This Week on Broadway for February 1, 2016: Grease Live!

Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere and Matt Tamanini talk about TV and Film projects related to Broadway. Gillian Pensavalle joins us to talk about Grease Live! Shows reviewed include Fiddler on the Roof, Schreiber Shorts, Tappin Through Life and The Foundry Theatre's production of O, Earth @ HERE. ---------------------------------- This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week (mostly) since March 16, 2009 and is the longest running Broadway and theatrical podcast with more then 300 shows giving thousands of reviews and hundreds of interviews. 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, his most recent is, "The Great Parade", available everywhere. His columns appear at MTI, Kritzerland, 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, whose work appears at TalkinBroadway, The Sondheim Review and BroadwayStars. 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. Matt Tamanini | Twitter Matt is BroadwayWorld’s Senior TV and Film Critic and the host of the "Some Like it Pop" podcast, which is available on iTunes and Stitcher. You can connect with Matt on Twitter at @BWWMatt.   Notes and links for the podcast. Guest: Reviews:   PF: Fiddler on the Roof MP: T. Schreiber's, Schreiber Shorts, through February 7, 2016 PF: Tappin Through Life I could sing all night PF: The Foundry Theatre's production of O, Earth @ HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue, through February 20, 2016       News:  Sandy Duncan goes into Finding Neverland   Television & Film:  “Galavant” Season Finale - Quick Season Review - Chances for third season - Broadway, Regional future? “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” - Synopsis - Quick Season Review - Awards won TCA (Television Critics Association) News - “Hairspray Live!” - December on NBC - John Travolta has said he will not reprise his role as Edna - “The Passion” musical - Palm Sunday, March 20 on FOX - Cast: Jencarlos Canela, Chris Daughtery, Trisha Yearwood, Tyler Perry - “Great Performances: Hamilton” - This fall PBS - “Miranda Sings: Haters Back Off” - Straight-to-Series order on Netflix New Shows People Might Be Interested In - “Mercy Street” - PBS, Sunday night - Starring Josh Radnor, Norbert Leo Butz, Donna Murphy, Gary Cole -"Vinyl" - Debuts Sunday 2/14 on HBO - Starring Bobby Cannavale, Ray Romano, Max Casella, Olivia Wilde - Produced by Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese Billions - David Costabile David Costabile on Billions, Breaking Bad, and Breaking the Rules Mr. Holland's Opus - Richard Dryfus   Tours:  Recordings:  Post Script: Noises Off feedback on the Act 2 staging. Happy Birthday: Kate Shindle Getting In Ep 5: Tips for Performing Arts Applicants + Senior Updates   Next Week:  Explicit: No Music: Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: +1-888-285-4666 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. YouTube Transcript: (Beta)