Monday, September 26, 2011
At the Marquis Theatre on Broadway, New York City. 2 hours, 40 minutes, with an intermission. Starring Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Ron Raines, Danny Burstein, Elaine Paige, Jane Houdyshe…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 03:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 25, 2011
Here is the TheatreScene for September 19 - 25, 2011!BROADWAY BOX OFFICE (September 12 - 18): Top Gross: Wicked: $1.479MPhoto by Joan Marcus Top Attendance: The…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Saturday, September 24, 2011
Tomorrow, probably my favorite theatre charity event of the year takes place, the Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction. And this year marks the event's 25th year! It takes plac…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:00PM[SHARE]Friday, September 23, 2011
Just over a month ago, I posted a blog of words of wisdom and witty, creatively stated ideas from the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Today, here are just some of the many you have se…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:50AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 22, 2011
Fans of the Great White Way enter through the doors of the forty designated Broadway theaters every year to see their favorite plays and musicals. 23 of them are currently named after …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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]Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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]Monday, September 19, 2011
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]Sunday, September 18, 2011
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]Saturday, September 17, 2011
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]Friday, September 16, 2011
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]Thursday, September 15, 2011
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]Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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]Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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]Monday, September 12, 2011
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]Sunday, September 11, 2011
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]Saturday, September 10, 2011
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]Friday, September 9, 2011
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]Thursday, September 8, 2011
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]Wednesday, September 7, 2011
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]Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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]Monday, September 5, 2011
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]Sunday, September 4, 2011
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]Saturday, September 3, 2011
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]Friday, September 2, 2011
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]Thursday, September 1, 2011
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]Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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]Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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]Monday, August 29, 2011
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]Sunday, August 28, 2011
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]Saturday, August 27, 2011
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,…
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