Thursday, January 10, 2013
I was starting to think that Mary Poppins would never close. I mean, it has been around for 6 years, surviving a lack of Tony Awards, a shocking lack of buzz, and weeks at a time of le…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:50PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 9, 2013
It's a fine line, I'm sure, for promotions teams to develop new iconography for beloved musicals. I mean, when the inevitable revival of Cats happens, do you really think they are…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:36PM[SHARE]Monday, January 7, 2013
Now that things are starting to gear down on the Theatre Scene, I thought I might talk about some random things going - not enough by themselves for a whole blog, but together enough to be b…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:30PM[SHARE]Sunday, January 6, 2013
Here's the last two weeks of Broadway Box Office stats. Click HERE to see how the weekly rankings are calculated. * denotes a production that played 7 weekly performances; + denotes a …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:29PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 5, 2013
The folks over at Season of Savings are about to launch a new contest for theatre lovers like you! (I'd say "us," but I can't win!) The bottom line to this contest is that they ar…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:03PM[SHARE]Friday, January 4, 2013
I don't know about you, but I am super excited about Pippin's return to Broadway this spring. I love the score, all the interpretive possibilities, that the Fosse style of dance will r…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:31PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 3, 2013
The film version of the blockbuster stage musical Les Miserables was first announced some 25 years ago. I'm sad to report that even one day more wouldn't be enough to save this du…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:44AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 2, 2013
HAPPY NEW YEAR, READERS!Looks like my # 3 story of 2012 could end up being a top story of 2013! (Click HERE)While the film version of Les Miserables, and now, Rebecca, continue to make headl…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:26PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Lots of people made a big impression on the theatre scene in the year just past. I've been celebrating them each month of the year, and highlighted 20 rising stars just yesterday (HERE…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:23PM[SHARE]Monday, December 31, 2012
To paraphrase A Chorus Line, I picked 10 and 10 - 10 Boys and 10 Girls - of the theatre people, who made their biggest mark on the theatre world in 2012. And I have a feeling we'l…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:45PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 30, 2012
The other day, I posted my annual Year in Review Best/Worst Non-Performance Categories. You can see that HERE. Today, I present to you my favorite performances in a variety of ca…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:30PM[SHARE]Saturday, December 29, 2012
I've been thinking about this column all year long. Literally. From the first show I saw in 2012 - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - to the last - Annie - and all 35 other pro…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:00PM[SHARE]Friday, December 28, 2012
For the fourth year now, it is my pleasure (more often than not) and my occasional disappointment (still too often) to name the very best and some of the very worst of the year in both …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:20AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 27, 2012
Hugh Jackman as Jean ValjeanAt long last, it opened. It has been decades in the making. OK, maybe not in the making, but promised. Yes, promised. I have the "Souvenir…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Eric's Broadway.com Photo Feature(Photo by Matthew Murphy)The holiday season upon us, The Mystery of Edwin Drood's very own Eric Sciotto takes us backstage at Studio 54 for a look at ho…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Thank you, Readers!Have a Most Amazing Christmas and Holiday Season!Since you are here, why not enjoy 3 music videos from the New York theatre scene? One is older, one is pretty n…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, December 24, 2012
Christmas Eve is upon us. Arguably, it is the second most important "eve" of the year, just behind Tony Awards Eve New Year's Eve. All this talk of eves got me to thinking o…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 23, 2012
Well, she didn't cause quite the same media frenzy that a certain web-slinger has for the past couple of years, but Rebecca caused a pretty big Broadway stir considering she never even …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:52PM[SHARE]Saturday, December 22, 2012
No, there will not be 5 golden rings - though there may be 5 golden plates when you see The Book of Mormon. But chances are pretty good that more than once you could see 9 ladies danci…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:14PM[SHARE]Friday, December 21, 2012
Very soon - January 26th to be exact - The Phantom of the Opera will be celebrating a quarter of a century on Broadway! I'll bet that there are some of you reading this blog that weren…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 03:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 20, 2012
Over the next two and a half weeks, if you are looking for a unique, interesting and heartfelt new musical to go see, I can't recommend Chaplin: The Musical enough. Rob McClure's performance…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 03:08AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Review of the Saturday, December 15th evening performance at the Palace Theatre in New York City. Starring Taylor Richardson, Katie Finneran, Anthony Warlow, Brynn O'Malley, Clarke Tho…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:55PM[SHARE]Monday, December 17, 2012
Review of the Saturday, December 15 matinee at Stagee 4 of New World Stages in New York City. Starring Jason Hite, Taylor Trensch, Elizabeth Judd, Gerard Canonico, Barrett Gilbert Weed…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 16, 2012
Garvin, Lopez and Tacconi(with Sara Kapner and Ariana Groover)There's not one, but three new faces to watch in the young cast of Bare. And not to take away anything from the ladies in …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:30PM[SHARE]Saturday, December 15, 2012
Ms. December 2012Angelina AvalloneWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: I'll bet that 99.9% of you who read the title of this blog said, "Who the heck is Angelina Avallone? But I'll also bet that cl…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 03:30PM[SHARE]Friday, December 14, 2012
Here are my 6 favorite Broadway Christmas songs. Numbers 12 - 7 are in yesterday's blog (scroll down!).My Top 6 Favorite Broadway Christmas SongsThere is no song or scene on stage, fil…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:11PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 13, 2012
I don't know how it is where you live, but two of the local radio stations where I am have been playing holiday music 24/7 since Thanksgiving. One of them has played them commercial fr…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:09PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Rob McClure as Charlie ChaplinCongratulations to Chaplin's Rob McClure! He is the recipient of the 2012 Clive Barnes Award for Theatre! Congratulations to the cast and crew of Th…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:52PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Winter is a lousy time for most Broadway shows, as is evidenced by what has become an annual blog for me. It all started in 2010, when next to normal announced its closing. While…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:20PM[SHARE]Monday, December 10, 2012
The fall's only A+ showEvery time I sit down to do one of these blogs, I am shocked that another 3 months has flown by. As usual. I'll look back before I look to the future. I di…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:06PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 9, 2012
How nice it is to write about Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and not write about backstage discord, lawsuits or near-death experiences. And how nice to write about a Broadway newbi…
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