Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Meg Bussert. Peter was in London and saw seven shows: The Karate Kid @ New Wimbledon Theatre, An Ideal Husband @ Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, The Producers @ Garrick Theatre, The Play That Goes Wrong, Grace Pervades @ Theatre Royal Haymarket, Mother Courage and Her Children @ Globe Theatre and Hercules @ Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Back in NYC, Michael saw Traviata In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY, and Peter saw One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest @ Studio 17.

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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!

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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.

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This Tuesday May 19: 54 Sings Lerner & Loewe @ 54 Below

Reviews:

Peter was in London and saw seven shows:
The Karate Kid @ New Wimbledon Theatre
An Ideal Husband @ Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
The Producers @ Garrick Theatre
The Play That Goes Wrong
Grace Pervades @ Theatre Royal Haymarket
Mother Courage and Her Children @ Globe Theatre
Hercules @ Theatre Royal Drury Lane

MP: Traviata | Casa Italiana Zerilli—Marimò at NYU

Traviata In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY

PF: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest @ Studio 17

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Peter’s Brainteaser:

He wrote the music to more than one Best Musical Tony winner before he wrote the score to a musical that opened in a more modest downtown cabaret.

One of the show’s song titles was a famous foreign word, although the songwriter spelled it differently.
Who’s the songwriter? What’s the musical? What’s the foreign word and how was it misspelled?

Michael’s Musical Moments

BRIGADOON

Music Opener: “Prologue” (from 2017 Encores! cast recording)

start at beginning and play through end (which fades out)

Music Closer: “Brigadoon” finale (OBC, 1947)

fade in around 2:03 and play through end

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