Some of the most popular entries on this blog are the Mr. and Ms. Broadway pictorials each month. Each month, a different man and woman are named for their current contributions to the…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Review of the matinee preview performance on Saturday, July 16 at the Laura Pels Theatre off-Broadway in New York City. Starring Linda Balgord, Matt Cavenaugh, Mara Davi, Simon Jo…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]An all-star cast and legendary creative team have joined forces with Roundabout Theatre Company to create a new off-Broadway musical, Death Takes a Holiday, based on the original play by Alb…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 02:01PM[SHARE]Thank you, all of you, who take the time to write in your thoughts and questions. And I'll answer one that I get all of the time: Do I actually read your comments and emails? Wel…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That little axiom is true in most aspects of life, I've come to find out. People, in general, are resistant to change, especially when it comes t…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 03:01PM[SHARE]School may be out, but a theatre fan never stops learning! Today, as I was listening to "On the Verge" from Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, I was reminded of just how much I…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 01:58PM[SHARE]NEW POLL! VOTE TODAY! LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT!WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:July 11: Drawing Broadway 4: Al HirschfeldJuly 12: LOGO: HairJuly 13: SAVE THIS SHOW! Is Priscilla i…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 04:01PM[SHARE]All you have to do is look at the names of this year's Primetime Emmy nominees, and you can see the impact New York stage actors have on television's best programs and individual performance…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Ms. Broadway July 2011Jennifer Damiano WHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: I think it is fairly obvious, but I'll state it for the record. Just one month ago, yesterday, she opened as t…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Welcome back to the Age of Aquarius! Today's review is brought to you by my theatre buddy, Mike, who saw the National Tour of Hair this spring in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Than…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Every year both USA Today and TV Guide launch campaigns to "save" shows they like from cancellation due to low ratings. I think that today, I am going to launch a one-blogger campaign …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Here we are in the midst of the "Summer of Love," with the return of the 60's to Broadway. Heck, except for The Phantom of the Opera, 44th Street is pretty much one big infomercial's w…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]The final blog in this series is all about the master of Broadway caricature, Al Hirschfeld. A true legend, his works were first featured with each Broadway opening in The New York Tim…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THE CURRENT POLL TO YOUR RIGHT!LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? BECOME A "FOLLOWER"!WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:July 4: Born on the 4th of JulyJuly 5: REVIEW: n…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 01:24PM[SHARE]A few weeks ago, I mentioned a craving for Virgil's BBQ, one of my favorite restaurants in the theatre district. I'd say it is a medium-priced (for Manhattan, anyway) eatery which spec…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]A few weeks ago, I tried to give you what you asked for - a Broadway-themed logic puzzle. And apparently, you were happy! Thanks to those of you who took the time to even try, le…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]When it comes to other theatre blogs, I'm pretty choosy about the ones I follow. You'll notice that there is a list of just 8 that I follow closely to your right. You'd think the…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]It may seem, at first glance, that the theatre art created by Ken Fallin and today's artist-in-focus, Justin "Squigs" Robertson are very similar in style. In fact, their careers are ve…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]A review of the next to normal National Tour at the Sunday matinee, July 3rd at the Eisenhower Theatre at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Starr…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]"I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy... Born on the Fourth of July..." So sings George M. Cohan, so legendary a Broadway showman that his statue resides in Duffy Square (left), at the point of the tri…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 01:12PM[SHARE]LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT! NEW POLL STARTS TODAY! BE SURE TO CAST YOUR VOTE!LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? BECOME A "FOLLOWER"!WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:June 27: Drawing Broadway 2: Ken …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]As you enjoy your long holiday weekend, take a look at this great thing I found while researching Mr. July, Matthew James Thomas. It is called M Magazine, and is a&nbs…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:01PM[SHARE]Mr. Broadway July 2011Reeve Carney and Matthew James ThomasWHY THEY ARE MR. JULY: One is a rock star on the rise, the other a British teen heart throb with serious acting ambitions and…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:01PM[SHARE]Review of the June 29 matinee preview performance at the Foxwoods Theatre on Broadway in New York City. 2 hours, 30 minutes, including one intermission. Starring Matthew James Thomas, J…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:01PM[SHARE]"Ermengarde! Stop snivelling!" croaks Carol Channing on the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hello, Dolly! What you may not know is that she is referring to the cry-crazy girl…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Norbert Leo Butz and Tom Hanks: Broadway and Hollywood favorites and award-winning actorsTwo of Tom Hanks's films have been made into musicals - three if you count You've Got Mail which is b…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Ken Fallin at Al Hirschfeld's deskA current Broadway caricature artist, Ken Fallin's works have been featured on Broadway.con and currently on Playbill.com. He has also done work for s…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]BE SURE TO VOTE IN THE POLL TO YOUR RIGHT! LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? BECOME A "FOLLOWER"! WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED!June 20: Drawing Broadway: One Line at a TimeJune 21: Broadway G…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]Tomorrow marks two weeks since the Tony Awards, and the usual purging of theatres has begun as shows that are Tony-less limp off into history. That is not to say that the picture is al…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM[SHARE]This time next year, if all goes according to plan, we'll be looking forward to Prince of Broadway, a musical revue celebrating the hits (and maybe a few flops, too) of legendary producer/ d…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 01:07PM[SHARE]Save for the occasional late August Broadway opening, summer is usually a dry spell in professional theatre. This year, however, the period between June and August, is somewhat excitin…
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