The 2023 JKTS Awards Are Coming Soon! We are so excited to announce that we are bringing back our annual awards to celebrate all those great things about the 22/23 Broadway musical seaso…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMReview of the matinee performance on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City, NY. Starring Hiran Abeysekera. Featuring Brian Thomas Abraham, Rajesh Bose, Av…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMHello again, Logo Lovers! Today, let's talk a little bit about the show art for two of this season's biggest, splashiest musicals. One, I love (maybe my favorite of the year), the other, I r…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMWhat About Plays Turned Into Musicals? So, we are all familiar with the seemingly endless pipeline of movies being turned into musicals. (There are currently four of these running on Br…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMReview of the Sunday, March 26, 2023 matinee performance at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia. Starring Eymard Meneses Cabling, Andrew Cristi, Albert Hsueh, Jonny Lee Jr., Quynh-My Lu…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:48PMTo celebrate last night's opening of Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, let's play a game! Below are some of the show's famous lyrics. All you ha…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:06AMI'm old enough to remember a time when revivals of classic shows were near exact duplicates of the original. Think Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly! re-staged every few years to match Gower Ch…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:48AMHello, again, logo lovers! Today, we are taking a closer look at the key art for two of this season's biggest - literally and figuratively - musical revivals, Camelot and Sweeney Todd. One, …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMThis month's honoree is Tony and Grammy Award winner, Heather Headley. With 5 studio albums - two certified Gold - she's made an impact on the music world. With starring roles in such televi…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMHappy St. Patrick's Day! What better way to celebrate than to talk about an Irish Pub? For years, we'd planned on trying out Hurley's Saloon on 48th Street - not sure why we haven't before …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:00PMBroadway Jeopardy! It's game time again, Broadway fans! This. Is. Jeopardy!: one Jeopardy round, one Double Jeopardy round, and Final Jeopardy, plus one (not so hidden) Daily Double. Good…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMGiven the circumstances, it is a small miracle that Flying Over Sunset even opened. It was ready to begin previews when everything shut down for COVID, but Lincoln Center kept everything in …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMOne of Broadway's most unique spaces, the Circle in the Square Theatre has been home to 10 different productions that we've been privileged to see. The unusual set up of the theater has, i…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMToday, we are taking a closer look at the logos of two Broadway musicals that opened during the first half of the 22/23 season. Both are jukebox musicals - the Max Martin catalog show, &…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMConsidering his role as Romeo in & Juliet, you'd think Ben Jackson Walker would not have time to make much of an impression. I mean, the show re-tells the Bard's most famous story from J…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AM"Why do we work our asses off? Applause! Applause!" The title song from 1970's Tony Award-winning Best Musical says it all, Broadway fans. Hands are key to true theatrical appreciation, a…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMAlright, so winter doesn't officially start for three more weeks, but we're going to go ahead and call it early. Just like it always does, Broadway is beginning to fill its empty theaters w…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMThis edition of Broadway Who's Who focuses on one of my all-time favorite actors, Howard McGillin, whose New York stage career I've been following since nearly its beginning. That beginning,…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMWhen Mike and I paid a second visit to Kimberly Akimbo last month, our Playbills came with a little white piece of paper. "At this performance, the role of Martin will be played by Alex Vin…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMThese days, generating interest in plays, even those that make it to Broadway, is a challenge, to say the least. Even more challenging is promoting a play that has no stars over the title. A…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMIt seems like every season these days someone decides that one show will be hated - cancelled, if you will - before the show even loads into a theater. Sometimes, it's because whoever these …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMThis month's theater is one that is special in many ways. Its facade is iconic with its "lights of Broadway" 44th Street corner marquee and awning-covered entrance. It is also the flagship t…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMIn an increasingly visual media world, creating the right look - the right brand - can spell success or disaster for any product. Simply put how something looks can translate to big business…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMOne That Got Away: Anastasia (2017) There are many reasons why someone might miss a show altogether. Maybe it closed before you could get to it. Maybe it was too hard to get a ticket. Or ma…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AM<<<<< Please take a moment to take our survey. Tap the button. Be patient - it takes a moment for it to load. It closes later this evening. Thank you! Broadway Jeopardy! It'…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AM🌟Star-to-Be:🌟 Kimberly Akimbo's Justin Cooley In a lot of ways, Justin Cooley is already a star. Barely in his 20's, this guy is already a multiple award winner, was the toast of…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AM<<<<< Please take a moment to complete our survey! Thanks! Review of the matinee performance on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at the Eisenhower Theater at the John F. Kennedy Cent…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMThe JKTS/2022-2023 Broadway Season Survey Today, we are looking for your input. Below is a 10 question survey, with 5 questions about our website, and 5 about the current Broadway season. A…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMBroadway Jeopardy! It's game time, Broadway fans! This time, it's Jeopardy!: one Jeopardy round, one Double Jeopardy round, and Final Jeopardy, plus one (not so hidden) Daily Double. Good…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMWe're still playing catch up on the Broadway logos for the 2022 - 2023 season. So today we'll take a look at a pair of shows from the fall. One has closed, the other seems to be gaining trac…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:12AMReview of the Saturday, January 14, 2023 evening performance at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City. Starring Will Swensen, Robyn Hurder, Mark Jacoby, Linda Powell, Jessie Fisher, Michae…
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