Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Tartuffe @ New York Theatre Workshop, The Bridges Of Madison County: In Concert @ Carnegie Hall, Diversion @ The Barrow Group, Christine Pedi’s Snow Business @ The Laurie Beechman Theatre, Anna Christie @ St. Ann’s Warehouse, Porgy and Bess at the Met, and Amahl And The Night Visitors @ Lincoln Center Theater

Anna Christie @ St. Ann’s Warehouse Photo by Julieta Cervantes

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Peter Filichia | [email protected] | 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: The Shortest Day of the Year from The Boys from Syracuse

Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | 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.

Carnegie Hall tour guide

James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
BroadwayStars

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Review: AN EVENING WITH LEN CARIOU at The Laurie Beechman Theatre Valuable and Unforgettable by Stephen Mosher (BroadwayWorld)
In Conversation With Michael Portantiere returns to The Beechman with a legend.

Reviews:

PF + MP: Tartuffe @ New York Theatre Workshop, through January 25, 2026
By Molière
In a new version by Lucas Hnath
Choreography by Raja Feather Kelly
Directed by Sarah Benson

The cast of Tartuffe will include Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick (Plaza Suite) as Tartuffe, Emmy Award winner David Cross (“Arrested Development”) as Orgon, Obie Award winner Emily Davis (Is This A Room) as Mariane, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” winner Bianca Del Rio as Mme Pernelle, Tony Award nominee Amber Gray (Hadestown) as Elmire, Obie Award winner Ryan J. Haddad (Dark Disabled Stories) as Damis, Tony Award winner Francis Jue (Yellow Face) as Cleante, Tony Award winner Lisa Kron (Fun Home) as Dorine, and Emmy Award nominee Ikechukwu Ufomadu (“Ziwe”) as Valére.

Photo of Matthew Broderick by Tawni Bannister; Bianca Del Rio by Matt Crockett; Ryan J. Haddad by Stephen K. Mack; Lucas Hnath by Rebecca Martinez; Sarah Benson by Pavel Antonov.

MP: THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY: In Concert @ Carnegie Hall
Original Broadway Cast Reunion to benefit MCC Theater
Monday, December 15, 2025 7 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Originally produced on Broadway in 2014, the original cast of The Bridges of Madison County, led by Kelli O’Hara and Steven Pasquale, reunites for one night only at Carnegie Hall to benefit MCC Theater. Jason Robert Brown conducts a 20-piece orchestra in an expanded version of his Tony Award-winning score. The production is directed by Bartlett Sher, with musical direction by Tom Murray.

Performers
Starring: Kelli O’Hara and Steven Pasquale
Jason Robert Brown, Conductor
Featuring: Whitney Bashor, Caitlin Kinnunen, Derek Klena, Michael X. Martin, Cass Morgan, Ephie Aardema Sarnak, Jennifer Allen, Charlie Franklin, Kevin Kern, Katie Klaus, Luke Marinkovich, Paul Alexander Nolan, Aaron Ramey, and Dan Sharkey

Program
The Bridges of Madison County (in concert)
Book by Marsha Norman
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Barlett Sher
Music Direction by Tom Murray

PF: Diversion @ The Barrow Group, November 20 – December 21 / December 29 – January 11

New York City Premiere of DIVERSION by Scott Organ
Winner of the Premiere Stages Playwriting Festival
Voted one of the top 10 NJ productions of 2024

When the integrity of a team of ICU nurses is called into question, unity is threatened and morals are put to the test…

Please visit https://www.barrowgroup.org/diversion/ for more information.

