This Week on Broadway for March 11, 2013: Klea Blackhurst

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Klea Blackhurst. Also, we review Ann, The Drawer Boy, Jackie @ Women's Project, RENT @ Wagner College, The Lying Lesson and Hit The Wall   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, the most recent being Broadway MVPs: 1960-2010 - The Most Valuable Players of the Past 50 Seasons. 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. Guest:  Klea Blackhurst   Topics:  PF: Ann @ Vivian Beaumont Theatre MP: The Drawer Boy @ the June Havoc Theatre in the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex (312 W. 36th Street) produced by Oberon Theatre Ensemble PF: Jackie @ Women's Project, City Center Stage II, 131 West 55th Street, NYC, February 24 - March 31, 2013 MP: RENT @ Wagner College on Staten Island directed by Michele Pawk PF: The Lying Lesson @ Atlantic Theater Company, Linda Gross Theater, 336 W 20th St., Feb 20- Mar 31 PF: Hit The Wall @ Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street New York, NY 10014) through July 7th MP: Megan Hilty @ NY Pops MP: Elaine Paige @ Town Hall   Tony-Winning Director Bartlett Sher Confirmed for Broadway's My Fair Lady Revival by Josh Ferri What Clive Davis wants, Clive Davis gets. Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher is now confirmed to helm the producer's upcoming Broadway revival of My Fair Lady, according to Showbiz411. … LINKED FROM BROADWAY.COM A Talk With Valerie Harper, Living 'Here And Now' by Frank Rizzo In our first interview in the 1990s, Valerie Harper described the character of Rhoda Morgenstern —sidekick on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and star of the spinoff "Rhoda" LINKED FROM HARTFORD COURANT James Franco to make Broadway debut in Of Mice and Men by Matt Trueman Star of 127 Hours reveals role in stage adaptation of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, on Stephen Colbert chat show James Franco has revealed he is to make his Broadway debut in a stage adapt… LINKED FROM THE GUARDIAN When was the last time there wasn’t a Sondheim show on Broadway? by Ken Davenport Everyone knows that the great Mr. S. has had a major impact on the Broadway stage, right? Well, get this. Our office just noticed that there isn’t a show with songs by our “Shake… LINKED FROM THE PRODUCERS PERSPECTIVE     Post Script: Musicals Tonight: Strike Up The Band The Lion Theatre 410 West 42nd St., March 12-24, 2013     Explicit: No   Music: Ethel Merman sings "Gee, But It's Good To Be Here" from HAPPY HUNTING Elaine Paige sings "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina" from EVITA 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.