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…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 2, 2014
The Tony Awards Nominating Committee has had their say. Now it is your turn! For the 4th year (thank you!), I am asking all of you to be the nominating committee AND the voting b…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 1, 2014
So, now we are in that "limbo period" between the Tony nominations and the Tony Awards, between the last rush of new show openings all over New York and the fall rush of new openings. …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Just like most of you reading this, I watched the 2014 Tony Award nominations with high expectations and a guarded feeling that no matter what happened there would be disappointments and sur…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 29, 2014
The 2014 - 2015 Season has begun! But first...The First Opening Night: July 14. 2013The Last Opening Night: April 24, 2014Well, Smash got cancelled, and Spider-Man closed. But Br…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:15AM[SHARE]Monday, April 28, 2014
Well, the 2013 - 2014 Broadway season is in the history books. My theatre-going buddy, Mike, and I were fortunate enough to see every new musical and musical revival. As is trad…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 25, 2014
Review of the Sunday, May 20 matinee preview performance presented by The Roundabout Theatre Company at Studio 54. Starring Alan Cumming, Michelle Williams, Danny Burstein and Linda Emond, w…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:49PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 24, 2014
Ms. AprilLaChanzeWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: I've been a fan of hers since I first heard the cast recording of Once on This Island, and I finally got to see her in the 1995 revival of Compa…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Review of the Saturday evening preview performance at the Belasco Theatre. Starring Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall. Book by John Cameron Mitchell. Music and lyrics by Stephen Trask.…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Mr. AprilJames SnyderWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: On the face of it, it may seem that his matinee idol looks and easy on the ears voice would be reason enough to name this guy Mr. April. But…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 21, 2014
Review of the Saturday, March 19 matinee preview performance presented by the Roundabout Theatre Company at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City. Starring Sutton Foster, …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:44AM[SHARE]Friday, April 18, 2014
Less than a week from today is the cut-off for productions that want to be considered for the 2014 Tonys, and awards season will begin. But, since all of the new musical productions ha…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:06AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 17, 2014
He was Mr. Broadway back in April 2012, and now Andrew Keenan-Bolger is back at JKTS with a pretty cool interview! Earlier this week, he talked about his family ties to Broadway, polit…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 16, 2014
DUE TO A SERVER ERROR, YOU WILL NEED TO CLICK THE "HOT OR NOT" LOGO TO YOUR LEFT TO ACCESS THE POLL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOG ENTRY! THANK YOU!THIS IS A NEW POLL - THE SECOND OF T…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:15AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 15, 2014
If you follow my blog at all, you know that I am a huge fan of the Keenan-Bolger siblings. Maggie is an accomplished writer, and her sister, Celia, is an accomplished actress (if there…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:53AM[SHARE]Monday, April 14, 2014
Ten days from today is the cut-off for productions that want to be considered for the 2014 Tonys, and awards season will begin. But, since all of the new musical productions have eithe…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:40AM[SHARE]Friday, April 11, 2014
Review of the Saturday, April 5th matinee preview performance at the St. James Theatre in New York City. Starring Zach Braff, Marin Mazzie, Brooks Ashmanskas, Nick Cordero, Vincent Pas…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:55PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 10, 2014
His kinda nerdy, but definitely cute looks caught my eye when I was watching Aladdin. His charming, high energy performance as Aladdin's buddy Omar kept my attention. As it turns…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:02AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Review of the Sunday, April 6 matinee performance at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. Starring Ramin Karimloo, Will Swensen, Caissie Levy, Nikki M. James, Samantha Hill, Andy Mie…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:33AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Well, it seems like it has been a long season, with a tidy 16 musicals opening on Broadway - 12 new (!) and 4 revivals. Way back in July, First Date began previews, and then in March, the fi…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:56AM[SHARE]Monday, April 7, 2014
Review of the Saturday, April 5th evening performance at the New York City Center. A presentation of the Encores! series. Starring Shuler Hensley, Laura Benanti, Cheyenne Jackson…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:48AM[SHARE]Friday, April 4, 2014
According to the Miriam-Webster online dictionary, a "fanboy" is defined as "a boy who is an enthusiastic devotee (as of comics or movies)." Well, since I can actually admit that I…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 3, 2014
So, April isn't even a full 3 days old yet, and I am already really Broadway HAPPY! (If things keep going like this, there might be one of these each week! OK... nobody's that&nb…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 2, 2014
I'm excited to bring you a contest for a new Off-Broadway play that has some great stage and TV stars, and written by the duo that provided scripts for three of my favorite classic TV sit-co…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:42AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Among the most beloved musicals in the modern era, Violet finally comes to Broadway! Starring Broadway favorite Sutton Foster, the entire cast is filled with actors at the top of …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:22AM[SHARE]Monday, March 31, 2014
Review of the preview matinee on Sunday, March 16 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City. Starring Idina Menzel, La Chanze, Anthony Rapp, and James Snyder, with Jenn Colella, …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01AM[SHARE]Friday, March 28, 2014
Whether it is because a show is settling in for a long run and the logo needs some Times Square level sprucing up, or because the marketing needs some serious overhauling, most shows update …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 27, 2014
I think this may be the first time that I'm reviewing a CD that one of my former "Broadway Boys" has put out. Jarrod Spector, who is one of the main reasons to even bother with Beautif…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Here's a few things in the TheatreScene that make me really happy!Tony-winner Turns Billboard Top 10 ArtistShe was the surprise story at the Oscars (Thank you, John Travolta!). She's (…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:30AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 25, 2014
It is always interesting for me and my best buddy and theatre companion Mike to figure out what we are going to do for that long wait until a 3 o'clock curtain on a Sunday afternoon. L…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, March 24, 2014
Sixteen years ago, the revival of Cabaret raised the bar for what audiences expect from a musical revival. Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall brought the already classic back in a gritty, har…
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