Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere discuss the best theater of 2018.
This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since March 16, 2009. It is the longest running Broadway and theatrical podcast with more than 400 shows giving thousands of reviews and hundreds of interviews. 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, his most recent is, "The Great Parade", available everywhere. His columns appear at MTI, Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select 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. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other major publications. You can see his photography work at FollowSpotPhoto.com. Notes and links for the podcast. Pre: BroadwayCon: Saturday January 12, 2019, 11:15AM Broadway Radio: This Week on Broadway Live! New York Hilton Midtown - Sutton Center Room Reviews: What was the best theater in 2018? Peter Filichia: 4:20 Louisa Thompson, Set Designer: Elevator Repair Service: Everyone's Fine with Virginia Woolf 5:00 Lizzie Clachan, Set Designer: Yerma @ Park Avenue Armory 6:10 Catherine Zuber, Costume design: My Fair Lady (LCT), and Moulin Rouge (Boston pre-Broadway) 13:22 Kara Young in The Revolving Cycles Truly and Steadily Roll'd @ Duke on 42nd 14:04 Alexa Shae Niziak in The Thing With Feathers (The Barrow Group, 312 West 36th Street) 15:44 Finn Douglas in The Costume (part of Inner Voices series) 19:47 Choreography by Brian J. Marcum in Freaky Friday @ Music Theater Wichita 20:24 King Kong Lighting Design by Peter Mumford Projection Design by Peter England Video & Projection Imaging Content by Artists in Motion 21:30 Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine by Lynn Nottage at Signature Theatre (NY) with Cherise Boothe 21:51 Hangmen @ Atlantic Theater Company with Reece Shearsmith 22:25 Jaren Mullen in One Man, Two Guvnors at International Thespian Festival in Lincoln Nebraska 23:04 Tom Souhrada in Popcorn Falls by James Hindman at Davenport Theatre 23:33 Laurie Metcalf in Three Tall Women 24:08 Sustained Excellence: The Play That Goes Wrong with Preston Truman Boyd 30:45 Will Roland in Be More Chill 31:06 Tony Yazbeck in The Beast in the Jungle @ Vineyard Theatre 31:30 Mark Sonnenblick in Midnight at The Never Get @ York Theatre Company 32:32 Book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin: The Prom 32:40 Peter Mills and Cara Reichel: The Hello Girls 33:00 Book by Thomas Meehan and Nell Benjamin: Dave @ Arena Stage (Washington DC) 33:25 Aaron Sorkin: To Kill a Mockingbird with Celia Keenan-Bolger 38:45 Anika Noni Rose in Carmen Jones @ CSC 39:03 Bernadette Peters in Hello Dolly 39:30 Kate Marilley goes on in The Prom 42:22 Heidi Schreck: What the Constitution Means to Me 45:17 Angels in America (both parts) 46:20 The Boys in the Band 53:25 Mint Theater Company | Lost Plays Found Here, Jonathan Bank. Artistic Director 1:04:36 Daniel Devlin directing teens in Follies at Westfield (NJ) High School 1:05:25 Desperate Measures 1:05:55 Pygmalion @ Bedlam 1:06:10 Sam Gibbs in Beowulf @ SoHo Playhouse (Fringe Encores) 1:10:05 Bryan Cranston in Network 1:10:55 Lois Smith in There's No Peace in Peace for Mary Frances @ The New Group 1:11:20 Review: A Blistering Billie Piper Unravels Brilliantly in ‘Yerma’ Michael Portantiere: 5:54 Scenic Design by Rob Howell, The Ferryman 5:59 Scenic Design by Jan Versweyveld, Network 7:20 The Pirates of Penzance @ New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players 10:02 Slave Play @ NYTW 12:17 The Lifespan of a Fact 12:21 American Son 17:42 Sea View Playwright's Theatre: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Staten Island) 25:05 Mike Birbiglia: The New One 25:30 The Prom 27:30 Fiddler in Yiddish (from Museum of Jewish Heritage, moving to Stage 42) 48:10 The Men from the Boys (Sequel to The Boys in the Band) 53:50 Hindle Wakes @ Mint Theater Company 54:55 Encores: Grand Hotel 1:08:15 West Side Story @ Professional Performing Arts School 1:08:30 Wagner College production of Hair 1:09:06 Wagner College student production of Spring Awakening 1:09:19 Hairspray at Argyle Theater 1:09:30 Passion @ Signature Theatre (VA) Other 2018 Lists: The 10 Best Theater Productions of 2018 Vigorous new lives for old Greeks, pioneer Oklahomans, and American Legion speechifying. By Sara Holdren 10. Uncle Romeo Vanya Juliet 9. The Birds 8. Angels in America 7. Fairview 57:07 6. Dance Nation 5. Ballyturk 4. Yerma 3. Travesties 2. Oklahoma! 