Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Over the past weeks, we've taken a look at the long and starry road the Musical of the Month, Grease has taken. The original production made stars, the 1994 revival made stars and celebra…
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We love it when we hear from you, especially when you come up with some great ideas that add to the Broadway discourse. Well, following our list of favorite flops of the past decade, and aga…
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You know we are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. Over the summer, you really embraced our very first bracket, the 1980s Broadway Musical Logo Tournament. Ultimat…
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Can you figure out how these shows connect to each other in order? Are they connected by an actor? A director? The theater they played in? Or something else altogether? Remember, you are fig…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 12:18PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 17, 2020
We have been fans of this month's Standing @ Zero hero since his days in the off-Broadway revival of Bare. Since then, his career has really taken off, with regional theater credits inclu…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:03AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 16, 2020
The long running revival of the Musical of the Month, Grease! (1994Â - 1998) was a neon-colored hyper fantasy version of the original. It was a crazy spectacle, and it was a lot of fun. Wh…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:48AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Review of Broadway Misfires: Three Decades of Broadway Musical Heartbreak by Mark A. Robinson and Thomas S. Hischak. BookBaby, Publishers. © 2020. 757 pages, including sections of prod…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:42AM[SHARE]Monday, September 14, 2020
We are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. So we thought it'd be fun to have a show logo tournament, you know, like March Madness. We poured over the archives and d…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AM[SHARE]Friday, September 11, 2020
Congratulations, reader! You made it to Friday! Now, here's a little diversion to help satisfy your hunger for Broadway. Which came first? (The answers to last week's game are below, too.)
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SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:36AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 10, 2020
Given that it'll be quite awhile before we get any new Broadway Cast Recordings, I thought we might try something a little different today, and take a look back at a classic, Mame. Instea…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:36PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Both of the Broadway revivals of Grease relied heavily on stunt casting as their runs progressed. Not so with the original production, which featured a relative novice original cast and s…
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As we continue to wait for Broadway to reopen, at least one show is being proactive. As you are no doubt aware, Diana has taken the bold and unusual step of doing a professionally shot fi…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AM[SHARE]Monday, September 7, 2020
We are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. So we thought it'd be fun to have a show logo tournament, you know, like March Madness. We poured over the archives and d…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:36AM[SHARE]Friday, September 4, 2020
Game day, Broadway fans! This week, you will be figuring out the title of a famous show tune. All you have to do is figure out the words below based on the clues. The letters that fit in the…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:48AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 3, 2020
I loved the movie version of Deathtrap the minute I saw it, especially during that one scene that included such a surprise that people in the theater screamed. Okay, I screamed, too. Anyw…
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When September's Musical of the Month was born, it was in a small, experimental theater in Chicago. It had none of the songs in it that we enjoy today, and the script was decidedly les…
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If for no other reasons than it'll be something to look forward to and it is an attempt at normalcy, we are excited about the recent announcement that the 2020 Tony Awards will be taking pla…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:18AM[SHARE]Monday, August 31, 2020
We are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. So we thought it'd be fun to have a show logo tournament, you know, like March Madness. We poured over the archives and d…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:12AM[SHARE]Friday, August 28, 2020
A few weeks ago, we tried out some Trivial Pursuit: Broadway Edition. The feedback was awesome, and we got several requests to play some more. Your wish is our command! Enjoy!
How many we…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:48AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 27, 2020
Of the current Plastics over at Mean Girls, Krystina Alabado has the most seasoned and lengthy resumé. That's no slight to the other actresses, of course, but they are in good company. S…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 12:12PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 26, 2020
This week, we end our Musical of the Month series on the off-Broadway show Floyd Collins. Specifically, I'll be sharing a few thoughts on the score (music and lyrics) by Adam Guettel.
I'll …
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We have been fans ever since we caught Sean Allan Krill in the national tour of Mamma Mia! In the years since, we've also enjoyed his performance in the Kennedy Center Production of Chess…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:18PM[SHARE]Monday, August 24, 2020
We are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. So we thought it'd be fun to have a show logo tournament, you know, like March Madness. We poured over the archives and d…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:54AM[SHARE]Friday, August 21, 2020
Broadway fans can just look at a picture and immediately recognize a specific moment in a favorite show. Some images are iconic - Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett swinging their razor and rolling pin…
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We are at last at the end of our Best of the Decade series, ending with our 15 Favorite Original Broadway Musicals. Looking over our list, it may be more notable for what is not on it, …
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As with most shows, Floyd Collins was brought to the stage by a team with varying levels of experience. Whether it was their first show or one of many, all of them have continued to have …
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Though he began his stage career in a leading role - he was a Billy Elliot in both the West End and Australia - as a Broadway Baby, Corey John Snide's been an amazing utility player. He was …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 12:02PM[SHARE]Monday, August 17, 2020
We are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. So we thought it'd be fun to have a show logo tournament, you know, like March Madness. We poured over the archives and d…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AM[SHARE]Saturday, August 15, 2020
Friday, August 14, 2020
Last week's game was all about actresses who have forged stage careers with both musicals and plays in their credits. (Answers below.) This week, it's the actors' turn. Nathan Lane is a grea…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:42AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 13, 2020
We are nearing the end of our Best of the Decade series, and we'd be remiss if we didn't look back on our favorite sub-genre of musicals: The Flop. We know that technically, every show th…
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