Monday, December 30, 2013
I've been thinking about this column all year long. Literally. From the first show I saw in 2013 - The Non-Equity Tour of American Idiot - to the last - A Nig…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Friday, December 27, 2013
At last! The biggest Broadway story (I think) of the year is the emergence of A.R.T. (American Repertory Theater) as a major producer on the Great White Way. Considering that the…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 26, 2013
There were so many people in the New York theatre scene that made a huge impact this year, that I struggled to narrow them down to 10 men and 10 women. So I actually named 12 of each i…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 25, 2013
HAPPY HOLIDAYSfromJK'S THEATRESCENEMotown: The Musical Cast Memberson Christmas, plus"Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"from Playbill Video on Playbill.comTHEATER AID: Do They Know It's Christma…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Yesterday, I shared my choices of 39 "Bests" in 38 non-performance categories (there was one tie!), covering theatre in the media, theatre memorabilia, and the theatre-going experience. &nbs…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, December 23, 2013
For the last four years, I've been sharing my favorite things of the theatre-going experience at the end of each year. In previous such blogs, I have included some "worsts," but this time ar…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Friday, December 20, 2013
It looks like Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark will be leaving us in much the same way it came: constant headlines, lawsuits, controversy and an uncertain future. And that makes it t…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 19, 2013
I had a pretty limited appreciation for "holiday shows - I always found them to be overly saccharine, and generally of "community theater" quality. Then the Broadway wave of holiday sh…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Ms. December 2013Jane CarrWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: Currently, she is garnering belly laughs from happy audiences as Miss Shingle in the musical comedy hit, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Mur…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:04PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
Review of the Saturday evening December 14 performance at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City. Starring Mary Bridget Davies with Taprena Michelle Augustine, Allison Blackwell, Nikki Ki…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:41AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 15, 2013
The first half of the 2013 - 2014 Broadway Season is over, and here's how the box office turned out - the winners and the losers.Here are some interesting statistics for the first 26 weeks (…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 05:57PM[SHARE]Friday, December 13, 2013
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN ROUND 7 OF "HOT OR NOT": THE BEAUTIFUL EDITION!CLICK THE SHOW ICON TO YOUR RIGHT, TAKE THE POLL, AND CLICK "DONE" TO MAKE IT COUNT! POLL CLOSES A…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:40PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 12, 2013
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN ROUND 7 OF "HOT OR NOT": THE BEAUTIFUL EDITION!CLICK THE SHOW ICON TO YOUR RIGHT, TAKE THE POLL, AND CLICK "DONE" TO MAKE IT COUNT! POLL CLOSES AT NOO…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:01AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 11, 2013
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN ROUND 7 OF "HOT OR NOT": THE BEAUTIFUL EDITION!CLICK THE SHOW ICON TO YOUR RIGHT, TAKE THE POLL, AND CLICK "DONE" TO MAKE IT COUNT! POLL CLOSES A…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Another bio-musical has hit Broadway, and this one should have a classic score by one classic lady, Carole King. The show is Beautiful: The Carole Kine Musical, and her story is inspir…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, December 9, 2013
The Glass MenagerieAnother calendar year is coming to close, and I am preparing my best of/worst of lists even as you read this. But the 2013 - 2014 theatre season is just now half ove…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Sunday marked the end of the 26th week of the season, meaning we are fully 1/2 through the entire season so far! Time sure flies...40: The number of shows that played during the second…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, November 25, 2013
Review of the Sunday, November 17 matinee performance at the Public Theater at the Newman in New York City. Starring Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Beth Malone, Alexandra Socha, and Sydn…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:32AM[SHARE]Friday, November 22, 2013
Review of the Saturday, November 16 evening performance at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City. Starring Dule Hill, Adriane Lenox and Special Guest Star Fantasia Barrino. …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 21, 2013
Review of the Sunday, November 17 evening performance at Second Stage Theatre Company at the Tony Kiser Theatre in New York City. Starring Stephanie J. Block, Will Swensen, David…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Review of the Friday, November 15 evening performance at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. Starring Mark Rylance, Stephen Fry, Samuel Barnett and the Company of Shakespeare's Globe…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Review of the Saturday, November 16 matinee preview performance at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York City. Starring Jefferson Mays, Bryce Pinkham, Lisa O'Hare, Lauren Worsham and Jan…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, November 18, 2013
Boy, there sure has been a lot of Shakespeare to choose from this season! The latest entry in this Bard-a-thon is the Lincoln Center production of Macbeth. And this one has a lot…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:23PM[SHARE]Friday, November 15, 2013
Ms. November 2013Stephanie J. BlockWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: OK, so she's currently starring in an Off-Broadway musical, but Stephanie J. Block is the most requested Ms. Broadway by you reader…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 03:13AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 14, 2013
Mr. November 2013Jeff KreadyWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: Actually, Jeff Kready is exactly the kind of guy I like to highlight in this monthly column - a hard working, career actor, maki…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:23AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Many of us have had the downer experience of getting really excited about seeing a show only to be disappointed in it. Those are never fun, right? But how about those shows that …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:30AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Well, I asked, and you answered... A LOT of you answered! Thanks! Recently, I posted two blogs: one about favorite Broadway couples, real-life and in shows (HERE), and the other …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:30AM[SHARE]Monday, November 11, 2013
Review of the documentary film which opened at the SXSW Film Festival on March 15, 2013, and on October 11, 2013 in limited release in the United States. Featuring Billie Joe Armstrong…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]Friday, November 8, 2013
Does The Book of Mormon live up to the hype for mostaudience members?These days, with the advent of chat rooms, message boards and tell-all blogs, it is almost impossible to avoid Broad…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:05AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 7, 2013
So, yesterday came with the announcement that two new Broadway shows were closing. One of them, A Time to Kill, I really wanted to see, despite the mixed-to-negative reviews it receive…
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