Jan Simpson’s Stagecraft: Scott Organ on “Diversion”

MP: Christine Pedi’s Snow Business @ The Laurie Beechman Theatre
One performance left! Saturday, December 27, 2025

Susie Clausen ‘Saxy Susie’ at Don’t Tell Mama

Broadway’s next openings:

Bug
Jan 8, 2026
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Every Brilliant Thing
Mar 12, 2026
Hudson Theatre

PF: Anna Christie @ St. Ann’s Warehouse, through February 1, 2026

Eugene O’Neill’s “Anna Christie,” directed by Thomas Kail
Two-time Emmy Award-winning, and Academy Award, Tony, and Golden Globe-nominated actress Mare Winningham and accomplished Broadway actors Jordan Barbour, Joe Carroll, Anthony Chatmon II, Timothy Hughes, and Noah Plomgren join previously announced cast members, Emmy Award winner, five-time Oscar nominee, and Tony nominee Michelle Williams and Tony nominees Tom Sturridge and Brian d’Arcy James.

Anna Christie @ St. Ann’s Warehouse Photo by Julieta Cervantes

MP: Porgy and Bess at the Met, through January 24, 2026

PF: Amahl And The Night Visitors @ Lincoln Center Theater, through January 4, 2026

The company of AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
Photo by Julieta Cervantes

Phillip Boykin, Todd Thomas, and Bernard Holcomb
Photo by Julieta Cervantes

Albert Rhodes, Jr. and Joyce DiDonato
Photo by Julieta Cervantes

News:

Jasmine Amy Rogers named in The New York Times: The Breakout Stars of 2025
Across the arts, these 10 performers took a leap of faith this year and stuck the landing in a big way.

Playbill
San Francisco’s Historic Curran Theatre Sold to San Francisco Giants

Times Square Theater on 42nd Street

Is Studio 54 being forced to close down?
Without zoning relief to fund overdue renovations, Roundabout says it may have to shutter the storied theater.

Jessica Vosk, Kelli Barrett Will Star in Beaches On Broadway This Spring By Logan Culwell-Block
Lonny Price and Matt Cowart will co-direct the stage adaptation of Iris Rainer Dart’s novel, which became a blockbuster film in 1988.

Breaking Baz: ‘Wicked’ Stars Ariana Grande & Jonathan Bailey Eye Reteam For ‘Sunday In The Park With George’ At London’s Barbican In 2027

The Jonathan Larson Project Sets U.K. Premiere By Andrew Gans, Margaret Hall
Conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper, the project features more than 20 seldom-heard songs by the Pulitzer and Tony-winning writer.

Future Episodes:

Peter’s Brainteaser:

Its original production ran over 1,800 performances.

With a run like that, you’d think that the title would be kept now and forever.

And yet, fewer than 11 years later after the show’s original opening, that title was changed.
Name the show and explain the reason for the title change.

Michael’s Musical Moments

Music Opener: “We’ll Have the Lord’s Bright Blessing,” Jack Cassidy et al, from MR. MAGOO’S CHRISTMAS CAROL

Music Closer: “Winter Was Warm,” end title chorus

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On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with the star of one of the best musicals (if not the best musical) of 2025, Matt Rodin of “Beau the Musical.” The Matts discuss Rodin’s eight-year journey with the show, how it and he have changed over the years, and why playing opposite Tony nominee Jeb Brown is like returning home.

The show currently has three weeks left on its Off-Broadway return engagement at the Distillery at St. Luke’s. After multiple extensions, “Beau” will close on Sunday, Jan. 4. Do not miss your opportunity to check out this incredible show.

Purchase tickets to see ‘Beau the Musical’ before Jan. 4, 2026:
https://www.beauthemusical.com/

On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with Bonale Fambrini, who is currently starring as Johnny Cade in the national tour of “The Outsiders.” The tour will be playing an extended run at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida, from Tuesday, Dec. 16 through Tuesday, Dec. 23.

In their conversation, Bonale describes the process that the cast goes through in order to be able to deliver the intense dance and fight choreography at the center of the show. They also discuss the impact that Johnny has on his fellow greasers, why the show has resonated so much with audiences, and what some of his favorite moments in the show are.

