Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson talk about Giant, Every Brilliant Thing, Masquerade, Mexodus @ Daryl Roth Theatre, Monte Cristo @ Theatre at St. Jean’s, Maltby & Shire’s About Time @ Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, and Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet @ Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA). Peter Filichia joins us at the end for his Brainteaser.

On March 1, the cast and crew gathered at Gibney studios for the first official rehearsal and Meet & Greet. Photos by Andy Henderson

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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 – is available at finer retailers!

Showtune for Today: The March of the Siamese Children from The King and I

Jena Tesse Fox | Twitter | Instagram
JENA TESSE FOX has written about theater for many publications, including Playbill Magazine, BroadwayWorld, Time Out New York and HowlRound. She is a member of The League of Professional Theatre Women and the Drama Desk, and is a contributor to BroadwayRadio

Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook
MICHAEL PORTANTIERE has been a theater journalist for more than 50 years. The founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other publications, and he writes reviews of cabaret shows for NiteLifeExchange.com. Additionally, Michael is known as a producer and director of shows at 54 Below, the Laurie Beechman Theatre, and other venues.

An Evening with Charles Busch, Tuesday, March 31, 2026 @ The Laurie Beechman Theatre + Live Stream!

James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
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Jan Simpson | [email protected] | Facebook | Twitter
Broadway & Me
Jan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the blog Broadway & Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcasts Stagecraft and All The Drama. She has thrice served as a Pulitzer Prize juror.

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On March 1, the cast and crew gathered at Gibney studios for the first official rehearsal and Meet & Greet. Photos by Andy Henderson

JTF + JS: Giant @ Music Box Theatre, through June 28, 2026

[L to R] Aya Cash, John Lithgow, Stella Everett, Rachael Stirling – Photo by Joan Marcus

JTF + JS: Every Brilliant Thing @ Hudson Theatre, through May 24, 2026

MP: This past week, Michael has been on the Norwegian Cruise Line ship, The Breakaway

Shows on the ship: Burn The Floor, Red White & British, Rumors (A Fleetwood Mac concert)

Holy floating city!

JS: Masquerade @ 218 West 57th, New York, NY, 10019 (Lee’s Art Shop on 57th Street), through September 13, 2026 (Extended)

JTF: Mexodus @ Daryl Roth Theatre, through June 14, 2026

JS: Maltby & Shire’s About Time @ Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, through April 5, 2026

JS: The York Theatre production of Monte Cristo @ Theatre at St. Jean’s, through April 5, 2026

JTF: Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet @ Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA), through April 4, 2026
Written and Directed by Chela De Ferrari
Performed in Spanish with projected English translation

News:

Sardi’s take over by The Shubert Organization

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The longtime owner of the restaurant, a Theater District mainstay, is bowing out, and the Shubert Organization plans to reopen after a renovation, with the celebrity caricatures intact.

Groff last performance today in Just In Time

Future Episodes:

Peter’s Brainteaser:

If the four main characters in a certain Sondheim musical were to go skiing, where would be the most apt place for them to do it?

Michael’s Musical Moments

MISS SAIGON/MADAMA BUTTERFLY

Music Opener: “Little God of My Heart,” from MISS SAIGON, sung by Eva Noblezada

Music Closer: “Tu, tu, piccolo iddio,” from MADAMA BUTTERFLY, sung by Leontyne Price

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