Wednesday, March 13, 2024

At This Theatre: The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre by JK

When I look over my lists of shows seen at each theater, the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre stands out as one of only a few where I have enjoyed every show I've seen there. And I've seen a wide v…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AM
Monday, January 15, 2024

Peter Capaldi says posh actors are smooth, confident and tedious by Vanessa Thorpe Arts and Media Correspondent

The Doctor Who and Thick of It actor laments the lack of support for emerging talent from working-class backgrounds • Read the full interview with Peter Capaldi Britain’s cast of leading…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM
Friday, September 29, 2023

40 Years of Broadway: Big Trends: The Mega Musical Era by JK

 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 06:37AM
Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Lee Fields - Millennium Stage (September 28, 2023) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: His voice has been compared to James Brown, but Lee Fields is no knock-off—he’s the real thing. …

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:33PM
Wednesday, August 9, 2023

ReDISCoveries: The Most Happy Fella (2000 Studio Recording, Disc One) by JK

 ReDISCoveries: The Most Happy Fella (2000 Studio Recording, Disc One) Jeff has kindly invited me to revisit and review some of the older cast recordings in my collection. Every other week …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:33AM
Friday, June 30, 2023

A Playlist for the Revolution review – Hong Kong romcom turns serious by Arifa Akbar

Bush theatre, LondonSet against a backdrop of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, AJ Yi’s thought-provoking and zingy culture-clash comedy contrasts online bedroom activism with the real thing We…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:19AM
Thursday, May 25, 2023

The Real Thing at Studio Playhouse - Performances June 9, 2023 to June 24, 2023 - Cover

Studio Playhouse. Montclair, NJ. 1719225. Copyright © 2023 Playbill Online Inc. All marks used by permission.

SOURCE: Google at 08:03PM
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

IF YOU DON’T MIND MY SAYING SO by Ron Fassler

Robert Preston as Professor Harold Hill informing the denizens of River City they’ve got “Trouble” (1957).December 20, 2022: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler A day late, an…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 12:25PM
Monday, November 14, 2022

Michael Balogun, Hadley Fraser & Nigel Lindsay to Star in London Return of The Lehman Trilogy by Lindsey Sullivan

Casting has been revealed for The Lehman Trilogy's previously announced West End return. The Tony-winning play will beginat the Gillian Lynne Theatre on January 24, 2023 with opening night s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM
Thursday, October 13, 2022

Naomi Miller’s Musical Smorgasbord by Andrew Poretz

By Andrew Poretz … While the New York theater world discusses who is the best Fanny Brice on Broadway, Naomi Miller might be as close to the real thing as you’ll find in 2022, though mor…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:31AM
Friday, September 23, 2022

What's It Like to Play Tom Stoppard's Alter Ego? - Actor Arty Froushan and director Patrick Marber on the personal nature of 'Leopoldstadt' by Gerard Raymond

Actor Arty Froushan and director Patrick Marber on the personal nature of Leopoldstadt A hand-drawn family tree is a potent recurring image in Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard's elegiac new play t…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt Begins Broadway Performances by Lindsey Sullivan

Tom Stoppard’s Olivier Award-winning Leopoldstadt begins performances at the Longacre Theatre on September 14 ahead of opening on October 2. The production premiered in London's West End i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:13AM
Monday, August 29, 2022

Rock musical with ‘mind-bending’ cinematic effects comes to London by Dalya Alberge

Cult LA theatre show Cages uses holographic avatars that blend seamlessly with real actors Avatars of human beings that are indistinguishable from the real thing have been created for a new …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM
Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Rosie Holt review – web sensation’s political skits disconnect on stage by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIn her show The Woman’s Hour, the viral comedy star offers caricatures of burbling backbenchers and a woke-bashing TV host In the darkness of our political mo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:07PM
Saturday, June 11, 2022

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Stoppard, Sesame Street, Good Night Oscar, Lena Horne, etc. By: David Sheward June 11, 2022: Lots of theater news to report: Tom Stoppard's latest play Leopoldstadt has …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:45AM
Thursday, March 3, 2022

Tony and Academy Award-Winning Designer Tony Walton Dies at 87 by Lindsey Sullivan

Tony Walton, the prolific Oscar and Tony Award-winning set and costume designer of Broadway shows, off-Broadway productions, film, television, ballet and opera, has died at the age of 87. Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PM
Friday, December 3, 2021

Life of Pi review: Lifelike tiger impresses in theatre-shaking production by Annabel Nugent

Every flick of the tail and padding of paws somehow carries the same weight as the real thing

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:24AM
Friday, November 26, 2021

‘People think my videos are real!’: meet Megan Stalter, the new queen of online cringe comedy by Brian Logan

Pinpoint parodies of ‘weird church ladies and soccer moms’ made the Ohio comic famous during the pandemic – even if progressives mistake her for the real thing Megan Stalter put a vide…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM
Thursday, June 10, 2021

Favorite Designs: Onstage Cars by JK

Over the years, I've had the opportunity to a lot of really awe-inspiring set pieces. The 80s alone were a treasure trove - flying chandeliers, helicopters and a giant levitating tire, to na…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:18AM
Tuesday, May 4, 2021

The Stay At Home Show by Mirvish Productions

Blockbuster New Show To Be The First To Open In Toronto This Spring Tickets to The Stay At Home Show Go On Sale May 4th, 2021 All Proceeds to Support The AFC (formerly The Actors’ Fund …

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:03PM
Friday, April 23, 2021