Purchase tickets to “The Outsiders” at the Dr. Phillips Center: https://www.drphillipscenter.org/events/tickets/2025/the-outsiders/

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Marjorie Prime, Guys and Dolls @ Shakespeare Theatre Company, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas @ The Goodspeed, West Side Story @ LaGuardia High School, Oedipus @ Studio 54, Cheyenne Jackson @ Carnegie Hall, and La Bohème @ the Met

June Squibb in MARJORIE PRIME – Photo by Joan Marcus

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Panel:

Peter Filichia | [email protected] | 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: Put on Your Sunday Clothes from Hello, Dolly! (Soundtrack!)

Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | 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 | [email protected] | Facebook
BroadwayStars

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Jan Simpson’s All the Drama: “Hamilton”, 2016 Winner, Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Changes at BroadwayRadio: Today on Broadway on hiatus.
New shows coming in 2026: Last Week on Broadway (news recap), This Week in Theater (focusing on theater outside of NYC and around the US)

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.

Reviews:

Danny Burstein, Cynthia Nixon in MARJORIE PRIME – Photo by Joan Marcus

PF + MP: Marjorie Prime @ the Helen Hayes Theater, through February 15, 2026

Jordan Harrison’s MARJORIE PRIME, directed by Anne Kauffman, at the Helen Hayes Theater

The Broadway production of Jordan Harrison’s MARJORIE PRIME stars Danny Burstein, Christopher Lowell, Cynthia Nixon, and June Squibb (original production of Gypsy!) in the title role of Marjorie Prime. This production marks Mr. Harrison’s Broadway debut.

What would you say to someone you lost, if you could see them again? What if they’re a better listener now than when they were alive? Pulitzer Prize finalist Jordan Harrison reinvents the family drama in his richly spare, wryly funny, and powerful MARJORIE PRIME, directed by Anne Kauffman. A heart-achingly beautiful rumination on aging and artificial intelligence, memory and mortality, love and legacy, MARJORIE PRIME examines the blurred line between a life lived and a life remembered.

Danny Burstein, Cynthia Nixon, June Squibb in MARJORIE PRIME – Photo by Joan Marcus

Flashback to 2015 — MP + PF: Playwrights Horizons production of Marjorie Prime

MP: Guys and Dolls @ Shakespeare Theatre Company, through January 8, 2026

New York, NY (December 10, 2025) – Lincoln Center Theater announced today that Julie Benko (Funny Girl, Harmony) will join the company of the highly acclaimed revival of Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, directed by LCT Kewsong Lee Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, as ‘Emma Goldman’ beginning Friday, January 9 through Sunday, March 29. Shaina Taub who originated the role, and will be taking a previously announced leave of absence following the Sunday, January 4 performance, will return to the production on Tuesday, March 31.

PF: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas @ The Goodspeed, December 31, 2025

Directed by Hunter Foster (currently directing Million Dollar Quartet at Maltz Jupiter Theatre)

MP: West Side Story @ LaGuardia High School (nee: Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts)

PF: Oedipus @ Studio 54, through February 8, 2026

The Olivier Award®-winning, West End sensation, Oedipus – a bold and electrifying adaptation created and directed by Robert Icke stars Mark Strong – reprising his Olivier-nominated role as ‘Oedipus’ – and Lesley Manville – reprising her Olivier-winning role as ‘Jocasta.’

Also reprising their UK roles are Samuel Brewer as ‘Teiresias,’ Bhasker Patel as ‘Corin,’ Jordan Scowen as ‘Eteocles,’ and James Wilbraham as ‘Polyneices.’ They are joined by John Carroll Lynch as ‘Creon,’ Teagle F. Bougere as ‘Driver,’ Ani Mesa-Perez as ‘Lichas,’ Olivia Reis as ‘Antigone,’ and Anne Reid as ‘Merope,’ with Brian Thomas Abraham, Denise Cormier, Karl Kenzler, and Oliver Rowland-Jones rounding out the cast.

Robert Icke – the youngest Olivier Award-winning Director in history – transforms Sophocles’ epic tragedy into an essential, explosive, sensual human thriller catapulting the secrets of the past into a high-stakes present.

