There was a time when the reality show Survivor was new and actually interesting. I don't watch it anymore, but this season's version caught my eye, and I'll bet you'll know why immedi…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Can you identify any of these four people? You should be able to!(See the answers below.)Recently, one of my favorite bloggers, Ken Davenport posted a piece lamenting the fact that Bro…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:00PM[SHARE]Like the show, which I have long championed, the recording released in conjunction with the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is an enigma to me. Like the show, the album …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]The weekly round-up continues to evolve! You wanted more pictures, so here you go! Each week, I'll look at the box office, show news and casting news. And at the bottom, so…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 02:00PM[SHARE]If you follow this blog somewhat regularly, you know that one of my goals over the last year has been to expand my theater-going horizons beyond Broadway musicals and high profile plays.&nbs…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 02:00PM[SHARE]It has been quite a week for Broadway shows, with several shows marking milestones. Here's a quick look at the ones that happened this week (September 12 - 16, 2011)!OPENING:September …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:00PM[SHARE]Ms. Broadway September 2011Kimberly GrigsbyWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: Truly one of Broadway's unsung heroes, a musical director and/or the conductor nurtures a show through its birth, craf…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:56PM[SHARE]The blog is the second of four about this notorious flop musical from 1985. To see part one, click HERE.Director Harold Prince and the producers of Grind were able to get some of …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:30PM[SHARE]Over the past year, two books have made the rounds in my office: The Help and No Rest for the Dead. I'm sure you've probably heard of the former, it being a made into a hit film and al…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:05PM[SHARE]Perhaps the wisest thing the producers/company of this 2011 revival of Follies did was NOT repeat - or even really attempt - any more than a suggestion of the iconic logo from the original 1…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:32PM[SHARE]My mother can remember exactly where she was when President Kennedy was assassinated. I can remember exactly where I was on September 11, 2001 when news came that the first tower of th…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 04:00PM[SHARE]Today, I read September 8th's Theater Talkback by The New York Times' Ben Brantley with some interest. It is called "When a Bare Stage Fills the Theatre." I was particularly draw…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:34PM[SHARE]It really is a phenomenon. At least on paper and implementation, Broadway, at long last has an American hit of national proportions! No, not the web slinger. Those humble, …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:41PM[SHARE]OK, I'm the first to admit that, long run or not, The Phantom of the Opera is just not one of my favorites. I was decidedly underwhelmed when I saw the show the first time in the late …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:55PM[SHARE]This week, two high profile cast replacements were named for two hit Broadway shows. One of them was so high profile, it was on the news! When was the last time THAT happened (Sp…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:14PM[SHARE]Just a year ago, as I was driving behind a yellow school bus, I thought to myself, "remember to leave earlier for work in order to not get stuck behind this bus next year." Fast forwar…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:51PM[SHARE]As we take time to reflect and celebrate Labor Day today, I thought I'd look a little bit into the Labor unions that represent everyone connected with a Broadway show from the leading actor …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 05:39PM[SHARE]Here are three more theatre-related jigsaw puzzles, this time with the common theme that they are from shows that close today. Click on the links to start each puzzle. Enjoy!Jigs…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:01AM[SHARE]My favorite musical of the 2010 - 2011 season, Catch Me If You Can will close this Sunday after a mere 32 previews and 166 performances. I found it to be elegant, smart and sexy. …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:01AM[SHARE]Every few months, I stop and take stock of what I've seen recently and what I am looking forward to in the coming months. Today I thought I'd look at what I really want to see that will be b…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:01AM[SHARE]Mr. Broadway September 2011Nick VerinaWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: In Follies, one of its most popular and enduring songs is "Broadway Baby." Nick Verina is a true Broadway Baby, making his …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]With so much attention these past few days on the milestone achievements of Chicago: The Musical, it might have been easy to overlook a few other events that are going into the Broadway hist…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Please forgive the following exercise in self-indulgence...If I were a Broadway producer, today would be the day I add "3rd Smash Hit Year!" to all of my advertisements! Two years ago today…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]The very beginning of May 1996 was the time Broadway history began to be made. Of course, back then, no one knew what a true phenonemon Chicago: The Musical would become. At the …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Hello, Friends!Has this been a week or what? First an earthquake and now, a hurricane named Irene. Considering the loss of life, property and the potential for so much worse, it …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:33PM[SHARE]With Hurricane Irene causing the postponement of the historic 6,137th performance of Chicago until at least Monday, I am putting off my retrospective of the revivals stars, past and present,…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:00PM[SHARE]Tonight's performance of Chicago marks a momentous occasion in American musical theatre history. Tonight will be the Kander and Ebb revival's 6, 137th performance on Broadway. Lo…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 05:00PM[SHARE]Twitterland was all a-Tweet today as people joked and complained about the potential of Hurricane Irene moving up the East Coast and potentially damaging several major cities and impacting u…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:26PM[SHARE]Review of Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. 1 hour, 35 minutes. Starring Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Ashley Fink, Lea Michele, Kevin McHale, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Chord Over…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:58PM[SHARE]* - This is the first in a series of blog series that will focus on various Broadway flops that , despite its flop status, I thoroughly enjoyed and/or have come to appreciate.Grind a musical…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Here are three more Broadway related "jigsaw puzzles." Enjoy!Click on each link to do each puzzle. It is pretty self explanatory. Click and drag the pieces. When they fit, you'll h…
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