Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about the Broadway revival of Mamma Mia!, Ali Ewoldt: When You Wish Upon a Star @ 54 Below, Heathers The Musical @ New World Stages, Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal @ Hudson River Park’s Clinton Cove, Rolling Thunder – A Rock Journey @ New World Stages, and Ghostlight Players production of The Bridges of Madison County

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(L to R) Amy Weaver (Sophie Sheridan) and Christine Sherrill (Donna Sheridan). Photo by Joan Marcus.

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Panel:

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 desk calendar – A SHOW TUNE FOR TODAY – 366 Songs to Brighten Your Year – has been released! Peter also has columns at Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select, and many other places.

Showtune for Today: Prologue from Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

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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.

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James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Facebook
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Special Episode: ‘Billy Joel Project’ with Phil Geoffrey Bond of the Broadeay Ensemble now to our Patreon members, public on Wednesday, August 20th

Stagecraft: Bubba Weiler on “Well, I’ll Let You Go” available on Monday night (Patreon) and Tuesday morning (General Public) in the Today on Broadway time slot

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PF: Mamma Mia! @ Winter Garden Theatre, scheduled (right now) through February 1, 2026

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MP: Ali Ewoldt: When You Wish Upon a Star @ 54 Below, August 10, 2025

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Ali Ewoldt: When You Wish Upon a Star
August 10 & December 26, 2025

A dream came true for Ali Ewoldt when she became the first Asian-American to star on Broadway as Christine Daaé in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. It was one of many such dreams that have come true for this Broadway star, including landing major Broadway roles in Les Misérables and The King and I.

On August 10th on the 54 Below stage, Ali Ewoldt will share those dreams with you, singing the famous songs she performed on Broadway, as well as the equally famous songs she performed on her journey to the Great White Way: Disney hits, musical theater classics, and more. This will be a show bursting with Broadway hits by an actress who has walked the walk and sung the songs!

Ali Ewoldt: When You Wish Upon a Star will be produced and directed by legendary NYC impresario, Scott Siegel. He has created more than 600 major concert events and nightclub acts that have been performed all over the world, including producing, directing, and writing shows for Mr. Michael Feinstein. Music direction by Laura Bergquist.

The performance on Aug 10 featured:

Ken Wulf Clark (The Notebook national tour, Great Comet, Shucked, Water for Elephants)
Jose Llana (Here Lies Love, The King and I, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)
Jaygee Macapugay (Suffs, Here Lies Love, Shucked)
Emmett O’Hanlon (Camelot at Barrington Stage)
Lena Racelis

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Casey Likes (Jason J.D. Dean) in Heathers The Musical. ©Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade

PF: Heathers The Musical @ New World Stages, through January 25, 2026 (extended)
Heathers The Musical, featuring book, music, and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe, produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd., Paul Taylor-Mills and Jerry Goehring, and directed by Andy F