1,472 stories by "Peter Filichia"
"Never address criticism directly." That was President Dwight D. Eisenhower's policy, but in this one case, he'd made an exception....Continue Reading
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Eighteen actors at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival apparently agree with a line heard in THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE. "If it's...Continue Reading
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 A liberal battles staunch and skeptical conservatives who are angered by her attempt to change things. Sounds heavy, no? ...Continue Reading
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 As Charles Strouse wrote in his 2008 memoir PUT ON A HAPPY FACE, "Throughout history, the strongest drives in...Continue Reading
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Who knew that Cecily and Gwendolen would get The Seven Year Itch? Playwright Alice Scovell takes us to the eighth...Continue Reading
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Stevens and Treadway gravitate towards original plays that, like WAR DREAMER, look at extreme human behavior and have an experimental edge
 Victoria Clark is no Madeline Kahn. That's also true of Steven Boyer, Justin Cooley, Bonnie Milligan and Alli Mauzey....Continue Reading
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 How does he do it?!?!?! It's an oft-heard question at any magic show, and it's certainly heard at ASI...Continue Reading
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And to think that in 1981 they couldn't give tickets away. To be fair, however, the MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG...Continue Reading
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And they say that Bobby in COMPANY is a cipher. Sondheim and Furth's character is a six-point-six on the Richter...Continue Reading
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As you begin to watch the current revival of 1776, don't forget the 10-minute rule. It's been attributed to Sondheim,...Continue Reading
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After lyricist Leo Robin had written a song for The Big Broadcast of 1938, he incurred the censor's wrath. No,...Continue Reading
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 Good Lord! This is the same actor who, as a teen, was so endearing as Arpad in the 2016...Continue Reading
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All right, you missed MACBETH, PLAZA SUITE and AMERICAN BUFFALO, which all finished their runs as scheduled on July 10....Continue Reading
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If you've written a song called "Never Say No," aren't you automatically required to say "Yes!" to any suggestion? Nevertheless,...Continue Reading
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One big mistake made in the new revival of FUNNY GIRL has nothing to do with Beanie Feldstein. Those who...Continue Reading
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 Seeing Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker in PLAZA SUITE brought to mind the real surprise that theatergoers had...Continue Reading
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 How many hundreds of times have critics said "If you liked [name of old show], you'll love [name of...Continue Reading
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Think of a piece of wallpaper whose edge in the upper corner has come loose from insufficient or incompetent glue....Continue Reading
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As soon as the curtain rises on PASS OVER, we immediately have two questions. What is there at the bottom...Continue Reading
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As always, a Scott Miller book is one I reach for with relish. In his previous tomes, Miller has proved...Continue Reading
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As Albert Blossom sings in DOCTOR DOLITTLE, "I've never seen anything like it in my life." You haven't, either. And...Continue Reading
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"What's the worst thing that you've ever seen in all your trips to the theater?" It's a question that people...Continue Reading
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Oh, why not?! Let's face it: WEST SIDE STORY, in their faithful 1980 and 2009 revivals, set few pulses racing...Continue Reading
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Wouldn't a play with Josephine Baker, Margaret Sanger, Langston Hughes and Adam Clayton Powell have terrific dramatic possibilities? After all,...Continue Reading
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