29, 2025

Mike McGowan and Taylor Aronson in South Pacific @ John W. Engeman Theater

OGHENERO GBAJE, ESSENCE LOTUS in Bowl EP. Photo by Carol Rosegg

PF: Bowl EP @ Vineyard Theatre, through June 22, 2025
Produced by Vineyard Theatre and National Black Theatre in association with The New Group
Written and directed by Nazareth Hassan, with music by Free Fool

ESSENCE LOTUS and OGHENERO GBAJE in Bowl EP. Photo by Carol Rosegg

MP: Matt Doyle: Bon Voyage! @ The Laurie Beechman Theatre
Music Direction by Evan Zavada

–> Matt Doyle, Jeanna De Waal Starring in The Great Gatsby in South Korea
Performances run August 1-November 9 at the GS Arts Center in Gangnam District.

PF: Chiaroscuro: A Light and Dark Skin Comedy @ The Flea, through June 22, 2025
The World Premiere of Chiaroscuro is produced by National Black Theatre in association with The Flea.
Written by Aishah Rahman
Directed by abigail jean-baptiste

News:

BEETLEJUICE returns to Broadway October 8, 2025, to play The Palace for limited 13-week engagement

MP: Paramount Theater and it’s history

Next Week:

Peter’s Brainteaser:

An expression often written on a postcard became the title of a play.

When that play was made into a musical, the sentence that often followed that expression on a postcard became the show’s title.
What’s the play and the musical?

Michael’s Musical Moments

South Pacific @ John W. Engeman Theater (Northport, NY)

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