It’s election night. The polls predict a landslide victory. Everything is about to change. This fall, Broadway audiences will experience what London critics and theatergoers already know: Oedipus isn’t just a revival. It’s a revelation.

The creative team includes Hildegard Bechtler (Scenic Designer), Wojciech Dziedzic (Costume Designer), Natasha Chivers (Lighting Designer), Tom Gibbons (Sound Designer), and Tal Yarden (Video Designer). Casting is by Julia Horan, CDG and Jim Carnahan, CSA.

Robert Icke’s Oedipus was originally produced in Dutch by Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and was presented at the Edinburgh International Festival.

MP: Cheyenne Jackson @ Carnegie Hall‘s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, December 8, 2025

Get ready for an unforgettable evening of electrifying vocals and heartfelt humor as Cheyenne Jackson—the beloved Grammy- and Emmy-nominated star of stage and screen (Xanadu, Into the Woods, American Horror Story, 30 Rock)—takes the stage! Joining him are several special guests, including Tony Award winner Jane Krakowski (30 Rock, Oh, Mary!) and Broadway favorite Jessica Vosk (Wicked, Hell’s Kitchen) for a one-of-a-kind concert that weaves together Broadway hits, pop anthems, and timeless American Songbook classics—plus a few seasonal surprises.

MP: La Bohème @ the Met

News:

Stephen Schwartz & Gordon Greenberg on The Baker’s Wife, Wicked & More | Sitting Ovations Ep. 1

Welcome to Sitting Ovations, a new theater podcast hosted by Time Out theater critic Adam Feldman.

Helen Shaw @ NYT

A Tale of Two Broadways: Empty houses and Empty Tables — Majestic, Broadhurst, St. James (next week), Booth….

Does Broadway have a K shaped economy? Grosses Hamilton and Harry Potter

Future Episodes:

New York Theatre Workshop’s world premiere of a new version of Molière’s classic comedy Tartuffe by Tony Award nominee and NYTW Usual Suspect Lucas Hnath (Red Speedo, Dana H.). Choreographed by NYTW Usual Suspect and two-time Obie Award winner Raja Feather Kelly (Teeth) and directed Obie Award winner and NYTW Usual Suspect Sarah Benson (Teeth), Tartuffe will begin performances at New York Theatre Workshop (79 E 4th Street, New York, NY 10003) on November 28, 2025, with opening night set for December 16. Previously set to close January 11, Tartuffe was recently extended through January 24, 2026.

Peter’s Brainteaser:

Drop the first letter of this hit musical’s title, and you’ll get the name of one of its songs.

Hint: Someone who possesses five Tonys recorded it.

Michael’s Musical Moments

Music Opener: “We Need a Little Christmas,” Jerry Herman – Angela Lansbury and OBC of Mame

Music Closer: “Christmas Waltz,” Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn – Frank Sinatra, Christmas with the Rat Pack

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All The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “Hamilton”
2016 Pulitzer winner “Hamilton” by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Hamilton Wikipedia page
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)

Lin-Manuel Miranda Wikipedia page
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin-Manuel_Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist by Daniel Pollack-Pelzner
https://www.amazon.com/Lin-Manuel-Miranda-Education-Daniel-Pollack-Pelzner/dp/166801470X/

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Hamilton-Ron-Chernow/dp/1594200092/

Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
https://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Revolution-Lin-Manuel-Miranda/dp/1455539740/

“Review: ‘Hamilton,’ Young Rebels Changing History and Theater” by Ben Brantley, The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/theater/review-hamilton-young-rebels-changing-history-and-theater.html

The ‘Hamilton’ Effect: 10 Revolutionary Years on Broadway, The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/theater/hamilton-broadway-lin-manuel-miranda.html

Lin-Manuel Miranda on the 10th anniversary of the musical ‘Hamilton’ on Broadway, interviewed by Steve Inskeep, NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/06/nx-s1-5364680/lin-manuel-miranda-on-the-10th-anniversary-of-the-musical-hamilton-on-broadway

