Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere discuss True West, I Want My Playbill, Spring Awakening @ Argyle Theatre, Choir Boy, Ever After @ Coca-Cola Stage, Alliance Theatre, The Junior Theater Festival, Frankie James Grande @ Green Room 42, Colin Quinn: Red State Blue State @ Minetta Lane Theatre, and Whirlwind @ The wild project
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, and the writer of a new play called GOD SHOWS UP that begins previews at the Playroom on West 46th Street on Friday night. 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: Reviews: PF: True West @ American Airlines Theatre, 227 West 42nd Street, through March 17, 2019 I Want My Playbill! Why Programs Are No Mere Extra by Laura Collins-Hughes MP: Spring Awakening @ Argyle Theatre, Babylon, NY, through February 24, 2019 JM: Choir Boy @ Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th Street, through March 10, 2019 -- Extended again to March 10, 2019. "Jeremy Pope will depart the production on Sunday, February 24 to join the cast of Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of The Temptations on Broadway. Jonathan Burke will take over the role of “Pharus Jonathan Young” for the remaining two weeks of the run." -- Cast recording? -- Could they tour a la "Midtown Men"? -- CAMILLE A. BROWN Choreography Broadway: Once On This Island (nominee: Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Chita Rivera Awards), A Streetcar Named Desire. Off-Broadway: Toni Stone (May 2019), This Ain’t No Disco, Bella: An American Tall Tale (Lucille Lortel Award nominee), Fortress of Solitude (Lucille Lortel Award nominee). Regional: Oh-Blah-Dee (Two River Theater); The Wiz (Muny); ink (The Kennedy Center); Bella and Stagger Lee (Dallas Theatre Center); Cabin in the Sky (Encores! City Center); and tick, tick… BOOM! (Encores! City Center) starring Lin-Manuel Miranda. Television: “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” (NBC). www.camilleabrown.org -- Camille choreographing the upcoming Broadway production of Magic Mike PF: Ever After @ Coca-Cola Stage, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, through February 17, 2019
MP: Frankie James Grande @ Green Room 42
Frankie Grande Gets Emotional About Ariana's 'Thank U, Next' & Talks Being A 'Throuple' | Access
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR15A7mNF18
Broadway in South Africa --> Build On
JM: Colin Quinn: Red State Blue State @ Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane, through March 3, 2019
MP: Whirlwind @ The wild project, 195 East 3rd Street, through February 10, 2019
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, and the writer of a new play called GOD SHOWS UP that begins previews at the Playroom on West 46th Street on Friday night. 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: Reviews: PF: True West @ American Airlines Theatre, 227 West 42nd Street, through March 17, 2019 I Want My Playbill! Why Programs Are No Mere Extra by Laura Collins-Hughes MP: Spring Awakening @ Argyle Theatre, Babylon, NY, through February 24, 2019 JM: Choir Boy @ Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th Street, through March 10, 2019 -- Extended again to March 10, 2019. "Jeremy Pope will depart the production on Sunday, February 24 to join the cast of Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of The Temptations on Broadway. Jonathan Burke will take over the role of “Pharus Jonathan Young” for the remaining two weeks of the run." -- Cast recording? -- Could they tour a la "Midtown Men"? -- CAMILLE A. BROWN Choreography Broadway: Once On This Island (nominee: Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Chita Rivera Awards), A Streetcar Named Desire. Off-Broadway: Toni Stone (May 2019), This Ain’t No Disco, Bella: An American Tall Tale (Lucille Lortel Award nominee), Fortress of Solitude (Lucille Lortel Award nominee). Regional: Oh-Blah-Dee (Two River Theater); The Wiz (Muny); ink (The Kennedy Center); Bella and Stagger Lee (Dallas Theatre Center); Cabin in the Sky (Encores! City Center); and tick, tick… BOOM! (Encores! City Center) starring Lin-Manuel Miranda. Television: “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” (NBC). www.camilleabrown.org -- Camille choreographing the upcoming Broadway production of Magic Mike PF: Ever After @ Coca-Cola Stage, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, through February 17, 2019
PF: The Junior Theater Festival (JTF) is the world’s biggest and best celebration of young people performing musical theater. Atlanta, GA. January 18-20, 2019 (note JTF West, Sacramento, CA. Sacramento Convention Center, February 8-10, 2019.
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Sierra Boggess sings "Who Needs Love" from Ever After
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3U5oj0r7bk
Sierra Boggess and Tim Rogan Sing "Cousin's Cousin" from Ever After
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDL5_294_UY
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