1. What the Constitution Means to Me 58:40 Theater Review: The Good Intentions of American Son By Sara Holdren The top ten theater productions of 2018 By Adam Feldman 57:07 1. Dance Nation (Playwrights Horizons, closed July 1) 2. Three Tall Women (Golden Theatre, closed June 24) 3. The Ferryman (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, through July 7) 4. Fairview (Soho Rep, closed Aug 12) 5. Oklahoma! (St. Ann's Warehouse, closed Nov 11, returns Mar 19) 6. The Low Road (Public Theater, closed Apr 8) 52:35 7. Uncle Vanya (Hunter Theater Project, closed Nov 18) 8. Angels in America (Neil Simon Theatre, closed July 11) 9. Slave Play (New York Theatre Workshop, through Jan 13) 10. Catch as Catch Can (New Ohio Theatre, closed Nov 17) BONUS: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Lyric Theatre, open run) Honorable mentions: Ballyturk Fiddler on the Roof Is God Is Jerry Springer—The Opera My Fair Lady The New One The Waverly Gallery What the Constitution Means to Me Best Theater of 2018 By Ben Brantley and Jesse Green BEN BRANTLEY ‘Angels in America’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ 37:15 ‘Carmen Jones’ and ‘Oklahoma!’ 57:07 ‘Dance Nation’ ‘Fairview’ ‘The Ferryman’ ‘Is God Is’ ‘Lobby Hero’ and ‘The Waverly Gallery’ 52:35 ‘Uncle Vanya’ ‘Yerma’ JESSE GREEN ‘Three Tall Women’ ‘My Fair Lady’ ‘Fairview’ ‘Pass Over’ ‘The Sound Inside’ 52:35 ‘Uncle Vanya’ ‘Downstate’ ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ ‘Oklahoma!’ ‘Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future’ 35:50 Why ‘Girl From the North Country,’ with Dylan songbook, is the best musical of 2018 By Peter Marks Feel like screaming? Head to the theater. By Peter Marks News: Tours: Podcasts: Recordings: Post Script: Michael's Music Moment: Trivia: Coming Soon: Explicit: No Music: “THE PROM” ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE NOW | STREAM & DOWNLOAD HERE | CD TO BE RELEASED JANUARY 11TH, 2019 5 Dance with You 6 The Acceptance Song Contact Info: Email addresses: see above in bios BroadwayRadio Phone / Voicemail: +1-888-285-4666 BroadwayRadio: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Apple Podcasts iHeart Radio TuneIn Stitcher Google Play ...and anywhere that you can listen to finer podcasts.
This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since March 16, 2009. It is the longest running Broadway and theatrical podcast with more than 400 shows giving thousands of reviews and hundreds of interviews. 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, his most recent is, "The Great Parade", available everywhere. His columns appear at MTI, Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select 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. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other major publications. You can see his photography work at FollowSpotPhoto.com. Notes and links for the podcast. Pre: BroadwayCon: Saturday January 12, 2019, 11:15AM Broadway Radio: This Week on Broadway Live! New York Hilton Midtown - Sutton Center Room Reviews: What was the best theater in 2018? Peter Filichia: 4:20 Louisa Thompson, Set Designer: Elevator Repair Service: Everyone's Fine with Virginia Woolf 5:00 Lizzie Clachan, Set Designer: Yerma @ Park Avenue Armory 6:10 Catherine Zuber, Costume design: My Fair Lady (LCT), and Moulin Rouge (Boston pre-Broadway) 13:22 Kara Young in The Revolving Cycles Truly and Steadily Roll'd @ Duke on 42nd 14:04 Alexa Shae Niziak in The Thing With Feathers (The Barrow Group, 312 West 36th Street) 15:44 Finn Douglas in The Costume (part of Inner Voices series) 19:47 Choreography by Brian J. Marcum in Freaky Friday @ Music Theater Wichita 20:24 King Kong Lighting Design by Peter Mumford Projection Design by Peter England Video & Projection Imaging Content by Artists in Motion 21:30 Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine by Lynn Nottage at Signature Theatre (NY) with Cherise Boothe 21:51 Hangmen @ Atlantic Theater Company with Reece Shearsmith 22:25 Jaren Mullen in One Man, Two Guvnors at International Thespian Festival in Lincoln Nebraska 23:04 Tom Souhrada in Popcorn Falls by James Hindman at Davenport Theatre 23:33 Laurie Metcalf in Three Tall Women 24:08 Sustained Excellence: The Play That Goes Wrong with Preston Truman Boyd 30:45 Will Roland in Be More Chill 31:06 Tony Yazbeck in The Beast in the Jungle @ Vineyard Theatre 31:30 Mark Sonnenblick in Midnight at The Never Get @ York Theatre Company 32:32 