Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere, talk about the passing of Tom Stoppard. Discussions include The Seat Of Our Pants: A New Musical @ The Public Theater, Gotta Dance @ The York, Reunions @ New York City Center, Seth Rudetsky and his Broadway Friends @ Carnegie Hall, Laowang: A Chinatown King Lear @ 59e59, The Surgeon and her Daughters @ Theater 154, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Performances, and a preview of upcoming performances you may want to book.

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"></figure>

Georgina Pazcoguin and Barton Cowperthwaite in GOTTA DANCE

“This Week on Broadway” has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest-running running Broadway and theatrical podcast with hundreds of shows giving thousands of reviews and interviews.

Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in Apple Podcasts by CLICKING HERE.

Support BroadwayRadio on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio

Patreon listeners get This Week on Broadway first, on Sunday afternoon before it is released to the general public on Sunday evening.

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 – is available at finer retailers! Peter also has columns at Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select, and many other places.

Showtune for Today: It’s Today from Mame

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"></figure>

---

Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook
MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and interviewer. The founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other publications, and he writes reviews of cabaret shows for NiteLifeExchange.com. Additionally, Michael is known as a producer and director of shows at 54 Below, the Laurie Beechman Theatre, and other venues.

---

James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Facebook
BroadwayStars

---

Note: This week we had listeners join us while recording. These listeners are Patreon members who support BroadwayRadio. If you would like to join us in the future, become a supporter at Patreon.com/BroadwayRadio.

---

Pre:

<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"></figure>

An Evening with Len Cariou @ The Laurie Beechman Theatre
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Len Cariou is well known and beloved for his indelible performances in musicals and plays on and off Broadway, in classical theater, and in other media.

His major credits include Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, and Applause on Broadway, Blue Bloods on television, etc.

Join us at the Laurie Beechman Theatre as he shares reminiscences of his storied career and the many legends he has worked with in an on-stage interview conducted by theater journalist Michael Portantiere.

The evening will include clips of Mr. Cariou’s greatest roles, plus live performances of a song or two, followed by a Q&A session with the audience.

---

Tom Stoppard: IBDB | IOBDB | IMDB | Wikipedia

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (play)

The Real Inspector Hound

Tom Stoppard, Award-Winning Playwright of Witty Drama, Dies at 88
Drawing comparisons to the greatest of dramatists, he entwined erudition with imagination in stage works that won accolades on both sides of the Atlantic.

Glenn Close, Ethan Hawke and Others Mourn Tom Stoppard
Nobody advanced or cherished the English language more than Stoppard, Tim Curry noted. Colleagues and fans agreed.

When Tom Stoppard Confronted His Background in His Final Play
The playwright, who learned about his Jewish heritage late in life, addressed it in the Tony Award-winning drama “Leopoldstadt.”

The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency by Ben Brantley
In works like “Travesties” and “Arcadia,” the playwright embraced the really big questions and wrestled words into coherent, exhilarating shape.

---

Reviews:

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"></figure>

Shuler Hensley and Micaela Diamond in The Seat of Our Pants at The Public Theater. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus

PF + MP: The Seat Of Our Pants: A New Musical @ The Public Theater‘s Newman Theater, through December 7, 2025

Adaptation, Music, and Lyrics by Ethan Li