Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Galas @ Little Island, Sober Songs @ Theater Row, Karaoke With Broadway Stars, Sweet Charity (movie), and House of McQueen at The Mansion at Hudson Yards

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House of McQueen Photos by Thomas Hedges

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

Showtune for Today: Sept 14 We Got It! from Over Here!

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Lena Hall performing The Star-Spangled Banner, and sang all the verses
A Broadway star surprises baseball fans with more verses of the National Anthem | Sports Illustrated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXx83WzAsco

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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
BroadwayStars

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MP: Galas @ Little Island, through September 28, 2025
By: Charles Ludlam
Directed by: Eric Ting
Additional Music Selections by: Anthony Roth Costanzo

When playwright Charles Ludlam invented the iconic opera singer at the center of his ridiculous comedy Galas, he likely never imagined a real prima donna in the role. With Anthony Roth Costanzo taking the stage in Eric Ting’s new production, the dream Ludlam never dreamed comes true. As the titular Maria Magdalena Galas (rhymes with Callas), Costanzo embodies extravagance, camp, and diva, but – with his famous countertenor shimmering between the moments of absurdity – opens his heart and lays bare to us both the beauty and the pain pumping through the veins of any great artist.

Cast: Anthony Roth Costanzo, Carmelita Tropicana, Mary Testa, Caleb Eberhardt, Erin Markey, Patricia Black, Samora la Perdida, Austin Durant, Jeremy Rafal

The New York Times
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