The Wrong-Note Rag
By Peter Filichia Faithful readers will recall that two weeks ago I mentioned that I preferred “Together Wherever We Go” on the 1973 London Cast Album of Gypsy. Because it offers all of Sondheim’s lyrics, the cut is nearly a minute longer than it is on the 1959 Original Cast Album. Many who […]
BLACK HISTORY MONTH ON BROADWAY
By Peter Filichia Time does fly, does it not? Already more than one twelfth of the “new” year in gone, and now we’re already in Black History Month. I trust that on Sunday, February 1, you started celebrating by playing Street Scene, for on this date in 1902, its librettist, Langston Hughes was […]
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Characters
By Peter Filichia While at Barnes & Noble to get Jeremy Aufderheide’s How the Wiz Was, my eye fell on Stephen Covey’s best-seller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Well, a little bit of self-help never hurt anybody, so I picked it up and skimmed. Habit One deals with “moving from dependence to […]
The Making of No, No, Nanette 44 Years Ago
By Peter Filichia Forty-four years ago this week, Broadway was hit by a hit that changed the course of musical theater. In the twenty years before the 1971 revival of No, No, Nanette, eleven commercial musical revivals had opened on Broadway. In the twenty years following Nanette’s smash critical reception and financial success, […]
Remembering Gwen Verdon
By Peter Filichia Had life been kinder to all of us, Gwen Verdon would still be here to celebrate her 90th birthday on January 13. Alas, we lost her 14 years ago, but at least we still have her recordings as well as a film in which she recreated her first starring role in […]
