Monday, March 11, 2024
Tamara de Lempicka was world famous art deco artist, whose works are still en vogue nearly 100 years after they were created. Arguably the most recognizable of her paintings was her 1929 sel…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMWednesday, March 6, 2024
Decca Broadway, a frequent contributor of Broadway cast recordings and movie musical soundtracks, is a subsidary of Universal Music Group, therefore all its releases have been taken off TikT…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:29PMSunday, February 25, 2024
When she arrives dressed in a white pant suit, Labeija steals the stage with Hillary’s number “Miss Me Now” which trumps them all with a series of Broadway parodies paying tribute to C…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:46PMThursday, February 22, 2024
Tim Rice became interested in the biography of Eva Perón – the wife of the famous dictator Juan Perón – in the early 70s of the past century. Most of the musical’s book, Tim wrote wh…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:45PMFriday, February 16, 2024
Some of the Madonna's costumes and accessories from Evita are being auctioned off in London, along with other artifacts from the film adaptation, including pieces from 'Rainbow High' and han…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:09AMWednesday, 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 06:42AMSunday, January 14, 2024
Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige has show tunes, movie songs and upliftin…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AMSunday, January 7, 2024
Jessica Daley rushed to the rescue after Curve theatre in Leicester put out a call for someone who knew the role
An actor travelled more than 150 miles to ensure a performance of the musical…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PMSaturday, January 6, 2024
According to a social media post from the Curve, Jessica Daley, who is currently starring as Britney in I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY is making the 2-and-a-half-hour trip from her home in Middlesbrou…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:16PMSunday, December 17, 2023
Curve, Leicester; Sherman theatre, CardiffThe action feels distanced in Nikolai Foster’s coolly striking new production of the Lloyd Webber-Rice musical, while turmoil stalks the Darling h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMWednesday, 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 4, 2023
Nikolai Foster directs the new production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical at the Leicester venue.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AMFriday, December 1, 2023
Curve theatre, LeicesterArgentina’s Eva Perón is reimagined as a modern-day influencer in an incoherent production lacking context
Before it became a hit musical in 1978, Evita started ou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12PMNikolai Foster is directing the new production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical at the Leicester venue.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AMThursday, November 30, 2023
Nikolai Foster is directing the new production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical at the Leicester venue.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PMMonday, November 27, 2023
Nikolai Foster is directing the new production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AMTuesday, November 21, 2023
Graciela Daniele, a Broadway luminary for six decades, directs this lovely and peculiar musical written by her good friend Michael John LaChiusa, who uses Daniele’s life as the inspiration…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:54PMSunday, November 19, 2023
From a sportive Falstaff for the RSC to a powerful Juan Perón in Evita, Ackland – who has died aged 95 – rarely had the star role but was a reassuring presence
Joss Ackland, who has die…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36PMWednesday, November 8, 2023
From Daniel Radcliffe to Paul Mescal, a star name will fill theatres. And if most of the audience aren’t there for the acting, that’s not always a bad thing
Poor Kenneth Branagh. His Wes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMTuesday, November 7, 2023
Nikolai Foster is directing the new production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PMWednesday, October 25, 2023
Max von Essen will be the next Billy Flynn in Chicago. The Tony Award-nominated actor will take over the leading role beginning on November 6 at the Ambassador Theatre. Von Essen will replac…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:13PMThe Everton FC chairman and hands-on producer of dozens of stage hits, who has died aged 78, ceaselessly radiated the bonhomie of the actor he originally was
While he was primarily a theatri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:25AMTuesday, October 24, 2023
He was one of the U.K.'s most prolific impresarios, responsible for major productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cabaret, Evita, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:07PMMonday, October 23, 2023
40 Years of Broadway: Big Trends:
The Rise of the Jukebox Musical
Historically, musical revues and follies type show were once the bread and butter of Broadway. They were what we'd call…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:04AMThursday, October 19, 2023
On Broadway and on tour, Caroline Bowman has played some of theater’s best-known female leads, from Elphaba in Wicked to Eva Perón in Evita and Rizzo in Grease. She says, however, that he…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:04PMMonday, October 16, 2023
Merlin was the original Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway. Merlin cast several Stephen Sondheim musicals, including Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Merrily We Roll Along, Company, Fo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:55PMMadonna paid tribute to her role in the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita during her new 'Celebration World Tour.' While singing 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina,' the production's l…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:19PMThursday, October 12, 2023
Savoy theatre, LondonLloyd brings hipster edginess, style and unpredictability to this revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical – though it’s more surface-level than penetrating closeu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19PMTuesday, October 3, 2023
Nikolai Foster will direct the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AMMonday, October 2, 2023
As Eva Perón in “Evita,” 24-year-old Shereen Pimentel reimagines the woman immortalized onstage by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:49PM40 Years of Broadway:
Creative Influencers: The Designers
I've been so fortunate to see some of the greatest stage designs of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Many of the master in…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:55AMFriday, September 29, 2023
40 Years of Broadway: Big Trends
The Mega Musical Era
I came upon the Broadway scene as the Mega Musical Era was just ramping up. While Evita was a harbinger for things to come a few y…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:37AMWednesday, September 27, 2023
Friday, September 22, 2023
Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 1970s. You've probably at least heard of all the shows included here, but how familiar are …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:43AMThursday, September 21, 2023
The truthful interpretation of her life in this production, already a tour-de-force of musical theater on a technical level, makes it a must-see gem. By ALEXANDRA BOWMAN
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 03:51PMWednesday, September 20, 2023
Shereen Pimentel stars in the Sammi Cannold-directed production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:33PMTuesday, September 19, 2023
The show is filled to the brim with musical talent from its cast and live orchestra. By LAURA MILLS
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:24PMShakespeare Theatre Company's 23/24 season has opened with EVITA, which is playing now through October 15. Read the reviews for Evita here!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:07AMMonday, September 18, 2023
“Evita,” Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s operatic bio-musical, gets a stylish revival at D.C.’s Harman Hall.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:25PM