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…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:34PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 13, 2014
I got this really interesting press release and video yesterday, and I just had to share it with you! And, loyal readers, why not use the special discount they sent, too?! Big St…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:31AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Review of the Saturday, July 26th 10 PM performance at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. Starring Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall. Musical Staging by Spencer Liff. Di…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:33AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 7, 2014
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
I got this from the folks over at The Phantom of the Opera, and I am thrilled to pass it on to YOU! GOOD LUCK!BROADWAY'S LONGEST-RUNNING SHOW OF ALL TIMETHE PHANTOM OF THE OPERAANNOUNC…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:48AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 31, 2014
With this week's release of the teaser trailer for Disney's Into the Woods, I couldn't help but wax nostalgic for the original Broadway production, and for the Broadway revival. I love…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:50PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Ms. July 2014Lena HallWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: Maybe it's because she's giving one of three gender-bending roles currently on Broadway. Or maybe it's because she's also co-starred with …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:24PM[SHARE]Mr. July 2014Curtis HolbrookWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: It's been an interesting month for one of my all-time favorite performers. He's been co-starring with (as the Times Square billboard …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 01:52AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 24, 2014
The recent announcement that Rocky will be closing soon got me to thinking about the huge billboard that adorns the front of the Winter Garden Theatre. It is hard to believe that …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:06AM[SHARE]Friday, July 18, 2014
Like many a young theatre novice, I was introduced to the classic scores by listening to the original Broadway cast recordings since the shows were long gone. That was how I was first …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:09AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 17, 2014
I am ashamed to admit that as a Sondheim fan, I had never seen Follies until the revival that opened at the Marquis Theatre on September 12, 2011. Even more, I am ashamed to admit…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:21PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 16, 2014
IT COULD BE WORSE SEASON 2 STARTS TOMORROW!Love, love, loved Season 1!!! Can't wait to see what happens to Jacob (Wesley Taylor), Ben (Adam Chanler-Berat) and Sam (Mitchell Jarvis) whe…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 15, 2014
With yesterday's announcement that American Psycho would be coming to New York. This won't be the first time a killer gets to sing - Assassins had a rogue's gallery of one-time killers…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:19AM[SHARE]Monday, July 14, 2014
Re-visit review of the Wednesday, July 2nd matinee performance at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City. Starring Idina Menzel, LaChanze, Curtis Holbrook, James Snyder, Jenn Col…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Friday, July 11, 2014
These days for a new Broadway show to be heard above the din of Times Square, the buzz and squawking of social media, and the one-upsmanship (for the good and bad) of critical notices and pu…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 10, 2014
It was seven years ago today that Xanadu opened on Broadway. Given the pre-show buzz, it is truly AMAZING that it had a year plus run (49 previews, 512 performances at the Helen H…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:01PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 9, 2014
It has been called "exciting," "ground-breaking," and I, myself, called Fun Home "brilliant" and "monumental." (Review HERE) This beautiful collection only serves to solidify…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Review of the Saturday, July 5 matinee at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Eisenhower Theatre in Washington, DC. Starring Emily Padgett, Erin Davie, Ryan Silverman, Matthew …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:00PM[SHARE]Monday, July 7, 2014
It's hard to believe, but the critically-acclaimed Tony-nominated revival of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan (show website HERE) is nearing the end of its limited run in…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:00AM[SHARE]Monday, June 30, 2014
Broadway has had famous composing teams throughout is long history - Rodgers and Hammerstein, Rodgers and Hart, Lerner and Loewe, Bock and Harnick, Kander and Ebb... For the last twenty-four…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:45AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 29, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
In my very first Throwback Thursday blog, I thought I'd take a look back to five seasons ago (2010-2011) at the two plays that really wowed me and continue to be standard setters. One …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 02:18PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Well, we're now nearly two weeks post-Tony Awards, and the annual purge of shows is fully under way. Summer, like the dead of winter, can be a slow time on Broadway, and producers pull…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:48AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 24, 2014
I haven't seen the show yet, so I can only give my impressions based on what I see, which is probably the most honest and exactly the experience most theatre consumers should have with a new…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:37AM[SHARE]Monday, June 23, 2014
Ms. June 2014Jessie MuellerWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: DUH! It's been a long time coming... after a very successful career in Chicago, she made her Broadway debut (and earned her first Ton…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:27AM[SHARE]Friday, June 20, 2014
#1The numbers are in, and the 2013 - 2014 Broadway season showed gains in all three indicators (attendance, grosses and playing weeks) For more about the record books, click HERE.…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 19, 2014
This may the shortest review I've ever written. Why? Because Bullets Over Broadway is as disappointing as a cast recording as it is as a show. (My review of the show HERE.) It is amazin…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Mr. June 2014Kevin AdamsWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: If it is possible to have a lighting designer as a hero, then Kevin Adams is a hero to me. I love that his lighting always makes the stor…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Right out of the gate, the new Broadway year is starting off with a bang. A brand new musical is getting things started just three weeks into the 2014 - 2015 season - an original story…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:55PM[SHARE]Monday, June 16, 2014
June is one of my favorite Broadway months! Not only does June have The Tony Awards, but it is also Broadway Bares time!Some of the Tony Nominees!I love these pictures... the camarader…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:24AM[SHARE]Friday, June 13, 2014
#1 Again!The numbers are in and the entire 2013-2014 Broadway Season was one for the record books, in terms of the box office. Below, all 41 shows that played during the last 13 weeks …
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