Stagecraft: James Clements playwright of “BEAUTY FREAK”
May 03, 2026
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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.
BEAUTY FREAK production photo by Alexia Haick
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Jan Simpson | jan@broadwayandme.com | Facebook | Twitter Broadway & Me Jan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the theater blog Broadway & Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcasts “All the Drama” and “Stagecraft.” She has served three times as a juror for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and currently sits on the executive board of the Outer Critics Circle, is a nominator for the Lortel Awards and is a member of the Drama Desk and the American Theatre Critics Association.
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This Week on Broadway for April 26, 2026: Schmigadoon!
Apr 26, 2026
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Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson talk about Schmigadoon!, Beaches, A New Musical, Fallen Angels, The Balusters, The Rocky Horror Show, Hugh Panaro: Man Without A Mask @ 54 Below, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, The Jesus Hickey, and a Jan Lightning Round!
Sara Chase, McKenzie Kurtz, Brad Oscar, Alex Brightman and the Company of Schmigadoon Schmigadoon! Broadway Production Photos by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
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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: Theme from New York, New York from And The World Goes ‘Round
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.
Jan Simpson | jan@broadwayandme.com | Facebook | Twitter Broadway & Me Jan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the theater blog Broadway & Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcasts “All the Drama” and “Stagecraft.” She has served three times as a juror for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and currently sits on the executive board of the Outer Critics Circle, is a nominator for the Lortel Awards and is a member of the Drama Desk and the American Theatre Critics Association.
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Mar 12, 2026: Every Brilliant Thing – Hudson Theatre Mar 23, 2026: Giant – Music Box Theatre Mar 30, 2026: Dog Day Afternoon – August Wilson Theatre Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw – Hayes Theater Apr 07, 2026: Cats: The Jellicle Ball – Broadhurst Theatre Apr 09, 2026: Death of a Salesman – Winter Garden Theatre Apr 12, 2026: Titanique – St. James Theatre Apr 15, 2026: The Fear of 13 – James Earl Jones Theatre Apr 16, 2026: Proof – Booth Theatre Apr 19, 2026: Fallen Angels – Todd Haimes Theatre Apr 20, 2026: Schmigadoon! – Nederlander Theatre Apr 21, 2026: The Balusters – Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Apr 22, 2026: Beaches A New Musical – Majestic Theatre Apr 23, 2026: The Rocky Horror Show – Studio 54 Apr 25, 2026: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone – Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Where we are going:
Apr 26, 2026: The Lost Boys – Palace Theatre
Reviews:
Sara Chase, Ann Harada Schmigadoon! Broadway Production Photos by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
MP+PF+JS: Schmigadoon! @ the Nederlander Theatre, through September 6, 2026
Directed and Choreographed by Christopher Gattelli
Isabelle McCalla and the Company of Schmigadoon Schmigadoon! Broadway Production Photos by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
Jan Lightning Round: Becky Shaw Death of A Salesman The Fear of Thirteen The Lost Boys Proof
OFF-BROADWAY No Singing In The Navy; at Playwrights Horizons currently scheduled thru April 26 Titus Andronicus; a Red Bull theater production currently scheduled thru May 3 Tru @ Church of the Redeemer currently scheduled thru May 10
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They’re the first words of a song heard in a 1970s’ Tony-winning musical.
The words also constitute the full title of a Sondheim musical.
Note that actual name of the song is not what you’re looking for – just the first words of the song. So, what’s the song, the Tony-winning musical in which it showed up, and therefore the Sondheim show?
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JUDY GARLAND AT CARNEGIE HALL
Music Opener: “Almost Like Being in Love,” from Brigadoon
Music Closer: “Come Rain or Come Shine,” from St. Louis Woman
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