Your (Make a) Wish Is Granted
By Peter Filichia — Does the musical based on The Good Fairy have a “Good Fairy” on its side? After all, almost 60 years after the premiere of Make a Wish at the Winter Garden, its original cast album is back in print. For a musical that had a three-month Broadway run, the theory that […]
Follies Is Still Here
By Peter Filichia Twenty-five years ago this week, a few thousand people had one of the greatest Broadway experiences of their lives – and they weren’t even in a Broadway theater. No, Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center proved to be the center of the Broadway universe on September 6 and 7, 1985, when Follies […]
Labor Day Listens
By Peter Filichia — So how will you spend your Labor Day? As summer is a-going out, you may have one last chance to enjoy it. Leave the work to the people in musicals. While you’re on a nice long drive, hear The Producers try to produce. Catch up with photographer Jacques in The Happy […]
Remembering Gower Champion
By Peter Filichia — Thirty years have passed since the most famous Winter Garden incident happened. After David Merrick had heard his production of 42nd Street get loads of love and applause from the opening night house, he walked on stage. “I’m sorry to report …,” he said, causing everyone to laugh uproariously. Leave it […]
The Last Smash Hit Operetta
By Peter Filichia — It was recorded in June of 1959, but stayed in print for only three years. And yet, most musical theater enthusiasts covet the recording of Song of Norway by the Jones Beach Marine Theatre’s revival cast. They feel that the score has been well served in both performance and sound on […]
