Filichia Features: I Do! I Do! -- The Marriage Musical

By Peter Filichia on November 02, 2012
in Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: All MTI's Sites, Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, Filichia Features, peter filichia
While watching I DO! I DO! at the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts in Cincinnati, I thought of an advertising slogan that should be used when promoting the Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt classic.“Marriage -- the way it used to be ... and the ...

Filichia Features: 76 Trombones and 80 Years

By Peter Filichia on September 14, 2012
in Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: 76 trombones, All MTI's Sites, Bergen County Players, Filichia Features, Harold Hill, majestic theatre, MTIshows, musical, Musical Theater, musical theatre, musicals, peter filichia, River City, Robert Preston
What’s the most famous story concerning The Music Man? That it beat West Side Story for the Best Musical Tony? That it made an A-grade star of B-level movie performer Robert Preston? Or is it the one that tells what happened midway through Act ...

Filichia Features: Good Golly, Miss Molly Brown

By Peter Filichia on September 07, 2012
in Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: All MTI's Sites, Filichia Features, marquee, mtishow.com, MTIshows, peter filichia, The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Several years ago, you had a little redheaded girl in your theater company who had the spunk and talent to play Annie. Now she's all grown up – with even more spunk and talent. You'd love to find the right part for her.Here it is: The Unsinkable ...