Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson talk about Maybe Happy Ending, King Lear @ The Shed, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, La Bohème @ the Met Opera, Orson’s Shadow @ Theater for the New City, and Second Stage Theater’s production of Walden
Helen J Shen, Darren Criss Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
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Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook
PETER FILICHIA is a playwright, journalist, and historian with a number of books. Peter's new day-by-day wall calendar – A SHOW TUNE FOR TODAY – 366 Songs to Brighten Your Year – will be released soon, but is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Peter also has columns at Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select, and many other places.
Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook
MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist. He is the founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. 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.
James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Facebook
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Jan Simpson | jan@broadwayandme.com | Facebook | Twitter
Broadway & Me
Jan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the blog Broadway& Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcasts Stagecraft and All The Drama. She has twice served as a Pulitzer Prize juror.
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Helen J Shen, Darren Criss Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
PF + MP + JS + JM: Maybe Happy Ending @ Belasco Theatre
Music by Will Aronson; Lyrics by Hue Park; Book by Will Aronson and Hue Park; Music orchestrated by Will Aronson; Musical Director: John Yun; Associate Musical Dir.: Eric Kang
PF + JS: King Lear @ The Shed, through December 15, 2024
Kenneth Branagh plays the title role in a new production of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, set in the barbarous landscape of Ancient Britain. Featuring a cast of rising stars from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art directed by Rob Ashford, Branagh, and Lucy Skilbeck, this production releases the play’s power and turmoil in a fast-paced staging.
James Earl Jones in King Lear
James Monroe Iglehart as Louis Armstrong and Company in A Wonderful World_ The Louis Armstrong Musical. ©Jeremy Daniel
PF + MP + JS: A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical @ Studio 54
A Wonderful World stars Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart (Broadway: Aladdin, Hamilton) as Louis Armstrong. Playing the roles of Armstrong’s four wives are Darlesia Cearcy (Broadway: How to Dance in Ohio, The Book of Mormon) as Lucille Wilson, Jennie Harney-Fleming (Broadway: The Color Purple, Hamilton) as Lil Hardin, Kim Exum (Broadway: The Book of Mormon) as Alpha Smith and Dionne Figgins (Broadway: Memphis, Motown: The Musical) as Daisy Parker.
MP: La Bohème @ the Met Opera, part of 2024-25 season, various dates through June 6, 2025
PF: Orson’s Shadow @ Theater for the New City, through December 1, 2024
by Austin Pendleton, directed by Mr. Pendleton and David Schweizer
JS: Second Stage Theater’s production of Walden @ Tony Kiser Theater
Discussion:
Next Week:
PF + MP + JM: Death Becomes Her
Peter's Brainteaser:
A bookwriter of a Tony-winning musical has initials that’s a substantial part of his show’s title.
These initials are in sequence in the title.
For example, if Alan Menken had written the book for HAMILTON – in which the letters AM are sequential, he’d be the answer.
So -- what are the initials of the bookwriter and what’s the musical?
Michael’s Musical Moments
Music Opener:
OPENER: “Hello, Dolly,” Louis Armstrong (1966) BBC
Music Closer:
CLOSER: “Mama's Talking Soft,” Petula Clark
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