Friday, 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 07:02AMWednesday, February 5, 2025
Remembering David E. Byrd
Generations of theater fans are familiar with the work of artist David E. Byrd, who passed away yesterday. You may have some of his work hanging on your wall, o…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMMonday, February 3, 2025
It seems that Mary Rodgers was famous for many things. She's part of a Broadway family - she was the daughter of Richard Rodgers, and she's Adam Guettel's mother. She was an acclaimed and po…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMFriday, January 31, 2025
Broadway Games:
Where Haven't We Seen You Before III
Wicked Edition
Pick the one show each Wicked cast member hasn't been in:
1. Eden Espinosa (former Elphaba)
A. Broadway: Brooklyn…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMWednesday, January 29, 2025
Inside the Playbill:
Blood Brothers February 1994
Just short of 31 years ago, I had the pleasure of seeing one of my favorite musicals, Blood Brothers, featuring what ended up being my fav…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:03AMMonday, January 27, 2025
2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos:
Redwood
It's kind of refreshing to see a show logo that knows exactly what it is selling, and does so in a simple and eye-catching way. Whether you are w…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AMFriday, January 24, 2025
5 Favorite Classic Musicals of the 1960s
Last month, one of our Friday 5 lists was our Favorite Classic Musicals of the 1950s, and now we move into the decade of love and the end of B…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:03AMWednesday, January 22, 2025
It seems by design in Jamie Lloyd's Sunset Boulevard, that the ensemble is impactful but nondescript. After all, it's Norma's movie, and no one stands out. Except that the reality is that e…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMFriday, January 17, 2025
At This Performance:
Sydney Jones as Betty Schaefer in Sunset Blvd.
Let's be honest, Betty Schaefer is not the big draw of Sunset Boulevard, and in this revival she's pretty far down the …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AMWednesday, January 15, 2025
Like most theater fans, we long ago set a goal of seeing a show in each of Broadway's 41 theaters. We've been lucky enough to have done just that some time ago. How many have you been to? Wh…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMMonday, January 13, 2025
At This Theatre:
The Broadhurst
Since it opened in 1917, the Broadhurst has rarely been without a booking. It opened on September 27th of that year with the original production of George Be…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:42AMFriday, January 10, 2025
As Norma Desmond says, "It's a return." So far in 2025, here are five Broadway folk who are not making a comeback that we can't wait to see again!
Friday 5: 5 2025 Broadway Returns
Nich…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 03:36PMWednesday, January 8, 2025
Today, we return to our series, Best Songs From Best Scores, in which we take a look at the numbers from a season's Best Original Score Tony nominees. Of course, "best" is in the eye ear …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AM 