Book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin: The Prom 32:40 Peter Mills and Cara Reichel: The Hello Girls 33:00 Book by Thomas Meehan and Nell Benjamin: Dave @ Arena Stage (Washington DC) 33:25 Aaron Sorkin: To Kill a Mockingbird with Celia Keenan-Bolger 38:45 Anika Noni Rose in Carmen Jones @ CSC 39:03 Bernadette Peters in Hello Dolly 39:30 Kate Marilley goes on in The Prom 42:22 Heidi Schreck: What the Constitution Means to Me 45:17 Angels in America (both parts) 46:20 The Boys in the Band 53:25 Mint Theater Company | Lost Plays Found Here, Jonathan Bank. Artistic Director 1:04:36 Daniel Devlin directing teens in Follies at Westfield (NJ) High School 1:05:25 Desperate Measures 1:05:55 Pygmalion @ Bedlam 1:06:10 Sam Gibbs in Beowulf @ SoHo Playhouse (Fringe Encores) 1:10:05 Bryan Cranston in Network 1:10:55 Lois Smith in There's No Peace in Peace for Mary Frances @ The New Group 1:11:20 Review: A Blistering Billie Piper Unravels Brilliantly in ‘Yerma’ Michael Portantiere: 5:54 Scenic Design by Rob Howell, The Ferryman 5:59 Scenic Design by Jan Versweyveld, Network 7:20 The Pirates of Penzance @ New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players 10:02 Slave Play @ NYTW 12:17 The Lifespan of a Fact 12:21 American Son 17:42 Sea View Playwright's Theatre: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Staten Island) 25:05 Mike Birbiglia: The New One 25:30 The Prom 27:30 Fiddler in Yiddish (from Museum of Jewish Heritage, moving to Stage 42) 48:10 The Men from the Boys (Sequel to The Boys in the Band) 53:50 Hindle Wakes @ Mint Theater Company 54:55 Encores: Grand Hotel 1:08:15 West Side Story @ Professional Performing Arts School 1:08:30 Wagner College production of Hair 1:09:06 Wagner College student production of Spring Awakening 1:09:19 Hairspray at Argyle Theater 1:09:30 Passion @ Signature Theatre (VA) Other 2018 Lists: The 10 Best Theater Productions of 2018 Vigorous new lives for old Greeks, pioneer Oklahomans, and American Legion speechifying. By Sara Holdren 10. Uncle Romeo Vanya Juliet 9. The Birds 8. Angels in America 7. Fairview 57:07 6. Dance Nation 5. Ballyturk 4. Yerma 3. Travesties 2. Oklahoma! 1. What the Constitution Means to Me 58:40 Theater Review: The Good Intentions of American Son By Sara Holdren The top ten theater productions of 2018 By Adam Feldman 57:07 1. Dance Nation (Playwrights Horizons, closed July 1) 2. Three Tall Women (Golden Theatre, closed June 24) 3. The Ferryman (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, through July 7) 4. Fairview (Soho Rep, closed Aug 12) 5. Oklahoma! (St. Ann's Warehouse, closed Nov 11, returns Mar 19) 6. The Low Road (Public Theater, closed Apr 8) 52:35 7. Uncle Vanya (Hunter Theater Project, closed Nov 18) 8. Angels in America (Neil Simon Theatre, closed July 11) 9. Slave Play (New York Theatre Workshop, through Jan 13) 10. Catch as Catch Can (New Ohio Theatre, closed Nov 17) BONUS: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Lyric Theatre, open run) Honorable mentions: Ballyturk Fiddler on the Roof Is God Is Jerry Springer—The Opera My Fair Lady The New One The Waverly Gallery What the Constitution Means to Me Best Theater of 2018 By Ben Brantley and Jesse Green BEN BRANTLEY ‘Angels in America’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ 37:15 ‘Carmen Jones’ and ‘Oklahoma!’ 57:07 ‘Dance Nation’ ‘Fairview’ ‘The Ferryman’ ‘Is God Is’ ‘Lobby Hero’ and ‘The Waverly Gallery’ 52:35 ‘Uncle Vanya’ ‘Yerma’ JESSE GREEN ‘Three Tall Women’ ‘My Fair Lady’ ‘Fairview’ ‘Pass Over’ ‘The Sound Inside’ 52:35 ‘Uncle Vanya’ ‘Downstate’ ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ ‘Oklahoma!’ ‘Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future’ 35:50 Why ‘Girl From the North Country,’ with Dylan songbook, is the best musical of 2018 By Peter Marks Feel like screaming? Head to the theater. By Peter Marks News: Tours: Podcasts: Recordings: Post Script: Michael's Music Moment: Trivia: Coming Soon: Explicit: No Music: “THE PROM” ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE NOW | STREAM & DOWNLOAD HERE | CD TO BE RELEASED JANUARY 11TH, 2019 5 Dance with You 6 The Acceptance Song Contact Info: Email addresses: see above in bios BroadwayRadio Phone / Voicemail: +1-888-285-4666 BroadwayRadio: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Apple Podcasts iHeart Radio TuneIn Stitcher Google Play ...and anywhere that you can listen to finer podcasts.
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