Peter Filichia is a New York-based theater critic for The Newark Star Ledger newspaper in New Jersey

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 and New Jersey's television station News 12.

In addition, Filichia has two weekly columns at Masterworks Broadway and Kritzerland. He wrote a regular column, "Peter Filichia's Diary," for the website TheaterMania.com from November 2001 until October 2011, and previously for the website BroadwayOnLine.

Filichia is the author of the books Let's Put on a Musical!: How to Choose the Right Show for Your School, Community or Professional Theater, Broadway Musicals: the Biggest Hit and the Biggest Flop of the Season, 1959 to 2009, and Broadway MVPs 1960-2010: The Most Valuable Players of the Past 50 Seasons. He served four terms as president and chairman of the nominating committee of the Drama Desk. He has also been a member of the nominating committee for the Lucille Lortel Awards

Lucille Lortel Awards

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 and is currently the host of the Theatre World Award

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He has also written the liner notes for many Broadway cast albums, including Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar

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and Fade Out - Fade In

Fade Out - Fade In

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, and is the critic-in-residence for the University of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati

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 College-Conservatory of Music. He has appeared on television with Sally Jessy Raphaël

Sally Jessy Raphaël

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, Phil Donahue

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, and on Saturday Night Live

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. In 2004 and 2005, he hosted with Matthew Murray

Matthew Murray

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 the live theatre discussion show Bitch or Brag About Broadway at New York's 45th Street Theatre.