“In ‘The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda,’ Ishmael Reed Revives an Old Debate”
by Hua Hsu, The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/in-the-haunting-of-lin-manuel-miranda-ishmael-reed-revives-an-old-debate

All About the Hamiltons by Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/09/hamiltons

Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNFf7nMIGnE

Lin-Manuel Miranda Instagram page
https://www.instagram.com/lin_manuel/?hl=en

The Hamilton Papers
https://flipboard.com/@broadwayandme/the-hamilton-papers-l1oplha5y

Hamilton live capture on Disney+
https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-f7f12d79-cfbe-4eb4-b275-091fd34b6dde

Great Performances: Hamilton’s America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBUgvFpRtGs

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Charlie Rose interviews
https://charlierose.com/guests/9332

For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name.

Jan Simpson | [email protected] | Facebook | Twitter
Broadway & Me
Jan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the blog Broadway& Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcasts Stagecraft and All The Drama. She has twice served as a Pulitzer Prize juror.

Major ‘Today on Broadway’ announcement, John Cameron Mitchell to lead ‘Oh, Mary!’, ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ musical reading

Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping the top theatre headlines every Monday through Friday.

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1) ‘All Out: Comedy About Amibition’ begins performances on Broadway
https://alloutbroadway.com/

2) John Cameron Mitchell to return to Broadway in ‘Oh, Mary!’
https://deadline.com/2025/12/john-cameron-mitchell-broadway-oh-mary-1236645723/

3) Boggess, Jacobs, Lewis, Ziemba to lead ‘Count of Monte Cristo’ musical premiere
https://playbill.com/article/sierra-boggess-adam-jacobs-norm-lewis-karen-ziemba-to-star-in-monte-cristo-musical

4) Public finds complete cast for ‘Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)’
https://playbill.com/article/calvin-leon-smith-to-join-celia-keenan-bolger-tony-shalhoub-in-antigone-this-play-i-read-in-high-school

5) ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ musical had workshops this week
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CRAZY-RICH-ASIANS-Musical-Workshop-Held-in-New-York-City-This-Week-20251211

6) Recommendation

Stars of ‘Chess’ on Broadway perform on ‘Today’

• https://www.today.com/video/broadway-cast-of-chess-sings-one-night-in-bangkok-on-today-254230085829
• https://www.today.com/video/stars-of-chess-on-broadway-perform-mountain-duet-on-today-254230085831
• https://www.today.com/video/lea-michele-performs-heaven-help-my-heart-live-on-today-254231109942

7) Today is the final episode of ‘Today on Broadway’ in this format

Photo by Edward T. Morris

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway.

New York City Premiere of DIVERSION by Scott Organ
Winner of the Premiere Stages Playwriting Festival
Voted one of the top 10 NJ productions of 2024

When the integrity of a team of ICU nurses is called into question, unity is threatened and morals are put to the test…

Location: The Barrow Group (520 8th Avenue, 9th Floor, NYC)
Dates: November 20 – December 21
Schedule: Tuesdays – Saturdays @ 7:30pm / Saturdays – Sundays @ 3pm
Tickets: Previews – $35 ($20 for students) / General – $49 ($25 for students)

Please visit https://www.barrowgroup.org/diversion/ for more information.

For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name.

Jan Simpson | [email protected] | Facebook | Twitter
Broadway & Me
Jan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the blog Broadway& Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcasts Stagecraft and All The Drama. She has thrice served as a Pulitzer Prize juror.

BC/EFA sets new record, Benko to step in for Taub in ‘Ragtime,’ ‘Coyote Ugly’ and ‘August Rush’ musicals in the works

Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping the top theatre headlines every Monday through Friday.

