Friday, August 15, 2025
5 Completely Original Musicals I Love!
(21st Century Edition)
With the announcement of the new musical Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), a completely original show, it got me to…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:03AMThursday, August 14, 2025
ABBA and the Cold War: The History of Chess the Musical
Chapter 2: The Exchange
NOTE: Our look at Chapter 1 can be found HERE.
In the aptly titled second chapter of this documentary, th…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AMMonday, August 11, 2025
Broadway Games:
Shows By Picture - Round 4
It's been a while since we played this game! This one's pretty simple. Identify each show from the production photos below. Good luck!
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SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMMonday, August 4, 2025
Unfortunately, we aren't headed for Donna's taverna like these guys, but we are taking a week off for some fun & relaxation.
We'll be back as usual next Monday, August 11th!
In the mea…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:06PMFriday, August 1, 2025
Broadway Quiz:
50 Questions For
50 Years of A Chorus Line
50 years ago, A Chorus Line opened on Broadway and the rest is history. To celebrate, here's a little quiz. There's a bit of so…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMWednesday, July 30, 2025
One Performance Wonders:
The Moony Shapiro Songbook
It was an article on Playbill.com about Brenda Pressley joining the cast of 2025's Tony-winning Best Play, Purpose that put this show b…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMMonday, July 28, 2025
Happy 50th, A Chorus Line
"The characters portrayed in A CHORUS LINE are, for the most part, based upon the lives of Broadway dancers. This show is dedicated to anyone who has ever danced …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMFriday, July 25, 2025
Broadway Games:
3 of a Kind
DIRECTIONS: Below are sets of 3 Broadway related pictures. Each set has one thing in common. Name who or what each image shows, and then determine what is the …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMThursday, July 24, 2025
At This Theatre: The Lyric
At the turn of the 20th century, 42nd Street between 8th and Broadway was thriving, lined with new theaters - both legitimate and movie houses. In 1903, a new o…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AMWednesday, July 23, 2025
ABBA and the Cold War: The History of Chess the Musical
Chapter 1: The Three Knights
Over the decades I've spent as a student of my favorite artform, musical theater, I've developed an af…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMFriday, July 18, 2025
It seems that replacement actors are in the news a lot these days. There have been/will be several high profile role take-overs in the recent past/near future. John Proctor is the Villain ha…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AMThursday, July 17, 2025
This Sunday, the latest revival of Sunset Boulevard will close, and with it another chapter in its rich history. Over the decades a veritable who's who of stars played the principal roles of…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMMonday, July 14, 2025
One That Got Away:
Boop! The Musical
As I write this, they probably haven't even started the load out of Boop! The Musical at the Broadhurst yet. But that doesn't mean I'm not already disap…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:03AMFriday, July 11, 2025
If I said, "rolling pin and chaste silver razor" or "a cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn, a slipper as pure as gold," you'd probably know right away what B…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:32AMMonday, July 7, 2025
Inside the Playbill:
Romance/Romance August 1988
Almost 37 years ago, I took a summer trip to the Big Apple, fresh out of college and before putting my new Bachelor's degree to work! Of c…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:42AMMonday, June 30, 2025
Today is the last day of Pride Month 2025. So why wait until now to recognize it? To remind all of us that the month may end, but the fight continues today and every day.
Happy Pride, frien…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 04:48AMFriday, June 27, 2025
Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical. Streaming on Disney+. Starring Samantha Barks, Laura Dawkes, Craig Gallivan, Jammu Kasongo, Oliver Ormson and Richard Frame. Directed for the Stage by Micha…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:54AMWednesday, June 25, 2025
With its Best Musical Tony win, Maybe Happy Ending became the first Best Musical to open at the Belasco Theatre. You'll note that their ad announcing this achievement qualifies it by saying…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AMMonday, June 23, 2025
Summer is Closing Time on Broadway
On Sunday, June 8th, Broadway celebrated a very successful season. Attendance was up, grosses were up and a huge number of shows opened. The headlines squ…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMFriday, June 20, 2025
5 Favorite One Act Musical Flops
5. Glory Days (2008 - 1 performance) Yes, I actually saw this show - prior to Broadway - and I really enjoyed it. The performances were solid, including th…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMWednesday, June 18, 2025
Every once in a while, we do something "touristy." That includes eating, and we really went for it with lunch at Serendipity 3, a New York institution since 1954. We visited their Times …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:02AMFriday, June 13, 2025
Editors' Choice, Part Two
Yesterday, we presented the first part of our 2025 JKTS Awards honoring those theater people - new faces and familiar faces - that made the 2024-2025 Broadway …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMWednesday, June 11, 2025
Editors' Choice, Part One
Last week, you had your say with The 2025 JKTS Readers' Choice Awards (HERE). Now it is our turn! Today, we offer up our more serious awards, honoring those theate…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMMonday, June 9, 2025
It's been a few hours. The dust has almost settled, and I've gotten my thoughts together. The good, the bad...the baffling.
Some Thoughts on the 2025 Tony Awards
The Show
The Tony Awards…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AMFriday, June 6, 2025
The 2025 Tony Awards:
Our Predictions
At last the Super Bowl of theater is upon us! As usual, Mike and I have given thought to all of the shows we've seen this season - including 2 new pl…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMThursday, June 5, 2025
Review of the Sunday, June 1, 2025 matinee performance at John Golden Theater in New York City. Starring David Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Jak Malone and Zoe Roberts. Book…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMWednesday, June 4, 2025
Review of the Saturday, May 31, 2025 evening performance at the Booth Theatre in New York City. Starring Sadie Sink, with Nihar Duvurri, Gabriel Ebert, Molly Griggs, Maggie Kuntz, Hagan Oliv…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMTuesday, June 3, 2025
Review of the Saturday, May 31, 2025 matinee performance at the James Earl Jones Theatre. Starring Tatianna Cordoba, Justina Machado, Florencia Cuenca, Mauricio Mendoza, Mason Reeves, Ariana…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMMonday, June 2, 2025
Review of the Friday, May 30, 2025 performance at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City. Starring Natalie Venetia Belcon, Julio Monge, Mel Seme, Jainardo Batista Sterling, Isa Anton…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMFriday, May 30, 2025
Readers' Choice Winners!
Even with a record-setting number of votes cast this year, several of the award categories were extremely close. And, interestingly, every nominee in every category…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AMWednesday, May 28, 2025
Soon enough, we'll be trading in light jackets for shorts and tees, and turning up the A.C. Where did spring go? The last couple of summers were busy, theater-wise, but this year it feels mu…
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