Thursday, April 24, 2025
We end this season of show art with the logo for the last show to open: Dead Outlaw. An acclaimed off-Broadway transfer, this musical tells the true story of a man who was more famous after …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:03AMWednesday, April 23, 2025
Is it possible for an advertising campaign to sell the star of the show at the expense of the show itself? The people behind the show art for the new bio-musical Just In Time may have done …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMTuesday, April 22, 2025
2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos:
Pirates! (The Penzance Musical)
In probably the best advertising move concerning a Broadway musical in years, Roundabout changed its show art for Pira…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AMMonday, April 21, 2025
2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos:
Floyd Collins
I don't suppose it's fair to judge a show's key art for what it isn't, but when a show opens at Lincoln Center, I always hope that the grea…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AMFriday, April 18, 2025
"Bee-dle-dee dee dee dee, I like it, Bee-dle-dee dee dee dee, We like it, Bee-dle-dee dee dee dee, This two for one!"
So sings the giddy Emcee in Cabaret. We all know what that song su…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:42PMWednesday, April 16, 2025
The busy spring of each Broadway season seems especially so this year. Today, we continue with our examination of each musical logo with a pair that have quite a bit in common, yet are uniqu…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMMonday, April 14, 2025
The busy spring of each Broadway season seems especially so this year. Today, we continue with our examination of each musical logo with a pair that have quite a bit in common, yet are uniqu…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMFriday, April 11, 2025
We were so fortunate to be around the theater scene when Broadway caricaturist Al Hirschfeld was alive and working. I remember checking out the Sunday New York Times any time a new show…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMWednesday, April 9, 2025
All this week, we are offering up Broadway Games!
Broadway Games:
A Chain Reaction
DIRECTIONS: These are "chain reactions." After the first clue, the next answer begins with the last lette…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:06AMFriday, April 4, 2025
With this week's announcement that the live-filmed production of Merrily We Roll Along will be released in theaters, we got to thinking about other productions we'd love to see a pro-shot o…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AMThursday, April 3, 2025
It seems like a lifetime ago that I was obsessed with Smash on TV. The backstage lives of Broadway wannabes and icons alike was like a weekly drug. And that was just watching it to see who I…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMMonday, March 31, 2025
At This Performance
of
Sunset Boulevard - The role of Joe Gillis will be played by
Diego Rodriguez
This time seeing Sunset Boulevard we knew ahead of time that we'd be seeing a…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMFriday, March 28, 2025
Broadway Games:
Quiz: Divas in the News
These days the news comes fast and furious and Broadway is not immune! Recently, there have been several news reports involving our beloved divas. H…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMWednesday, March 26, 2025
It all started with a one night only concert in London, which turned into a West End run. And now it is a Broadway musical. Of course, given its subject - the songs of the late, great Stephe…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:06PMFriday, March 21, 2025
5 Divas of 44th Street
You'll find neon lights on Broadway. And meet those dancin' feet on 42nd Street. But this season, if you want to see divas doing what they do best, you need to get you…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AMWednesday, March 19, 2025
Through the years, Broadway has had its share of comics come to life as musical theater stars. There's been a musical Charlie Brown, a Superman, a Spider-Man. And there's been a SpongeBob sh…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AMMonday, March 17, 2025
BOOP!
20 Facts About Broadway's Newest Icon, Betty Boop
Look out, Annie! There’s a new toon in town! Like many of you, I knew only peripherally about Betty Boop, mainly that she wa…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AMFriday, March 14, 2025
Our neighbors to the north are in the news a lot these days. I've been thinking about them quite a bit, and this week's game is all about Canadians on Broadway.
Broadway Games: Oh, Canada!
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SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMFriday, March 7, 2025
Back in the day, we used to celebrate Broadway beefcake with "Broadway Heat" competitions. The good news was, without fail, every "winner" and "runner-up" was a lot more that just eye candy.…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMThursday, March 6, 2025
One of the season's most highly anticipated shows, and winner of the Olivier for Best Musical in the West End, Operation Mincemeat, so far Broadway fans polarized, and seem to either love it…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 03:48PMMonday, March 3, 2025
Winter is starting to wind down, and spring will be here in full bloom before we know it! And as always, the Broadway theater scene is starting to heat up, too. We have more shows that we wa…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AMFriday, February 28, 2025
We were so fortunate to be around the theater scene when Broadway caricaturist Al Hirschfeld was alive and working. I remember checking out the Sunday New York Times any time a new show …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMWednesday, February 26, 2025
Imagine a season with this deep a roster of Best Score nominees: Mame, Man of La Mancha, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, and Sweet Charity. When the least of them is a beloved score from…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AMMonday, February 24, 2025
At This Theatre:
The Majestic
Lately, the Majestic Theatre has been in the news lately. First, after more than three and a half decades, it lost its longest-running tenant, The Phantom of t…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:24AMFriday, February 21, 2025
5 Favorite Audra McDonald Performances
With only 6 Tony Awards (and a meager 10 nominations), maybe some day Audra McDonald will be a success on the Broadway stage, right? My first memory…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:02AMWednesday, February 19, 2025
Review of the Saturday, February 8, 2025 evening performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City. Starring Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber, Michelle Williams, Josh…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AMMonday, February 17, 2025
Review of the Saturday, February 8, 2025 matinee at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. Starring Audra McDonald, Danny Burstein, Joy Woods, Jordan Tyson, Kevin Csolak, Lesli Margherita, L…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AMFriday, February 14, 2025
Lovers! Broadway lovers! It's that time of year when love is in the air... Whether you have a Valentine of your own or you are on your own, let's see if you can match up these musical couple…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:06AMWednesday, February 12, 2025
Review of the Sunday, February 9, 2025 matinee performance at New York City Center in New York City. Starring Jordan Fisher, Riann Wilson, Christopher Fitzgerald, Greg Hildreth, Tiffany Mann…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:02AMMonday, February 10, 2025
Review of the Friday, February 7, 2025 evening performance at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City. Starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler. With Gabby Beans, Daniel Bravo Hernand…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:02AMFriday, February 7, 2025
If you think about it, the story of Into the Woods hinges on four central props: a cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn, and a slipper as pure as gold. Broa…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:02AM 