Any and all feedback is appreciated:
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1) Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS sets Red Bucket record
https://playbill.com/article/broadway-cares-fall-red-bucket-campaign-raises-record-7-34-million

2) Julie Benko to replace Shania Taub in ‘Ragtime’
https://playbill.com/article/julie-benko-to-join-ragtime-broadway-revival-for-limited-time

Emma Flynn to step in for Julie Benko in DC’s ‘Guys and Dolls’
https://playbill.com/article/emma-flynn-will-succeed-julie-benko-in-washington-d-c-guys-and-dolls

3) ‘Coyote Ugly’ musical setting sights on London
https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/coyote-ugly-musical-to-come-to-the-west-end-in-2027

4) ‘August Rush’ musical having industry presentation
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/august-rush-stage-musical-broadway-1236441135/

5) Broadway League releases 2024-25 audience demographics
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bway-NY-Demographic-2024-2025.pdf

‘Queen of Versailles’ to close next week, Encores announces more stars, Grace’s review of ‘Marjorie Prime’

Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping the top theatre headlines every Monday through Friday.

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1) ‘Queen of Versailles’ moves up closing date
https://deadline.com/2025/12/the-queen-of-versailles-broadway-closing-date-2-1236643720/

2) Dratch, Brady, more join Encores season
https://deadline.com/2025/12/rachel-dratch-campbell-scott-wayne-brady-city-center-encores-1236643435/

3) Last week’s Broadway grosses
https://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm

4) Show and casting news

Samanahta Massell, Kevin Cahoon, more join ‘Chez Joey’ in DC
https://www.theatermania.com/news/samantha-massell-kevin-cahoon-and-more-join-myles-frost-in-reimagined-pal-joey_1814378/

Ethan Hawke on AI
https://www.tiktok.com/@cbssundaymorning/video/7581592324166143287

Bayardelle, Burns, Howard to lead Paper Mill’s ‘Come From Away’
https://playbill.com/article/jeannette-bayardelle-andrea-burns-lisa-howard-more-will-star-in-paper-mills-reimagined-come-from-away

Brooke Adams, Marilu Henner join rotating cast of ‘Pen Pals’
https://playbill.com/article/brooke-adams-marilu-henner-join-pen-pals-rotating-roster-of-stars

5) Jeremy O. Harris released from Japanese jail
https://deadline.com/2025/12/jeremy-o-harris-japan-released-1236643251/

6) Pulitzer Prize winner Emily Nussbaum named New Yorker theatre critic
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/emily-nussbaum-theatre-critic-the-new-yorker-1236445623/

7) Developmental news

Danza, Sadoski, Longfellow featured in new play reading
https://playbill.com/article/tony-danza-michael-longfellow-thomas-sadoski-to-lead-industry-reading-of-ben-androns-broken-snow

Reading of Orville Peck musical to take place this week
https://playbill.com/article/orville-peck-musical-smalltown-boy-to-have-nyc-industry-presentations

8) Grace’s thoughts on ‘Marjorie Prime’
https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/marjorie-prime/

Reviews for ‘Marjorie Prime’ on Broadway, ‘Bigfoot!’ musical casting, Shoshana Bean to lead ‘Lost Boys’

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1) Critics weigh in on ‘Marjorie Prime’ on Broadway
– https://didtheylikeit.com/
– https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-MARJORIE-PRIME-Opens-On-Broadway-Starring-Cynthia-Nixon-June-Squibb-Danny-Burstein-and-More-20251208

2) Theatre stars represented in Golden Globe nominations
https://playbill.com/article/cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-get-2nd-consecutive-golden-globe-noms-for-wicked-on-screen

Stream all of the Golden Globe nominations
https://thestreamable.com/how-to-stream-2026-golden-globes-nominees

3) Show and casting news

Henson, Moffat, Lucas-Perry, McCrimmon to lead ‘Bigfoot!’ musical Off-Broadway
https://deadline.com/2025/12/bigfoot-off-broadway-cast-grey-henson-alex-moffat-1236642109/

Alia Shawkat to star in Clare Barron’s ‘You Got Older’ at Cherry Lane Theatre
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/alia-shawkat-star-you-got-older-off-broadway-1236444331/

Shoshana Bean to lead ‘Lost Boys’ on Broadway
https://deadline.com/2025/12/shoshana-bean-broadway-lost-boys-1236641862/

Immersive ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Off-Broadway show ‘Masquerade’ extends
https://playbill.com/article/masquerade-extends-off-broadway

4) Recommendation

Paddington performs on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’
https://youtu.be/ndl0bmi45gw

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere, talk with Jasmine Amy Rogers. We review It’s A Wonderful Life @ Irish Rep, Sherie Rene Scott in The Queen of Versailles, Gotta Dance @ The York, Porgy and Bess at the Met, A Christmas Carol @ Perelman Performing Arts Center, This World of Tomorrow @ The Shed, Dirty Books @ Bated Breath Theater, and Messy White Gays @ The Duke on 42nd Street.

