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 …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:13PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 12, 2014
You don't need to get much further than about 5 minutes into the cast recording of The Bridges of Madison County to understand why Jason Robert Brown won the Tony for Best Orchestration…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Review of the filmed Australian production of Driving Miss Daisy as presented nationwide, June 4 - 10. Starring Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones and Boyd Gaines. A play by Alfred Uhry.…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 10, 2014
I thought, as I watched the fantastic, original new musical, If/Then, that it wasn't what I expected. It certainly wasn't Next to Normal. It certainly wasn't boring. And it certa…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, June 9, 2014
Let the speculation end and the Monday morning quarterbacking begin. Just like every other year, last night's Tony Awards show had its high points and its cringe-worthy moments. &…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:59AM[SHARE]Friday, June 6, 2014
This has been one heck of a season. Lots of really great stuff has been going on on Broadway stages from performances to design elements to direction. And, while no show really s…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:30AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 5, 2014
This Sunday, the Broadway community will celebrate the 2013 - 2014 season one final time. Today, readers, we'll celebrate it ourselves! Thanks for another great season together, …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Congratulations to this year's Special Tony Award and Tony Honors recipients! And thank you for your service to the theater community and the world at large.LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT&n…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:30PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 3, 2014
For the last time this season, I'm taking a look at how the four nominees for Best Musical are using their nominations to woo us into seeing them. I find it interesting that one doesn'…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:19PM[SHARE]Monday, June 2, 2014
Cabaret - The best musical of the springI sound like a broken record, I guess, but I can't believe that the year is almost half over. And I can't believe that a new season is starting!…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:34AM[SHARE]Friday, May 30, 2014
So, how are the folks at each of the Tony-nominated musical revivals vying for our ticket dollars? It runs the gamut - from not bothering with the nominations to touting them to the hi…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:45AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 29, 2014
Marriage Type Love! the new re-release of an album by Shirley Jones and the late Jack Cassidy takes all of us back to that time theatre fans always seem to wax nostalgic for - when…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Matilda Should Have WonLast April, before the 2013 Tony Awards nominations were announced, I did a little research into what kinds of shows were being nominated for best musicals of the…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 27, 2014
I swear, sometimes Playbill.com and I must share a psychic connection. Every once in awhile, I'll post a blog on something Broadway, and the next day, Playbill.com will post …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, May 26, 2014
The nominees for Best Revival of a Play represent a wide variety of plays - comedy and drama, classic American, classic modern European, and classic (in every way) Shakespeare. They al…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:49AM[SHARE]Friday, May 23, 2014
#1 - Next to NormalIt is hard to believe that we are 14 seasons into the 2000's! And it is even more hard to believe just how many notable - and some even great - musicals there h…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:56PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 22, 2014
THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO LATER THIS YEARAlexander SharpThese are the days when fall shows start announcing casts! And I am already super excited for The Curious Incident of the …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Ms. May 2014Linda EmondWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: She is a real "working actor," with a lengthy career on stage, on TV and on film. Perhaps you caught her off-Broadway in iHO or Th…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 03:30PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Mr. May 2014Nick CorderoWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: Hmmm. A no-brainer. Nick Cordero is giving a career-defining performance in Bullets Over Broadway. It is one of those things you just kno…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:49AM[SHARE]Monday, May 19, 2014
Well, loyal readers (and all theatre-loving new ones!), I can't believe this is the FOURTH time we've had The JKTS Awards! Where does the time go, huh? This year, like always, we striv…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 16, 2014
Review of the Sunday, May 11 matinee at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City. Starring Audra McDonald. Directed by Lonny Price. 90 minutes, no intermission. Through …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 15, 2014
Review of the Saturday, May 10 evening performance at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City. Presented by the Manhattan Theatre Club. Starring Reed Birney, John Cullum,…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Review of the Saturday, May 10 matinee performance at New World Stages, Stage 1, in New York City. Starring Barrett Wilbert Weed, Ryan McCartan, Jessica Keenan Wynn, ElleMcLemore, Alic…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Review of the Wednesday, May 7 matinee performance at the Cort Theatre in New York City. Starring Daniel Radcliffe and the Michael Grandage Company. Directed by Michael Grandage.…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Monday, May 12, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
THIS IS A NEW NOMINATIONS BALLOT SET. IF YOU VOTED LAST WEEK, YOU CAN VOTE THIS WEEK. IF YOU DID NOT VOTE LAST WEEK, YOU CAN STILL VOTE THIS WEEK!Last week, you nominated - in record n…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:09AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 8, 2014
While the Broadway community continues to hold its collective breath waiting for all the award winning to begin, there are plenty of things to keep us fans happy! Here are three of the…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Last week, you nominated - in record numbers, thank you all - all those worthy nominees that the Tony Nominating Committee overlooked. This week, your voice will be heard again, celebr…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:44PM[SHARE]You know, I've been compiling this list in my head since the beginning of the season. But as a blog entry (or two), it really came together as I stood there in the St. James Theatre, having …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Sitting with my mouth agape at the end of a show usually means I am stunned by what I see, and in the very best way. Pippin, as a whole show, had me open-mouthed throughout. …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:34AM[SHARE]Monday, May 5, 2014
What a season 2013-2014 was, huh? SIXTEEN new musicals and new musical revivals opened, and with it came a giant wave of talent...and heat. For the second time, you have selected those…
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