Filichia

Beloved theatre critic Peter Filichia has created a treasure for the ages with A Show Tune for Today, a whimsical day-by-day calendar--one that can be used again and again, in any year--for musical theatre buffs. Across 366 bite-size entries, Filichia dispenses anecdotes, observations, fun facts, and other confections tied to a single song, perfect for starting each day. Whether tied to a show’s opening date (August 6: ＂You’ll Be Back＂ / Hamilton), holidays (December 25: ＂A Christmas Song＂ / Elf), historic dates (August 21: the actual date of ＂The Night That Goldman Spoke in Union Square＂ in 1893 from Ragtime), lyrics (March 2: when Camelot insists winter exits on the dot), or connections more surprising, each entry provides a light delight to put a spring in your step, every day of the year.

Peter Filichia has written about theater for The Star-Ledger, TheaterWeek;Playbill, Theatermania, Broadway Select, Encore and MasterworksBroadway. He’s written six books on theater - three for Applause - including Let’s Put on a Musical. This four-term president of the Drama Desk Awards serves on its current nominating committee as well as those for the Lucille Lortel Awards and Theatre World Awards, whose ceremony he writes and emcees. He’s been a National Endowment for the Arts assessor and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music critic-in-residence, and currently is the musical theater judge for ASCAP’s awards and a Broadway Radio commentator.