Peter Filichia writes theatre criticism and Broadway history with an emphasis on musicals, seasons and the practical business of putting shows on stage. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit and the Biggest Flop of the Season, 1959 to 2009 compares successes and failures across fifty seasons, while Broadway MVPs looks at performers and creative figures whose work shaped productions. The Great Parade focuses closely on the 1963–64 Broadway season, and Let’s Put on a Musical! turns towards choosing and staging shows for schools and community theatres. Filichia’s prose is opinionated, anecdotal and theatre-insider in tone rather than academic. His books suit readers of Broadway history, musical-theatre criticism and practical theatre production. Read more Less