Jasmine Amy Rogers photo credit Nicole Wilson

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Peter Filichia | [email protected] | 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: Grade ‘A’ Treatment from Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | 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.

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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.

Guest: Jasmine Amy Rogers IBDB | Wikipedia | Instagram

Jasmine Amy Rogers. Spelling Bee Production Photos (c) Joan Marcus

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Olive Ostrovsky) @ New World Stages, through April 12, 2026

BOOP! The Musical (Betty Boop)

JASMINE AMY ROGERS (Betty Boop) is making her Broadway debut after debuting Betty Boop in the pre-Broadway Chicago run. Credits include Anita in Jelly’s Last Jam (Pasadena Playhouse), Gretchen Wieners in the National tour of Mean Girls, Melody Green in The Wanderer (Paper Mill Playhouse), Francis in the world premiere of Becoming Nancy (Alliance Theatre). TV credits include “Evil” on Paramount+. She was a Jimmy Awards finalist and appeared in Cabaret as Sally Bowles at the Manhattan School of Music where she studied musical theatre. “Thank you to my team, my friends and my family for guiding me on this journey. We made it.”

Chita Rivera Awards
2025 Outstanding Dancer in a Broadway Show
BOOP! The Musical
Nominee

Drama Desk Award
2025 Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical
BOOP! The Musical
Winner

Drama League
2025 Distinguished Performance
BOOP! The Musical
Nominee

Outer Critics Circle
2025 Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical
BOOP! The Musical
Winner

Theatre World Awards
2025 Outstanding Debut Performance
BOOP! The Musical
Winner

Tony Award
2025 Best Actress in a Musical
BOOP! The Musical
Nominee

Stagebound — Jasmine Amy Rogers — “BOOP! The Musical”
Premiere: 5/14/2025 | 12:00 |
Step into the spotlight with Tony nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers as she takes on the role of a lifetime: Starring as Betty Boop in “BOOP! The Musical.” From the rehearsal studio to opening night, follow Jasmine’s whirlwind journey to her Broadway debut—and the moment she realizes she’s become a theatrical star.

Reviews:

It’s A Wonderful Life @ Irish Rep Production photos by Carol Rosegg

PF + MP: It’s A Wonderful Life @ Irish Rep, through December 31, 2025
By Anthony E. Palermo
Directed by Charlotte Moore
Musical Director David Hancock Turner
Starring Rufus Collins, Ali Ewoldt, Reed Lancaster, Leenya Rideout, and Ashley Robinson

