Monday, February 5, 2024
One That Got Away:
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (2005)
Chita Rivera has been a performer I've looked up to and revered almost since I began following and learning about Broadway musical…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMFriday, February 2, 2024
Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included her…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMWednesday, January 31, 2024
PLAY IT AGAIN: Fiddler on the Roof's “Do You Love Me?”
For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from seve…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMMonday, January 29, 2024
Review of the Sunday evening preview performance on January 7, 2024 at Studio 54 in New York City. Starring Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James, Byron Jennings, David Jennings, and Tabitha Lawi…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:02AMFriday, January 26, 2024
Broadway Games:
Name That Show! (Round 3)
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Today's game is all about pictures - pictures of original Broadway casts.
It's pretty simple. Look…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AMWednesday, January 24, 2024
Years of theater-going have helped me develop a sort of sixth sense when it comes to recognizing new talent that has the goods to have a long, successful career. When it came to the show Har…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMMonday, January 22, 2024
2023 - 2024 Broadway Musical Logos:
Gutenberg! The Musical!
The first first thing you notice about the logo for the soon-to-close Gutenberg! The Musical! is the warm orange color. Accordin…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMFriday, January 19, 2024
Broadway Games:
Who's (or What's) That Line About?
This week's game should test your knowledge of Broadway show tunes! Read each lyric and tell who or what it is about. BONUS: Name the song…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMThursday, January 18, 2024
Review of the Sunday matinee performance on January 7, 2024 at the Barrymore Theatre in New York City. Starring Chip Zien, Sierra Boggess, Julie Benko, Sean Bell, Danny Kornfeld, Zal Owen, E…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMWednesday, January 17, 2024
PLAY IT AGAIN: Evita’s “A New Argentina”
For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several differen…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AMMonday, January 15, 2024
Review of the Saturday, January 6, 2024 evening performance at The Music Box in New York City, NY. Starring Leslie Odom, Jr., Billy Eugene Jones, Jay O. Sanders, Heather Alicia Simms, Vaness…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMThursday, January 11, 2024
Review of the Saturday matinee performance on January 6, 2024 at The Shed's Griffin Theater in New York City, New York. Starring Francois Battiste, Tracie Bennett, Bobby Cannavale, Micaela D…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:02PMFriday, January 5, 2024
Broadway Games:
Name That Show! (Round 2)
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Today's game is all about pictures - pictures of original Broadway casts.
It's pretty simple. Look…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AMThursday, January 4, 2024
PLAY IT AGAIN: “Our Time”
For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several different cast recordings…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AMMonday, January 1, 2024
Happy New Year, friends, readers and fellow theater lovers! What would ringing in a new year be without a little introspection and goal setting? Around this time every year, I try to make a …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 03:42PMFriday, December 29, 2023
Before we sign off for 2023, Mike and I thought we'd weigh in on our favorite productions that we saw over the past twelve months. Overall, the shows we loved far outweighed those we didn't.…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AMWednesday, December 27, 2023
2023 in Review:
Our Favorite Performances
(6 Categories)
We were fortunate enough to see 21 different productions in 2023: 14 Broadway, 3 off-Broadway, and 4 regional; these are the shows…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMTuesday, December 26, 2023
Every year, there are huge hits, bog flops, news makers and fan favorites, scandals and groundbreaking ideas in the theater scene. And when we pause to review the year just ending, we always…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMFriday, December 22, 2023
I thought we'd have a nice, easy quiz to send us off on the holiday weekend. So, here's a vocabulary-ish quiz on theater related words. You probably know them all...
Broadway Games:
Theate…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:24AMWednesday, December 20, 2023
2023 in Review:
Our Favorite Design Elements
(8 Categories + 2 Special Citations)
We were fortunate enough to see 21 different productions in 2023: 14 Broadway, 3 off-Broadway, and 4 regi…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:32AMMonday, December 18, 2023
2023 in Review:
Our Favorite Writing & Direction
(6 Categories)
We were fortunate enough to see 21 different productions in 2023: 14 Broadway, 3 off-Broadway, and 4 regional; these ar…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:42AMFriday, December 15, 2023
Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the first decade of the 2000s. You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included her…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMWednesday, December 13, 2023
ReDISCoveries: The Beautiful Game
(Original Cast Recording)
Jeff has kindly invited me to revisit and review some of the older cast recordings in my collection. Every other week or so, I’l…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AMMonday, December 11, 2023
The new musical, Harmony, has been a long time in arriving on Broadway. With each stop in its decades-long journey to the Barrymore Theatre, the show art has been evolving. Here's a look at …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AMFriday, December 8, 2023
Broadway Games:
Name That Show!
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Today's game is all about pictures - pictures of original Broadway casts.
It's pretty simple. Look at the ph…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AMWednesday, December 6, 2023
ReDISCoveries: Assassins (Original Cast Recording)
Jeff has kindly invited me to revisit and review some of the older cast recordings in my collection. Every other week or so, I’ll write a…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMMonday, December 4, 2023
If I Had Spotify...
If you have been following this site for a fair amount of time, you know I have a love-hate relationship with technology. I'm okay with computers, and I love my cell ph…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:36AMFriday, December 1, 2023
Brrr! It sure has been cold lately. But even as the winds topple Christmas trees and snows have already slowed traffic, Broadway remains hot. Well, at least pretty warm. Though only a few ne…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMWednesday, November 29, 2023
🎄Broadway Games: 'Tis the Season🎄
Thanksgiving is behind us, and that means the "Is 'Turkey Lurkey Time' a Thanksgiving song or a Christmas song?" debate has reared its ugly head o…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMMonday, November 27, 2023
An actor with a nearly 60 year Broadway career, our latest honoree is probably significant for different reasons to theater fans depending upon when Priscilla Lopez came into their theater-g…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AMWednesday, November 22, 2023
Review of the Saturday, November 4, 2023 evening preview performance at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center. Starring Enrique Acevedo, Andrea Burns, Eden Espinosa, Priscilla Lope…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:36PM 
