Wednesday, October 15, 2014
REVIEW of the Sunday, October 12, 2014 matinee performance at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. Starring Taylor Trensch, Francesca Faridany, Ian Barford, and Enid Graham. &…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:07PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Thank you to all of you who have written in to see how my weekend went! (My Twitter followers were especially excited...you are the best!)So, IYMI... this past weekend I made it to NYC…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00PM[SHARE]Monday, October 13, 2014
HOT or NOT is in full swing now! So far you've selected the finalists for this year's competition for the Holler If You Hear Me and On the Town. To see who you voted for, go…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:02PM[SHARE]Friday, October 10, 2014
I haven't been to New York since July - one of the longer droughts of my theater-going career. And distance does lend enchantment, apparently, since I'm really excited about it! Here a…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:52AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 9, 2014
In the late 70's - early 80's, before I had ever stepped foot inside a Broadway theater, before i even knew I loved musicals, I was enamored of the glamorous dancing and catch beat of the "I…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 8, 2014
There was a delightful theatricality about the way everything Marian Seldes did. Obviously, she was brilliant on stage. And she was a real trouper - she never missed a single performanc…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:30AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Every season, there are one or two shows that seem to be extremely polarizing. People either love it or hate it, with very little in between. The chat rooms are full of people th…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, October 6, 2014
Here's a new quickie contest to see a show for FREE! The first three readers to email the answers to the trivia questions below will win a voucher good for 2 tickets to Inner Voices, t…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 2, 2014
Side Show, The Lion King, Cabaret, and a brand new musical from a critically-acclaimed rock musician/lyricist making his Broadway debut. Sounds like a great 4-show weekend in NYC, righ…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 1, 2014
When I was little, my parents took me to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. I recall thinking it was pretty cool - all those plaques on the wall, all of the memorabilia in shiny…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 30, 2014
A couple weeks ago, I talked about that song by The Madden Brothers, "We Are Done," and how it sounded like it could have been in Hair or Promises, Promises. The past few weeks, I have…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:40AM[SHARE]Monday, September 29, 2014
The next musical of the season, The Last Ship, begins previews tonight at the Neil Simon Theatre. Will the marquee entice passersby to stop, take a look, and purchase tickets? Th…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:28AM[SHARE]Friday, September 26, 2014
Ms. September 2014Alysha UmphressWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: I picked this month's Ms. Broadway because she really fits what I initially intended these recognitions to be: a celebration of …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:30AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 25, 2014
Mr. September 2014Tony YazbeckWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: Well, he's a true triple-threat as evidenced in his entire Broadway career to date. Sing-dancer-actor in Gypsy, A Chorus Line, Whit…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:27AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 24, 2014
It's been a few weeks, but HOT or NOT is back! Next up: the much talked about revival of On the Town! Lots of singing, lots of dancing, and a generous helping of classic musical …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:30AM[SHARE]Friday, September 12, 2014
Did any of you catch Fashion Rocks the other night? I saw maybe six minutes or so, and all of it by pure coincidence. I was flipping channels, and all of a sudden... there w…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:51PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 11, 2014
It seems appropriate with the passing and laying to rest of Joan Rivers to take a minute or two to remember her biggest Broadway achievement - her Tony-nominated turn in a play she also…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:36PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 10, 2014
The ad campaign for the play This Is Our Youth, which opens tomorrow, reminds me a lot of the ad campaign for RENT, from the street ad motif (right down to the duct tape and irreverent "plac…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:37PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Tomorrow marks the first preview of the New York incarnation of the London smash hit play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. So today seems the logical time to look at…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:20PM[SHARE]Monday, September 8, 2014
Broadway may have its odd-balls off stage, from chat-worthy misfits (uhh...Shia, anyone?) to the freakishly talented (I'm looking at you, Audra!). But the real oddities will be appeari…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:30AM[SHARE]Friday, September 5, 2014
Depending upon which radio stations you listen to, you can probably hear at least one song that is also in a Broadway show. Everything from ABBA to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons t…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:08PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 4, 2014
I'll bet that the title of this Throwback Thursday made most (if not all) of you think this was about a certain musical. It isn't. Sorry if I disappointed any of you. But I…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Two Iconic Performances!The calendar says that summer isn't over for about three more weeks, but who follows the calendar? For me the year runs from September through June, with the oc…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:11AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 2, 2014
OK, Broadway fans! Summer is (semi) officially over, and it is time to get back to some serious theatre blogging! First up: some business to blog about.Can you believe that we are now …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:36AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 28, 2014
Ms. August 2014Carole ShelleyWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: In a way, it is fitting that I am announcing this month's Ms. Broadway honoree on a "Throwback Thursday," considering what an amazing ear…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 06:18AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Mr. August 2014Norm LewisWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: There sure has been a lot of press lately about the impending cast changes over at Cinderella. And a few months ago, there was quite the…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:17AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 26, 2014
We are in the last week of "traditional" summer, so why not celebrate the end of one season with a show that will open off-Broadway at the start of the new one? This one will be anothe…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:15AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 21, 2014
I've written before about my first experience with La Cage aux Folles, a 17 year-old closeted guy in New York with my very first (and equally closeted) boyfriend. It was the original B…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:33PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Hey, readers! I hope you are having a terrific summer! Here's an offer you can't refuse - FREE TICKETS! And, what could be better that a hot new play in these last hot days…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 19, 2014
What a difference eight years can make in history. When You Can't Take It With You opened on Broadway in 1938, the US was two decades out of the first World War, and when On the Town o…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:30AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 14, 2014
With the recent casting announcements for NBC's Peter Pan Live, and the news that Finding Neverland will be coming to Broadway this season, I thought looking at Peter Pan would be a gr…
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