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THE EVER-GRAND GRAND HOTEL By Peter Filichia
…had come into some stock market money, cavorted it into a production number that I judge second only to “Who’s That Woman?” in FOLLIES. It certainly was a factor in…
A BRIGHT SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE By Peter Filichia
…of art. No, “Art isn’t easy,” especially when sacrifices must be made. George was willing to make them.) (Of course, if the entertainment hadn’t been the Folies Bergère but FOLLIES,…
OPERATION MINCEMEAT’S OUTSTANDING-O’S By Peter Filichia
…never ended, too. 7. “Who’s That Woman?” (Follies, 1971). Arguably the greatest production number that Broadway has seen in more than 50 years. It even exceeded“Beautiful Girls,” the opening number….
THE GROUNDHOG DAY GROUPIE By Peter Filichia
That lyric from FOLLIES – “Thank-you-for-the-present-but-what’s-wrong-with-it-stuff?” – will never be heard in the home of Cheryl Solimini and Martin Farawell. For Cheryl’s birthday in 2017, Martin bought two tickets to…
TWO FAIRY TALES: HAMMERSTEIN’S AND SONDHEIM’S By Peter Filichia
…women, Sondheim wanted to examine what happens to a marriage over a period of time. (Sound familiar? It’s what he did in FORUM, COMPANY, FOLLIES, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC…