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SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AM5 Wicked Thoughts After months of movie hype, we finally saw Wicked (Part 1). Did it live up to the hype? Was it as good as the Broadway show? Was it better? We have thoughts on that... a…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 03:24PMBlack Friday/Cyber Monday Sale! Happy Holidays, readers and fellow Broadway Collectors! Starting today and through Monday, December 2nd, ALL of our Playbills and Lights of Broadway Cards…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:48AMWhen the "Best Musical" Isn't Your "Favorite":A Strange Loop vs Girl From the North Country (and Six) It's been a while since we posted an article in this series, duty we thought we'd r…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AMThe latest musical based on a film has come to the Main Stem, headlined by two beloved divas, a pop star and a Broadway favorite. With pretty excellent reviews, an A-list cast and a popular …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMLike 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 06:31AMReview of the Sunday, November 10, 2024 matinee preview performance at the Longacre Theatre in New York City. Starring John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands, Wayne Duvall and Adrian Blake Enscoe.…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AMThe fall Broadway season has been a pretty busy one for musicals this year. The newest of them, Swept Away, has one of my favorite logos. Everything about it intrigues me. I can say for sure…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMReview of the Saturday, November 9, 2024 matinee performance at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. Starring Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch, Katie Holmes, Billy Eugene Jones, Ephraim Syk…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:31AMReview of the Friday, November 8, 2024 preview performance at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. Starring Darren Criss, Helen J. Shen, Marcus Choi, Dez Duron and HwaBoon. Music by Will Ar…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:24PMReview of the Saturday, November 9, 2024 evening performance at the St. James Theatre in New York City. Starring Nicole Scherzinger, Tom Francis, David Thaxton, Sydney Jones and Diego Andres…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AMBroadway Games: Musicals in 3 Clues DIRECTIONS: Can you name the Broadway musical we are looking for based on the three clues we provide? We'll give you a character's name, a song and a set…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:48AMPlay It Again: Anyone Can Whistle's "With So Little To Be Sure Of" For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:31AMThese days, it is important to raise awareness and support completely original new musicals. With no movie name recognition, jukebox music, a famous biographical subject or even a name writi…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AM5 Favorite Classic Plays If this was called the Friday 6, Our Town would have made today's list. After purchasing tickets to this season's revival, I got to thinking about older plays that…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AMAt This Theater: The Minskoff Theatre Named for the man who developed the building where it is located, the Minskoff Theatre opened in 1973. It's first production was a splashy revival o…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMLast week, we continued our logos series with a look at the first of the season's bio-musicals, A Wonderful World (HERE). This week, we dive into the show art for the other one, Tammy Faye,…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMLike 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 07:02AMPlay It Again: Guys and Dolls' "Luck Be A Lady" For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several differe…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AMNearly every season in recent memory seems to include either a jukebox musical or a bio-musical (or both in the same season). Right now, Broadway is hosting two bio-musicals: Tammy Faye, wit…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:32AM5 Favorite Designs by Beowulf Boritt Six-time Tony nominee and two-time winner, Beowulf Boritt burst on to the Broadway scene in 2005 with his scenic design for The 25th Annual Putnam Coun…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMOver the course of each month, we'll collect pictures and newsy tidbits from the "TheatreScene." We'll be scouring Twitter, Instagram and other social media for interesting items. And we'd …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AMOne That Got Away: Groundhog Day Everything about Groundhog Day pointed toward me seeing it. It's score came from the brilliant minds behind one of my favorite musicals, Matilda, including…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:32AMBroadway Games: One Word Musicals What's in a name? A lot, when it's doing the heavy lifting of being the title of a big Broadway (or off-Broadway) show! DIRECTIONS: Match …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMTwo of this season's most anticipated shows are revivals, one a modern era classic, the other a Golden Age classic. Both shows have had previous revivals, but these both aim to be different …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AM2023 - 2024 Season After tabulating all of your votes, it turned out pretty much as we expected. It was cool that each of the 12 shows from last season had at least one song that made the l…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AM5 Broadway Debuts We Are Looking Forward To This Fall Every season, we are enchanted by the thrilling Broadway debuts of a variety of actors, singers and dancers. Some are debuts by talented…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:36AMPlaybill at 140 In this age of everything going digital, it seems unlikely a print magazine would still have a place in popular culture. And yet, Playbill endures. Now, it is celebrating…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMAs we begin the new Broadway season, and now that we've all had a chance to get familiar with the new, original scores from last season, we are looking to create a countdown of your favorite…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:02AMLike 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 07:06AMPlay It Again: Oklahoma!'s "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from sever…
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