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Thursday, November 7, 2019

Welcome to the Theater! The Broadway Debuts of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical by JK

Congratulations to the entire company of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on your opening night! Special congratulations to the following 10 cast members who are making their official Broadw…

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Ms. Broadway: November 2019: Tina's Adrienne Warren by JK

Ms. Broadway November 2019 joins a growing list of actresses taking on the role of iconic singer. Like Stephanie and Ana and others before her, Adrienne Warren has the daunting task of cr…

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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

When the "Best" IS Your "Favorite": 2015 by JK

Over the past year, we've taken a look at several shows that were not our favorites, but did win the Tony for Best Musical. A long while ago, we looked back at the 2011-2012, when the Tony w…

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Monday, November 4, 2019

Mr. Broadway: November 2019: The Elder Prices of The Book of Mormon by JK

Hello! We thought we'd do something a little different in celebrating Mr. Broadway (and thanks to Janet V from Boston - are you drowsy? - for the suggestion!). This month, we are taking a…

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Friday, November 1, 2019

The Friday 5: 5 Favorite Rock Album Musicals by JK

Seems like most of us have a love/hate relationship with jukebox musicals. For every one that works, there seems to be two or three that don't. There is one sub-genre I pretty much love thou…

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Thursday, October 31, 2019

Broadway Monster Mash by JK

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, THEATER FANS! At any given time, Broadway is full of monsters - and I'm not talking about mean directors, cheap producers or screaming divas. Over the years, the Rialto ha…

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Where Are They Now? Ms. Broadway Update: Stephanie J. Block by JK

Six years ago, we named Stephanie J. Block as Ms. Broadway November 2013. At the time, she was starring in off-Broadway's Little Miss Sunshine. Between now and then, she's kept pretty busy w…

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Q & A with Broadway's Alex Wyse (Part II) by JK

It's always great to catch up with old friends! After seven and a half years, I finally caught up with a very busy friend of this site, Alex Wyse. Last week we got the ball rolling by chatti…

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Monday, October 28, 2019

Broadway Heat: Tina: The Musical Edition: The Finals! by JK

The turnout for last week's vote was excellent - thank you, as always, dear readers! Your votes cut the cast of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical by half, and now the 14 cast members are up f…

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Friday, October 25, 2019

The Friday 5 Quiz: 5 More Broadway Costumes by JK

Two weeks ago, we launched a new quiz that you seemed to love, so here's another Friday 5 quiz with 5 more iconic Broadway costumes. All you need to do is name the show and the character …

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

#TBT: Playbill: Hello Again: March 1994 by JK

The 1993 and 1994 were two of my favorite years, on- and off-Broadway. Easily the best of the off-Broadway things I saw then was Hello Again the now well-known musical version of La Ronde…

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

LOGOS: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical by JK

Sometimes simple is best. Simply the best, you might say. If you are a Tina Turner fan, you might have giggled at that last sentence. But it remains true. Simple can also be elegant, and …

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Q & A with Indoor Boys' Alex Wyse (Part I) by JK

I am so thrilled to bring you this interview with long-time friend of this site, Alex Wyse. One of the great pleasures of the privilege of years of seeing New York theater is discovering an …

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Monday, October 21, 2019

BROADWAY HEAT: Tina Edition: The Elimination Round by JK

For decades, the subject of Broadway's latest bio-musical, has been one of the hottest, greatest performers off all-time. So it only seems to make sense that that musical's cast gets the JKT…

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Friday, October 18, 2019

The Friday 5: 5 Musicals Based on Children's/Young Adult Novels by JK

With this week's opening of The Lightning Thief, we though we'd take a Friday 5 look five of our favorite (and not so favorite) shows based on other young adult/children's novels. How man…

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Thursday, October 17, 2019

#TBT: OBCR: Finding Neverland by JK

The Peter Pan story resonates with me much like Harry Potter resonates with the generations after mine (for the record, I love Harry Potter). And the Peter Pan story has come in many forms, …

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Welcome to the Theatre! The Broadway Debuts of The Lightning Thief by JK

Congratulations to the entire company of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical on the opening of your show tonight on Broadway. Here's to a successful run!We'd like to send sp…

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

One That Got Away: The History Boys by JK

The good news is that the entire original cast of The History Boys was in the wonderful film version of this Olivier and Tony Award-winning play by Alan Bennett. The bad news is that I mi…

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Monday, October 14, 2019

Standing @ Zero: The Lightning Thief's Sam Leicht by JK

This month's featured ensemblist is actually only on the verge of making his Broadway debut. But Sam Leicht from The Lightning Thief is no stranger to the footlights. In addition to be…

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Friday, October 11, 2019

The Friday 5 Quiz: 5 Broadway Costumes by JK

You asked for it! By popular demand, we are starting a new series of Friday 5 Quizzes. In honor of the upcoming Halloween celebration, this time around, we thought we'd see how much you know…

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Thursday, October 10, 2019

Welcome to the Theater! The Broadway Debuts of Linda Vista and The Rose Tattoo by JK

Congratulations to the entire companies of Linda Vista and The Rose Tattoo on the upcoming opening of your show. Here's to a successful run!We'd like to send special congratulations…

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

REVIEW: Indoor Boys by JK

Creators and stars, Alex Wyse and Wesley Taylor The award-winning web-series Indoor Boys recently released its third season, and, Broadway fans, it is a doozy. Created by and starring Bro…

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Where Are They Now? Mr. Broadway Update: Jeremy Jordan by JK

Back in October 2011, we highlighted an "up and coming" new talent, Jeremy Jordan as Mr. Broadway (HERE). He had already been in Rock of Ages and West Side Story, and was just finished…

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Monday, October 7, 2019

Welcome to the Theater! The Broadway Debuts of Slave Play by JK

Congratulations to the entire company of Slave Play on the opening of your show last night on Broadway. Here's to a successful run!We'd like to send special congratulations to playwright …

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Friday, October 4, 2019

The Friday 5: Broadway Boats by JK

Yesterday's 58th anniversary of Noel Coward's musical, Sail Away got me to thinking about all the boats I've seen on Broadway. It is amazing how many I've seen, really. Now, that's stage …

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Thursday, October 3, 2019

Ms. Broadway October 2019: Broadway's Jennifer Ashley Tepper by JK

The only thing surprising about this month's Ms. Broadway is that we've waited so long to celebrate her. She lives the life most of us hardcore theater fans dream of. And she has earned i…

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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Mr. Broadway October 2019: Dear Evan Hansen's Alex Boniello by JK

With Mr. Broadway October 2019, we have a theatrical bad boy. He's played the King, St. Jimmy, a 90's sociopath, and, currently, a suicidal outcast. Stans of this guy know all of this, from …

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Tuesday, October 1, 2019

THEATER BOOK REVIEW: Come From Away by JK

Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock: An Inside Look at the Hit Musical. Music, lyrics and book by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. Text by Laurence Maslon. Forward by Prime Minister Justin Trud…

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Monday, September 30, 2019

BROADWAY HEAT: The Lightning Thief Edition: Finals! by JK

Judging by the number of votes that were cast last week, I can see that you think this cast of mostly Broadway newbies is bringing the heat! The vote was very close - clearly you can feel th…

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Sunday, September 29, 2019

Looking at LOOKING AT YOU: A Dialogue by Amy and Dan Gijsbers Van Wijk and O'Neil

I think there's less a question of "what's to be done" and more is a question of "how do we know what's really going on." It's less about privacy in some ways and more about transparency of …

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