1,472 stories by "Peter Filichia"
The first words that we hear come courtesy of an onstage Band Leader. "It's 1969." Those who didn't know that...Continue Reading
The post BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE & SONGS ap…
On my way to baggage claim, I locked eyes with the lovely lady who was sitting at the welcome table...Continue Reading
The post MOJADA: A MEDEA IN LOS ANGELES: Met It in St. Louis appeared f…
You may have noticed that Broadway Select wasn't around for about a week. Damn those hackers! In the interim, I...Continue Reading
The post There's Been a Women's March on Theater, Too! appe…
This week, let's review an artistic director. James C. Nicola of New York Theatre Workshop gets a rave. He's been...Continue Reading
The post JAMES C. NICOLA KEEPS THE "NEW" IN NEW YORK THEA…
This review will not sport any jokes or puns about the film version of CATS. No, it's not a very...Continue Reading
The post CATS Unmocked appeared first on BroadwaySelect.
If you wanted to know who they were, they weren't gentlemen of Japan, but of England. Theatergoers weren't immediately in...Continue Reading
The post THE MIKADO: Well, It IS in the Public Do…
In one way, THE THIN PLACE is a drama critic's dream " at least for the first 60 of its...Continue Reading
The post THE THIN PLACE: Slim and Lean appeared first on BroadwaySelect.
Sophisticated writers often stack the deck when writing about suburban families. JAGGED LITTLE PILL, now at the Broadhurst, seems to...Continue Reading
The post JAGGED LITTLE PILL: Not So Ha…
December theatergoers can always see a slew of shows that celebrate Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa. How they uplift us and...Continue Reading
The post IT ISN'T BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE …
"I felt while I was writing this play that I was getting away with murder." So said Maria Irene Fornes...Continue Reading
The post FEFU AND HER FRIENDS: Don't Fasten Your Seats Belts appeare…
In 2007 alone, it was produced by the estimable Manhattan Theatre Club and won The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize that...Continue Reading
The post PUMPGIRL: And All the Rest Is Talk appeared fi…
While some shows are famous for second-act trouble, Matthew Lopez's THE INHERITANCE runs the risk of having both that and...Continue Reading
The post THE INHERITANCE: The Sum of Its Parts ap…
The lights come up on a woman just sitting, not moving and with her back to us. That's all it...Continue Reading
The post The Warren Report on TINA appeared first on BroadwaySelect.
With Peter Dinklage as the title character in this new musical simply called CYRANO, you might assume you'll see a...Continue Reading
The post Where's CYRANO'S Nose? appeared first on Broadw…
Sure, we all want our children to be smart and confident. That includes the kids we see on stage. So...Continue Reading
The post LAST DAYS OF SUMMER: Would You Believe … ? appeared first o…
In a way, SCOTLAND, PA is the perfect musical for the Donald Trump era. It says get what you want,...Continue Reading
The post SCOTLAND, PA: Cheap at Twice the Price appeared first on Broadw…
Drama involves conflict. That's why so many plays rely on husbands, wives and lovers. As Katharine Hepburn famously said, "Marriage...Continue Reading
The post WIVES AND LOVERS: And Husbands…
There are occasional mentions of diet pills, appetite suppressants and laxatives. But Judy Garland's taking such medications aren't the focus...Continue Reading
The post CHASING RAINBOWS: Th…
 I know, I know … One of the worst things that a critic can do is tell you how...Continue Reading
The post Join the BOYNTON BEACH CLUB appeared first on BroadwaySelect.
What critics must remember
The post Theatrical Matchmaker appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.
As soon as you walk into the Calderwood Pavilion " Huntington Theatre Company of Boston's second space " you'll know...Continue Reading
The post See THE PURISTS Near Where the Puritans Once …
The Playbill doesn't tell us in what year the new production of BETRAYAL is set, so theatergoers have every reason...Continue Reading
The post BETRAYAL 2019 appeared first on BroadwaySelect.
Those Judy Garland fans who hated END OF THE RAINBOW " and Lord knows there were thousands " are about...Continue Reading
The post JUDY: Let's Hear It for the Rainbow Tour appeared first on …
I saw Ethel Merman once, Mary Martin twice and Barbra Streisand thrice (for I saw FUNNY GIRL both in its...Continue Reading
The post BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE: Plenty of Assets in Store appeared…
And to think it starts off so nicely. Projected onto the stage is that famous photo of the scene that...Continue Reading
The post SIDEKICKED: THE (UNPLEASANT) VIVIAN VANCE STORY appeared fir…
