Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Art @ Music Box Theatre, Saturday Church @ NYTW, Damn Yankees @ Arena Stage (DC), The Wild Duck @ TFANA (Theatre for a New Audience), and This Is Not a Drill @ The York Theatre

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Bryson Battle (center) and the company of NYTW’s SATURDAY CHURCH, Photo by Marc J. Franklin

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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 21 Turn It Off from The Book of Mormon

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The 2025 BC/EFA Broadway Flea Market!
Peter will be ther from about 10AM – 4PM
It’s that time of year! The big day! It’s the 2025 BC/EFA Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction! Lights of Broadway will be back in Shubert Alley once again, and we’ve got some good stuff for all those able to get to the Theater District this Sunday, September 21 from 10am-7pm! Click over to the BC/EFA page for more info on the big event.
Since we’re celebrating our TENTH YEAR, our special Flea 5-card release features so much of our journey this past decade:
Our BC/EFA card releases (with Tom Viola and Danny Whitman).
Our ten years of regular and show editions (with Dori)!
Ten years of Tony-winning musicals (with Squigs)!
Iain Armitage who’s been a part of Lights of Broadway from the start!
“What We Do Together Makes A Difference”: BC/EFA’s motto that rings as true now as it ever has.

Example of Peter’s marginalia

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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.

Michael is recording from Washington DC today

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James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Facebook
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PF: Art @ Music Box Theatre, through December 21, 2025

Three longtime friends. One ridiculously expensive painting. Is it art, or is it just the world’s priciest inside joke? What begins as a polite debate over aesthetics and taste devolves into a clash of egos and resentments. Can their friendship survive, or will one of them finally draw the line? It’s just 100 minutes of minimalist art, maximalist laughs, and a moving look at what we really see and forgive in the people we love.

ART, starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris, is written by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton. Directed by Scott Ellis, the design team includes David Rockwell (Set Design), Linda Cho (Costume Design), Jen Schriever (Lighting Design), Mikaal Sulaiman (Sound Design) and Kid Harpoon (Original Music).

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Neil Patrick Harris and James Corden in ART on Broadway

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Anania, B Noel Thomas, and Caleb Quezon in NYTW’s SATURDAY CHURCH, Photo by Marc J. Franklin

PF + MP + JM: <a href="https://www.nytw.org/show/saturday-