This Week on Broadway for December 29, 2013: Year in Review

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about the best theatre they have seen in 2013. Peter reports in on A Christmas Story and a few news items.   Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below.   Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook PETER FILICHIA is a theater journalist and historian with a number of books, with Strippers, Showgirls and Sharks being his most recent. His columns appear at MTI, Kritzerland, Masterworks Broadway and many other places. James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars   Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist, whose work appears at TalkinBroadway, The Sondheim Review and BroadwayStars. He is also a photographer whose work can be seen at FollowSpotPhoto.com and many other places on the internet.   Notes and links for the podcast.   Topics: Peter: Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Betty Blue Eyes in Witichia Mark Rylance, Richard III, Twelfth Night Jeff Blumencrantz Murder for Two Clea Blackhurst Tony Sheldon Alexandra Socha Bringing Her Home Bad Jews Tracee Chimo Ann Scoria Grapes of Wrath Ruben Santiago Hudson  as August Wilson Fix Me Jesus Patron Saint of Sea Monsters   Michael: Glass Menagerie August Osage County Film Michael Urie Buyer and Cellar   James: Frank Sinatra, Send in the Clowns (not good!) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love Side Show @ La Jolla Daisy and Violet Hilton Hugh Jackman Exits Brewing Broadway Musical ‘Houdini’ Barbra Streisand on Bette Midler's performance as Sue Mengers The Babes of Broadway Number of Children at Shows Has Been Growing Peter: A Christmas Story @ The Garden News:      Post Script:     Next Week:      Explicit: No     Music: Send in the Clowns, performed by Judy Collins   Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: +1-855-987-8277 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook   Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm We need Listener Volunteers to help out with a few projects. If you have a few hours and would like to help out, contact james@broadwayradio.com.