Peter Filichia's A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN THEATER Comes to Guild Hall, 6/24

After 25 years as a professional critic, Peter Filichia has seen, heard, and written about it all. In this very personal celebration of his life in the theatre, Filichia is sharing his most interesting moments, including adventures with nice actors (Jerry Orbach), not-so-nice ones (Mary Tyler Moore), and being face to face with Ben Vereen after giving him a bad review.

Filichia's Personal History has been performed in cities across the country. Now, for one night only, he brings it to historic Guild Hall, with all the proceeds benefitting EAG's Emergency Aid & Relief Program. A wine and cheese reception will follow the performance.

Peter will also be selling and signing his new book, Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks: A Very Opinionated History of the Broadway Musicals That Did Not Win the Tony Award.

The event will take place on Monday, June 24 at 7:00 pm at Guild Hall at The Little Church Around the Corner - 1 E. 29th St. - New York, NY 10016 (b/w 5th Ave. & Madison - R/N @ 28th, 6 @ 28th). Cost: Suggested: $10 (members) & $15 (non-members). RSVP: (212) 685-2927 or matt@actorsguild.org. Information at www.actorsguild.org and www.facebook.com/actorsguild1923.

Peter Filichia is the New York-based theater critic emeritus for The Newark (N.J.) Star Ledger newspaper and News 12 television station. He is also the author of Let's Put on a Musical (Back Stage Books, 2007), now in its third printing; Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit of the Season/The Biggest Flop of the Season (Applause Books, 2010); and Broadway Musical MVPs 1960-2010: The Most Valuable Players of the Last 50 Seasons (Applause Books, 2011), chosen one of Publishers Weekly's Top 10 Performing Arts titles of 2011. His new book, Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks: A Very Opinionated History of the Broadway Musicals That Did Not Win the Tony Award, will be published in May, 2013 by St. Martin's Press.

Peter has been a columnist for Playbill, Theater.com, Theatermania and Theater Week. He blogs weekly at MasterworksBroadway.com; and writes "Filichia Features" for Musical Theatre International's Web site, The Marquee, and "Filichia on Friday" for Kritzerland Records' Web site.

Before joining the Theatre World Awards in 1996 as host and head of the selection committee, Peter served four terms as president of the Drama Desk. He has served on an assessment panel for the National Endowment for the Arts, and is currently critic-in-residence for the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the musical theater judge for the ASCAP Awards program.

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