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,…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:00PM[SHARE]Friday, August 26, 2011
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]Thursday, August 25, 2011
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]Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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]Tuesday, August 23, 2011
* - 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]Monday, August 22, 2011
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…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 21, 2011
WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:August 15: Broadway Ladies: Ms. August 2011: Alexandra Socha
August 16: Broadway Math (Answers Below!)
August 17: If They Could See Him Now: The Bob Foss…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:02PM[SHARE]Saturday, August 20, 2011
A few weeks ago, I had a blog of Broadway musical lyrics that I (and you) found to be particularly clever, catchy or meaningful - sometimes all three. Several of you have since been so…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Friday, August 19, 2011
Whether you loved, hated or missed it altogether, last season's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown was an exciting opportunity to see some of Broadway's heaviest hitters in one place …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 18, 2011
One of the up sides of recent seasons has been the abundance of well-known actors who have graced the Broadway stage. In many, if not most, cases, this has been a great thing. Fi…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 17, 2011
One of my theatre heroes, Bob Fosse, will be honored in 2012 by the United States Postal Service will commemorate great choreographers, Fosse's will be one of four stamps in the series…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 16, 2011
All the "back to school" ads on TV have inspired me to think "academically." Below are 10 "math problems" where the numbers are made up numbers that have to do with Broadway songs, sho…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Monday, August 15, 2011
Ms. Broadway August 2011Alexandra SochaWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: Well, she is part of an all-star cast of one of off-Broadway's new musicals. She more than holds her own in this co…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 14, 2011
THE SHORT VERSION THIS WEEK!WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:August 8: Name-Droppers (Answers below)August 9: Broadway Jigsaw PuzzlesAugust 10: Why Catch Me Caught MeAugust 11: 195…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:20PM[SHARE]Saturday, August 13, 2011
Gay men Munchkins Fans of all things Oz! Rejoice! If the stars align as it now looks like they might, New York City will have to pave its streets in yellow bricks and…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:40AM[SHARE]Friday, August 12, 2011
Review of the evening preview performance on Saturday, July 16 at the New World Stages - Stage 1, off-Broadway in New York City. Starring Adam Chanler-Berat, Matt Shingledecker, Arianda Fern…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:17AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 11, 2011
Recently, a good friend of mine celebrated her 60th birthday. Together, we have seen a number of Broadway shows, and we frequently chat about shows that were all the rage in the 15 yea…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Timing, they say, is everything. And I can't help but wonder how different the fate of my favorite musical of last season, Catch Me If You Can, would be. Had the show opened duri…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 9, 2011
I thought it might be fun to do some Broadway-related jigsaw puzzles. Here are three. One is a production photo. One is a show logo. And the third is a New York City …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Monday, August 8, 2011
Some of the snootier set of theatregoers love to name-drop to all of their friends about all of the celebrities they've see onstage and in the house. It usually goes something like thi…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 7, 2011
WELCOME TO AUGUST, THEATRE FANS!WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:August 1: CONTEST: Win Tickets to FOLLIES on Broadway **August 2: POLL RESULTS: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Next ProjectA…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Saturday, August 6, 2011
YOU HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO ENTER THE FOLLIES TICKET CONTEST! LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT FOR DETAILS!One hundred years ago today, the world had no idea what just hit it. On August…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:17AM[SHARE]Friday, August 5, 2011
FOLLIES TICKET CONTEST FINAL TRIVIA QUESTION BELOW TODAY'S BLOG! COLLECT ALL FIVE ANSWERS FROM THIS WEEK'S BLOGS AND ENTER TO WIN TICKETS TO FOLLIES ON BROADWAY!I really had no intenti…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:25AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 4, 2011
FOLLIES TICKET CONTEST TRIVIA QUESTION #4 IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS BLOG!Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a professional baseball game. Which game and where isn't all that impo…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 3, 2011
FOLLIES TICKETS CONTEST TRIVIA QUESTION #3 AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS BLOG!Mr. Broadway August 2011Julian OvendenWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: Right now, he is the leading man of a hit off-Broadway musi…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Perhaps the most interesting thing about the responses to this most recent poll ISN'T the results, but rather the write-in responses I got from you! Not counting the emails you sent me…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:56AM[SHARE]Monday, August 1, 2011
The LEGENDARY CLASSIC RETURNS to the street where DREAMS ARE BORN. The Kennedy Center's lavish and landmark new staging of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award®-winning m…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 31, 2011
THE CONTEST FOR FOLLIES TICKETS STARTS TOMORROW AT 10AM! BE SURE TO CHECK BACK TOMORROW AND EVERY DAY NEXT WEEK! WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:July 25: Broadway Celebrates …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 01:01PM[SHARE]Saturday, July 30, 2011
The cast recording of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is once again responsible for some serious thought. If you are reading this, I'll assume that you have more than a passi…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:25AM[SHARE]Friday, July 29, 2011
"Ululating" is the word that started it all. That little gem of a word always makes me smile, as does a smart lyric in a Broadway musical. Apparently, a lot of you enjoyed the fi…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 28, 2011
Last week, the full Broadway company of the revival of Follies was announced just as the cast went into rehearsals. The Sondheim musical, last revived in 2001, is scheduled to be…
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