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By Peter Filichia — When friends start discussing musical theater “charm songs” — and believe me, in my circle, we do — the usual masterpieces are mentioned. “Getting to Know You” from The King and I and “Happy to Make Your Acquaintance” from The Most Happy Fella often head the list. But I always mention […]

By Peter Filichia — What a delightful surprise! Pump Boys and Dinettes is returning to Broadway next spring – 31 years after the original production’s debut. Doesn’t that number of years suggest that the opening night party should be held at Baskin-Robbins? Don’t laugh. Such a modest venue would be in keeping with the 1982 […]

By Peter Filichia — Although we still have a few weeks before the holidays, no time is too early to begin listening to Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s A Christmas Story. Today, any young songwriting team is amazingly fortunate to get a musical produced off-Broadway – let alone on Broadway. But Pasek and Paul must […]

By Peter Filichia — October 16th marks the birthday of the star who’s achieved what no other person in the history of Broadway has. Four consecutive Tony wins as Best Actress in a Musical. This Tuesday is Angela Lansbury’s 87th birthday. That she was born in 1925 in a section of London called Poplar could […]

By Peter Filichia – Allegro has now reached senior citizen status. Sixty-five years ago this week, Rodgers and Hammerstein debuted their third stage collaboration. After their monumental success with Oklahoma! and the masterpiece status they saw conferred on Carousel (and the nice reception they got for the State Fair movie), their audience couldn’t wait to […]