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On Tuesday, May 12, BroadwayRadio’s Matt Tamanini attended the opening night of the “The Notebook” national tour at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida.
Last Week on Broadway: Monday, May 11, 2026
May 11, 2026
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Eugene O’Neill fire update, tons of show and casting news, Matt review 3 shows from NYC trip
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This Week on Broadway for May 10, 2026: The Balusters
May 10, 2026
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Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Carey Purcell talk about The Balusters. Schmigadoon, Kenrex, Rocky Horror, Ragtime, Fallen Angels, Broadway’s Next Hit Musical @ 54 Below, Proof, Beaches, and The Lost Boys
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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!
Showtune for Today: Mama, A Rainbow from Minnie’s Boys
Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook MICHAEL PORTANTIERE has been a theater journalist for more than 50 years. 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.
Carey Purcell | Website | Instagram Carey is a writer and editor whose nonfiction writing on theater, film, feminism and health care has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, Vanity Fair, The Nation, TDF Stages, Theatermania and The Village Voice, among others. She has also served on the editorial staffs of Playbill and People. Her nonfiction book, From Aphra Behn to Fun Home: A Cultural History of Feminist Theater, which was published in 2019 by Bloomsbury.
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Reviews:
CP + MP: The Balusters @ the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, through June 7, 2026
CP: Schmigadoon! @ the Nederlander Theatre, through January 3, 2027
MP + CP: Kenrex @ the Lucille Lortel Theatre, through June 27, 2026
CP: Lightning round! Proof, Beaches, and The Lost Boys Proof @ Booth Theatre, through July 19, 2026 The Lost Boys @ Palace Theatre Beaches, A New Musical @ the Majestic Theatre
Broadway’s The Book of Mormon has been forced to cancel performances through May 17 following a May 4 fire at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, according to a new statement released by the production and ATG Entertainment, owner of the O’Neill.
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Peter’s Brainteaser:
This week’s question, this co-librettist of a 1940s hit has a last name that’s an anagram for the first name of a character in that musical. The performer who played the character would later marry someone who’d become a legendary successful director choreographer. But that legendary success came sometimes after they had divorced. Who’s the librettist? What’s the name of the musical he co wrote? What’s the name of the character whose first name is an anagram of his surname? Who played the character? And what director-choreographer became a spouse?
Michael’s Musical Moments
“The Lusty Month of May,” from Camelot; Julie Andrews and OBC
OPENER: start at beginning and fade out around 0:48
Last Week on Broadway: Monday, May 4, 2026
May 04, 2026
Show notes
‘Evita’ and ‘Benjamin Button’ coming to New York, Tony Award honorees announced, 2027 Encores shows revealed
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This Week on Broadway for May 3, 2026: The Lost Boys
May 03, 2026
Show notes
Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Kenrex @ the Lucille Lortel Theatre, The Rocky Horror Show, Blood/Love @ Theater 555, Fallen Angels, Death of a Salesman, Proof, The Wicked Stage: Songs About Show Business, Hosted by Christine Pedi @ 54 Below, Soop Theater Company’s production of American, Italian @ The Chain Theater, and Hirschfeld’s Icons at the Algonquin
“This Week on Broadway” has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest-running running Broadway and theatrical podcast with hundreds of shows giving thousands of reviews and interviews.
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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!
Showtune for Today: Just Go To The Movies from A Day in Hollywood
Jena Tesse Fox | Twitter | Instagram JENA TESSE FOX has written about theater for many publications, including Playbill Magazine, BroadwayWorld, Time Out New York and HowlRound. She is a member of The League of Professional Theatre Women and the Drama Desk, and is a contributor to BroadwayRadio
Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook MICHAEL PORTANTIERE has been a theater journalist for more than 50 years. 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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PF: Blood/Love @ Theater 555, through May 10, 2026
Michael’s Lightning Round! MP: Fallen Angels @ Todd Haimes Theatre, through June 7, 2026 MP: Death of a Salesman @ Winter Garden Theatre, through August 9, 2026 MP: Proof @ Booth Theatre, through July 19, 2026
Robb Johnston: Today is Michael James Scott’s final performance as the Genie in Aladdin after over 4000 performances between Broadway, West End, Australia and Tours
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