Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Carey Purcell talk about The Balusters. Schmigadoon, Kenrex, Rocky Horror, Ragtime, Fallen Angels, Broadway’s Next Hit Musical @ 54 Below, Proof, Beaches, and The Lost Boys

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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: Mama, A Rainbow from Minnie’s Boys

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.

Coming up on May 19: 54 Sings Lerner & Loewe, @ 54 Below

July 1-3: See Michael in 1776! @ Ghostlight Players on Staten Island

James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
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Carey Purcell | Website | Instagram
Carey is a writer and editor whose nonfiction writing on theater, film, feminism and health care has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, Vanity Fair, The Nation, TDF Stages, Theatermania and The Village Voice, among others. She has also served on the editorial staffs of Playbill and People. Her nonfiction book, From Aphra Behn to Fun Home: A Cultural History of Feminist Theater, which was published in 2019 by Bloomsbury.

Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara on Bringing a Little-Seen Noël Coward Comedy Back to Life By Carey Purcell

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Reviews:

CP + MP: The Balusters @ the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, through June 7, 2026

CP: Schmigadoon! @ the Nederlander Theatre, through January 3, 2027

MP + CP: Kenrex @ the Lucille Lortel Theatre, through June 27, 2026

CP: The Rocky Horror Show @ Studio 54, through November 29, 2026

MP: Ragtime @ LCT’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, through August 2, 2026

CP: Fallen Angels @ Todd Haimes Theatre, through June 7, 2026

MP: Broadway’s Next Hit Musical, feat Giuseppe Bausilio & The Best Improvisers in NYC! @ 54 Below

CP: Lightning round! Proof, Beaches, and The Lost Boys
Proof @ Booth Theatre, through July 19, 2026
The Lost Boys @ Palace Theatre
Beaches, A New Musical @ the Majestic Theatre

News:

Broadway’s The Book of Mormon Cancels More Performances After Theatre Fire By Diep Tran, Logan Culwell-Block
A May 4 fire in the Eugene O’Neill Theatre’s spotlight booth caused major damage and resulted in the venue receiving a vacate order.

Broadway’s The Book of Mormon has been forced to cancel performances through May 17 following a May 4 fire at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, according to a new statement released by the production and ATG Entertainment, owner of the O’Neill.

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Peter’s Brainteaser:

This week’s question, this co-librettist of a 1940s hit has a last name that’s an anagram for the first name of a character in that musical. The performer who played the character would later marry someone who’d become a legendary successful director choreographer. But that legendary success came sometimes after they had divorced. Who’s the librettist? What’s the name of the musical he co wrote? What’s the name of the character whose first name is an anagram of his surname? Who played the character? And what director-choreographer became a spouse?

Michael’s Musical Moments

“The Lusty Month of May,” from Camelot; Julie Andrews and OBC

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