Mistakes Were Made … on Cast Albums
By Peter Filichia — Faithful readers may recall last week that I dealt with the marvelous original cast album of 110 in the Shade. I mentioned that after it was recorded in late 1963, the overture was not included on the record. We had to wait twenty-seven years to hear it, and only after it […]
110 in the Shade: A Hot Show
By Peter Filichia — We’re having a heat wave in most of the country. Temperatures are hitting 110 in the shade. Well, many of you have already inferred where this column is going: to 110 in the Shade, the first Broadway musical written by bookwriter-lyricist Tom Jones and composer Harvey Schmidt in 1963. It’s the […]
Working: That’s What Makes It an Art
By Peter Filichia – So what’s your favorite Stephen Schwartz song? Of course, we’ve got plenty from which to choose. After all, Schwartz has been one of musical theater’s most valuable songwriters for more than four decades. According to my records, we’ve heard 61 of his songs on Broadway — which would have been 76 […]
George M! — Born on the Third of July
By Peter Filichia — Ostriches do not hide their heads in the sand. Bulls are not enraged by the color red. And George M. Cohan (1878-1942), despite what he wrote in “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” was not “born on the 4th of July.” Actually he came into the world some hours earlier. Lord knows how many […]
Evita 2012: Let’s Hear It for the Rainbow Tour
By Peter Filichia – Che misinformed you about Eva Peron. Your queen is indeed coming back to you, thanks to the 2012 revival cast album of Evita, now available on Masterworks Broadway. We have Ricky Martin, the former Menudo star, as Che – not Guevara, as bookwriter-lyricist Tim Rice and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber have […]