Ryan Murphy's Halston, Starring Ewan McGregor, Krysta Rodriguez & More, Sets Netflix Release Date by Caitlin Moynihan

Halston, the Ryan Murphy-produced series that stars Ewan McGregor as the famed fashion designer, will arrive on Netflix on May 14. As previously announced, Broadway's Krysta Rodriguez plays…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM
Thursday, April 22, 2021

Watch Christine Baranski Talk About Missing Theater and Reuniting with Cynthia Nixon for The Gilded Age by Lindsey Sullivan

Two-time Tony winner Christine Baranski appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about an auction of theater treasures for The Actors Fund. "I've been doing TV for all of these year…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM
Saturday, March 27, 2021

Review: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill by Frank

Audra McDonald in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill (©Evgenia Eliseeva) Audra McDonald doesn’t look or sound anything like Billie Holiday. So it’s a credit to the five-time Ton…

SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 03:42AM
Sunday, January 17, 2021

Living Record festival review – milk cults, coma patients and homeless ghosts by Mark Fisher

Available online Theodora van der Beek’s film about a lactose-fuelled religion is the highlight of an online compilation that finds British theatre-makers in morose mood What if online th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AM
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

This Week in Broadway History: January 10 - 16 by JK

 This Week in Broadway History: January 10 - 16 🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭 January 10, 1947: Finian's Rainbow, the Lane/Harburg classic opened at the 46th Street Theatre, going on to w…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:03AM
Wednesday, December 23, 2020

VIDEO: Watch Rebecca Luker Sing Touching Song, 'Time' from WAS

Below, listen as Rebecca Luker sings a song from Barry Kleinbort and Joseph Thalken's musical Was, titled 'Time.' The song was featured on Jamie deRoy & Friends Vol. 7: The Real Thing.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:31PM
Saturday, October 24, 2020

Thoughts on Some Offerings of Theatrical Methadone for Those Missing Live Theater by Jan Simpson

A Zoomed scene from the staged reading of Lisa Loomer's docudrama Roe  It hit me unexpectedly. I’d been going along for the past seven months telling myself that I didn’t really miss …

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 03:36PM
Monday, October 12, 2020

American Buffalo Stage Manager Samantha Watson on Darren Criss' Shutdown Day Serenade & More by Broadway.com

Living near the theater district during the Broadway shutdown, photographer and performer Matthew Stocke has been haunted walking past the empty palaces sitting in repose, waiting for the li…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM
Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Dive in: Every week is Shark Week at St. Louis Aquarium by Elise Diesfeld | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sink your teeth into Shark Week on TV, then get up close with the real thing at St. Louis Aquarium.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:24PM
Monday, September 14, 2020

Spotlight On...Justin McDevitt by Michael Block

Name: Justin McDevitt   Hometown: Boston, MA   Education: New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study, B.A. 2013   Favorite Credits: The extent of my performance career w…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:06PM
Sunday, August 23, 2020

Edinburgh Unlocked review – a carnival of comedy from the festival that never was by Brian Logan

Audiobook, available onlinePenguin’s fine pandemic audio festival delivers hours of laughs from comics including Jordan Brookes, Glamrou, Mo Amar, Michelle de Swarte and Sheeps ‘I’m ju…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AM
Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Top cameras for holiday shots

Convert your iPhone to a DSLR or buy the real thing if you Leica…

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:10PM
Friday, August 7, 2020

Broadway Games: The Play's the Thing: Actress Edition by JK

Many, if not most, of our favorite musical theater stars have also spent their fair share of time trodding the boards in straight plays, too. Take one of the greatest of all time, Angela Lan…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:03AM
Thursday, August 6, 2020

Best of the Decade: Up and Comers, Part II by JK

Earlier this week, we continued our Best of the Decade series with the first twelve Up and Comers of Broadway who came to our attention over the past ten seasons. Today, we give you the ot…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 03:42PM
Thursday, July 23, 2020

On-screen theatre let me see plays I could never afford. I’m thrilled it’s back | Arifa Akbar by Arifa Akbar

I bristle at the idea that plays are ‘not the real thing’ unless they are live – I fell in love with Shakespeare and Beckett through televised performances Every theatregoer I know is …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AM
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Press Release Claims Seattle Art Museum Is Dissolving by Artsjournal

The release, sent from an email address that appeared to be the same as that used by the organization’s public-relations department, looked like the real thing — but it was fake.  – S…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:36PM
Monday, June 15, 2020

Dance On The Internet – Not Really The Real Thing, Is It? by Artsjournal

George Balanchine rightly said that watching dance on TV was like reading about a murder in a newspaper—a poor approximation of the terror of the real event. And, for all its offerings, th…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:42PM
Friday, May 22, 2020

‘It captured all of the cheesy elements of the real thing’: The Showstoppers’ Alternative Eurovision Song Contest by Kirsty Herrington

During a 90-minute livestream, viewers were treated to some iconic performances from around the world in isolation.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Thursday, May 21, 2020

ENTERTAINMENT IN ISOLATION by Matt Windman

Although streaming theater-related content is no substitute for the real thing, it gives fans a taste of what they love while stuck at home.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:48PM
Saturday, May 9, 2020

Watching theatre online… How does it compare to the real thing? by Ayt Guest Writer

Sure, watching theatre online is great, especially at the moment, but how can it ever compare to the real thing? After watching and thoroughly enjoying some, Violet Mackintosh ponders over t…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:24PM

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