AND THE TONY GOES TO … 1776 By Peter Filichia
Fifty years ago this week Broadway witnessed an event it never expected – especially considering what had happened only seventy-one days earlier. On Feb. 8, 1969, 1776 began its out-of-town tryout in New Haven to little enthusiasm. On April 20, 1969, it won the Tony Award as Best Musical. The show had been kicking around […]
LADY IN THE DARK Comes into the Light By Peter Filichia
Let’s hope another quarter-century doesn’t have to pass before we see LADY IN THE DARK. Do the math: nearly twenty-five years to the day will have passed since Encores! resurrected the groundbreaking – nay, earth-shattering – show in its first-ever season. But if the next airing of LADY IN THE DARK does take an inordinate […]
IT SEEMS TO ME I’VE HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE By Peter Filichia
Did you know that April is National Recycling Month? So while we spend these thirty days washing out our plastic bottles, removing batteries from hairdryers and bringing shopping bags on our next trip to the market, let’s listen to some songs that were recycled. For some songs earmarked for one project often wind up in […]
ROSE, I LOVE YOU By Peter Filichia
If you live in New York City, you’ve seen them — and they’ve probably made you smile. They’re the electronic monoliths that stand tall on the streets of the east side, the west side and uptown and down. A message comes up on an LED screen, stays for a number of seconds and then is […]
CHRISTINE FOR HOLI By Peter Filichia
So what’s this holiday called Holi? I’d never heard of it until I saw it listed on my iPhone’s Calendar section. Googling taught me that Holi is a Hindu spring festival that started in India but has spread to other areas of Asia and parts of the Western world. It’s also known as “The Festival of Love” and “The Festival of Colors.” […]
