Well, we made it through another crazy week! Next week will definitely be more crazy, so to give you something for a fun diversion to keep you entertained. This week, a word search that cove…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:42PMAfter a 3-decades plus career that includes a full array of theater - from Greek tragedy to splashy Broadway musical - Tina's Myra Lucretia Taylor finally got her first Tony Award nominatio…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:24PMOur Musical of the Month is unique for many reasons, but it may be one of the few (it's the only!) Broadway shows based on a movie, then became a movie on its own, and then became a televi…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 12:54PMWe've had our eye on this month's Mr. Broadway ever since he wowed us in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. 2020 was gearing up to being quite the season for Ian Barford wh…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 04:18PMYou know we are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. Now, it's time to find out your top logo for the closing ten seasons of the 20th century. We started with a fi…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:36AMLike many of you, I've spent my fair share of my quarantine time listening to cast recordings. You know how lyrics to songs get stuck in your head? It can be maddening! This week's game ask…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:06AMThere is a distinct thrill for a musical theater fan when a new, exciting composer arrives. Such was the thrill of hearing the joyous and often thoughtful score of David Yazbek's debut Broad…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:36PMLast week's Musical of the Month column focused on what has become of the original cast of Hairspray since they took Broadway by storm during the summer of 2002. This week, we'll take a loo…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:54PMLast month, we started a new series - "Hit Songs" From Broadway Misfires - where we pick out songs that we love from scores of Broadway shows that didn't quite make it. For every "Memory," …
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMYou know we are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. Now, it's time to find out your top logo for the closing ten seasons of the 20th century. We started with a fi…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:36AMLast week's true/false game question about Broadway theaters named after composers (see below) is the impetus for this week's game. How well do you know the names of the 41 Broadway houses?…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:48AMCrazy year, crazy season, right? Well, at this point I'm just thrilled to have some positive Broadway-related news to talk about. This afternoon, The 2020 Tony Award Nominations were announc…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 03:03PMWe started off this month's Musical of the Month, Hairspray with a look back at the origins and facts behind the original Broadway production. This week, we take a closer look at that cas…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:12PMLike several of our other honorees (Mr./Ms. Broadway, Standing @ Zero) Matt Meigs is a graduate of Elon University. And like so many of its graduates, he has, in a very short period of time,…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:42PMYou know we are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. Now, it's time to find out your top logo for the closing ten seasons of the 20th century. To get things starte…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMThe Gershwins. Jason Robert Brown. Sir Andrew. Steve. How much trivia do you know about Broadway composers? This week's game will test your knowledge! Good luck! (Look for the answers next…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:24AMWith the recent passing of Brent Carver, I've been thinking a great deal about how fortunate I was to have seen his Tony-winning turn in Kiss of the Spider Woman three times. So natural, so…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:24PMAs we live in another age of civil unrest and protests for equality, racial justice, it seems more than appropriate to celebrate Hairspray as Musical of the Month. This week, we'll take a lo…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 04:32PMLike most of us that are into the theater scene, we, too, are craving anything that could possibly count as new content. Which brings us to the installation of a new marquee for a new Broadw…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:03PMYou know we are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. Now, it's time to find out your top logo for the closing ten seasons of the 20th century. To get things starte…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:03AMLast week's word search was so popular, we decided to give you another one to work on. This week, we focus on the women who make the Great Bright Way shine. Yes, there are the divas, but als…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:24AMChances are pretty good that if you've been to a Broadway show over the past three decades, you've had the privilege of seeing the work of Howell Binkley. You may not have even known you did…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:18PMI should preface this article by saying two things. First, I find the score of Grease wholly entertaining, in a sing-along, fun kind of way. (Let's face it, you don't listen to …
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:54AMIn what has generally been a nightmare scenario for Broadway, one of the first bright spots of the pandemic has been the news that the new musical Diana was being filmed for a Netflix relea…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:54AMYou know we are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. Now, it's time to find out your top logo for the closing ten seasons of the 20th century. To get things started…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:54AMWho doesn't love a word search? How about one that is all about Broadway? It's the best of both worlds this week, readers! True, it covers this crazy past season, but still... Standard rules…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AMOne of my post-COVID goals is to see Jordan Fisher perform live. I've been a fan of this multi-talented guy since his Disney Channel days, and more recently during is championship-winning ru…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:42AMOver the past weeks, we've taken a look at the long and starry road the Musical of the Month, Grease has taken. The original production made stars, the 1994 revival made stars and celebrate…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:42AMWe love it when we hear from you, especially when you come up with some great ideas that add to the Broadway discourse. Well, following our list of favorite flops of the past decade, and aga…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:36AMYou know we are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. Over the summer, you really embraced our very first bracket, the 1980s Broadway Musical Logo Tournament. Ultimat…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:32AMCan you figure out how these shows connect to each other in order? Are they connected by an actor? A director? The theater they played in? Or something else altogether? Remember, you are fig…
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