It’s A Wonderful Life @ Irish Rep Production photos by Carol Rosegg

MP: Sherie Rene Scott (Standby for Jackie Siegel) in The Queen of Versailles

Sherie Rene Scott is Obie and Lucille Lortel award winning, multiple Drama Desk nominee, and three-time Tony Award nominee for her work as a supporting actor in the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and as a writer and as a lead actor for the musical Everyday Rapture. Sherie can recently be seen in a recurring role on “Harlem” for Amazon and on “The Good Fight” for Paramount+. Prior to that, Sherie had a major recurring role in Showtime’s “Smilf”. Most recently in the theater world, Sherie authored and performed with Norbert Leo Butz their highly acclaimed original musical collaboration, Two Hander at Feinstein’s / 54 Below. In 2017, Sherie appeared in the sold-out Broadway run of The Front Page with Nathan Lane, John Goodman, and John Slattery. That year she also originated the John Patrick Shanley play The Portuguese Kid off-Broadway with Jason Alexander and portrayed ‘Gertrude’ in the first half-Farsi Hamlet with Arian Moayed. Sherie originated the roles of Amneris in The Disney/Elton John & Tim Rice musical Aida and can be heard on the Grammy winning cast recording’, as ‘Christine’ with John Lithgow and Norbert Leo Butz in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and can be heard on the Grammy nominated recording, alongside Lily Taylor in John Guare’s Landscape Of The Body, as ’Sabina’ in Kander and Ebb’s Over and Over, originating ‘Pepa’ in Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown, as Martha in Randy Newman’s Faust, and as ‘Ursula’ in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, among others. Sherie founded the first independent Broadway and Off-Broadway cast album record label; the multiple Grammy winning Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records. Sherie was a co-producer of the film The Last Five Years and can be heard on the original Off-Broadway cast album recording originating the role of Cathy.

‘Queen of Versailles’ to Close as New Broadway Musicals Struggle
The show, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will remain open through the holidays. The announcement comes just two weeks after the musical opened.

PF: Gotta Dance @ The York, through December 28, 2025

MP: Porgy and Bess at the Met, through January 24, 2026

PF: A Christmas Carol @ Perelman Performing Arts Center Jan 4, 2026

An Old Vic Production

Jack Thorne – Adaptation
Matthew Warchus – Conception & Direction
Thomas Caruso – Co-Direction for PAC NYC

Rob Howell – Set & Costume Design
Hugh Vanstone – Lighting Design
Simon Baker – Sound Design
Christopher Nightingale – Composer, Orchestrator, Arranger
Lizzi Gee – Movement
Luc Verschueren for Campbell Young Associates – Hair, Wig & Make-Up Design
Paul Staroba – Music Supervisor
Chris Gurr – Music Director
Michael Aarons – Music Coordinator
Jim Carnahan CSA, Jason Thinger CSA – Casting
Andrew Wade – Voice and Dialect Director
Showtown Theatricals/Nathan Gehan – Consulting General Management
Jhanaë K-C Bonnick – Production Stage Manager
Melissa Gene Arnaud, Michael Medina – Stage Managers

George Abud – Fred
Dario Esteban Alvarez – Understudy for Ferdy, George, Nicholas, Young Ebenezer
Michael Cerveris – Ebenezer Scrooge
Maxim Chlumecky – Young Ebenezer
Dashiell Eaves – Bob Cratchit
Chris Hoch – Father, Marley, Understudy for Ebenezer
Scrooge, Fezziwig
Julia Knitel – Belle
Crystal Lucas-Perry – Ghost of Christmas Present, Mrs. Fezziwig
Micah Fay Lupin – Tiny Tim (at select performances)
Ashlyn Maddox – Little Fan
Madalynn Mathews – Jess, Understudy for Belle, Little Fan
Nancy Opel – Ghost of Christmas Past
Dan Piering – Ferdy, George
Izzy Elena Rita – Tiny Tim (at select performances)
Celia Mei Rubin – Dance Captain, Understudy for Jess, Mrs. Cratchit
Rashidra Scott – Mrs. Cratchit, Understudy for Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Mrs. Fezziwig
Teddy Trice – Nicholas, Understudy for Fred, Bob Cratchit
Paul Whitty – Fezziwig, Understudy for Father, Marley

MP: This World of Tomorrow @ The Shed, through December 21, 2026

PF: Dirty Books @ Bated Breath Theater, through January 18, 2026

PF: Messy White Gays @ The Duke on 42nd Street, through January 11, 2026

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Peter’s Brainteaser:

Cole Porter in the ‘40s and Lee Adams in the ‘60s each mentioned this famous movie star in the last line of a lyric in one of their comedy songs.

Who was the star? What were the lines? What were the songs? What were the musicals?
And for that matter, who did the same thing in the ‘50s?

What was the line in that show and song?

Michael’s Musical Moments

Jasmine Amy Rogers, “Something to Shout About” from BOOP!

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