Monday, January 27, 2020
Well, this was a first in all of the years we've been having polls like this. Last week, your votes were supposed to select a winner (and 2 runners up). Instead, the vote ended up with a sta…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AM[SHARE]Friday, January 24, 2020
There will be many Broadway debuts this season (most of them in West Side Story!). Of course, even Broadway icons had to start somewhere. That's what this week's quiz is all about. Re…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:18AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 23, 2020
This week, let's take a look at the people who were in the Musical of the Month - the multiple Tony nominated company of Applause. Among them are once and future TV and movie stars, legends …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 22, 2020
It prominently features an open palm. Open palms facing out symbolize honesty and openness. In this case, given that the content of Alanis Morissette's album is the basis of Jagged Little Pi…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:36AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Happy New Year, Ensemblist fans everywhere! We are so thrilled by your overwhelming response to these pictorial tributes to the men who stand at 0 every night when they bring their hard work…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:48AM[SHARE]Monday, January 20, 2020
There's no doubting that West Side Story has been one of the buzziest shows of the season. Between script and cast changes, injuries and controversial staging choices, it is no wonder …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:33AM[SHARE]Friday, January 17, 2020
I was rifling through some things the other day, and came across a flyer for Ghost: The Musical and saw this picture. It reminded me of that show's song "Rain" and how much I enjoyed Caissie…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:32PM[SHARE]Monday, January 13, 2020
This revival has been the talk of the town for months! Yes, West Side Story has been the talk of the town. 23 of these cast members are making their debuts, and the rest of the cast is buzz-…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:33AM[SHARE]Friday, January 10, 2020
How well do you know your actors and the roles they've played, theater fans? This week's Friday 5 Quiz is a good test of what you know. We will name 3 shows. You name the actor who appeared …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 9, 2020
The next installment of our new Musical of the Month series is here! Today, we look at the Original Broadway Cast Recording of this month's featured show, Applause.The winner of the 1970 …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:03PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Ms. Broadway January 2020
Wicked's
Nancy Opel
With her current role as Madame Morrible in Wicked, this month's Ms. Broadway has been in 14 Broadway shows! Congratulations, Nancy Opel! (…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:42AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 7, 2020
In late fall of last year, we tried a new place (for us, anyway) to eat before a Sunday matinee. We made our way to The Meatball Shop in Hell's Kitchen shortly after it opened, and found the…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:54AM[SHARE]Monday, January 6, 2020
Mr. Broadway January 2020
To Kill a Mockingbird's
Kyle Scatliffe
Broadway's newest Tom Robinson (Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird) is the first Mr. Broadway of 2020! Congratulations …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:33AM[SHARE]Friday, January 3, 2020
Like many of you, I'm sure, news of Jerry Herman's passing caused me to reflect on his shows. I realized that Mame is my favorite score of his, but each one is a bounty of tuneful toe-tap…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:18AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 2, 2020
New year, new feature! Starting this month, we will feature a Broadway Show of the Month, with weekly installments covering such things as the plot, its origins, the show's stats, cast, crea…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Happy 2020, theater fans and friends!Before I look ahead and make new resolutions, it might be a good idea to look back at the goals I set exactly one year ago today. Last time around, I set…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 12:33AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 31, 2019
As you know (we hope), each month we honor two people each month by naming them Mr. Broadway and Ms. Broadway. Now that we are at the end of another year, it is time to name two individuals …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:24AM[SHARE]Monday, December 30, 2019
As the year comes to a close, we take one last look at the shows we saw in 2019. It was very difficult to narrow it down to just five. Each of these gave me such joy, and all for different r…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 03:36PM[SHARE]Friday, December 27, 2019
The passing of Jerry Herman earlier this week hit me pretty hard. As I see it, he is largely responsible for my love of musical theater. It was a revival of Mame that started it all for me, …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:03PM[SHARE]I see and read on social media of fans who have seen their favorite shows dozens of times. I find myself both shaking my head (why don't they try and expand their horizons and see other show…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:03AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 26, 2019
Normally, we select a Broadway theater each year where we have had a particularly grand experience for our annual review. This year, we didn't select one whole theater, but rather the upstai…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:42AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 25, 2019
We hope this holiday season brings you joy and time with those you love.
Two things:
1. Yes, this IS a Christmas song! (And it is 50 years old!)
2. Donna McKechnie is made of rubber. My ne…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:12AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 24, 2019
From the minute Moulin Rouge!: The Musical started when we saw the pre-Broadway run in Boston last year, I knew I needed a cast recording. Of course, that desired was tempered by conce…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:12AM[SHARE]Monday, December 23, 2019
Over the past twelve months, we have heard and seen some magnificent singing and dancing on stages all around the East Coast. The gamut is pretty wide, too. Radical reinterpretations of clas…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:18AM[SHARE]Friday, December 20, 2019
A lot of things happened in 2019. It has been a crazy year pretty much any way you look at it, including the theater scene. This week's Friday 5Â is about shows that opened on Broadway or …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:54AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 19, 2019
2019 is rapidly coming to a close (which may not be such a bad thing these days) and today we are going to celebrate some of our favorite performances over the past twelve months. We came up…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:33PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Over the past twelve months, we only had the opportunity to see three off-Broadway and four regional theater productions, but they were all terrific and all for different reasons. Off-Broadw…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:33AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 17, 2019
We close out 2019 with a Standing @ Zero hero from the longest-running American musical of all time, Chicago. He's been with the show for a long time, working those "Me and My Baby" Trios wi…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:48PM[SHARE]Monday, December 16, 2019
Over the past calendar year, we saw 23 shows: 16 on Broadway, 3 off-Broadway and 4 regional productions. They were Assassins (regional - Signature Theater), A Chorus Line (regional…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:24AM[SHARE]Friday, December 13, 2019
Being that it is Friday the 13th, I felt it only appropriate that this week's Friday 5Â is dedicated to the 2008 Broadway musical 13. When I started looking into it, I was really intereste…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:48AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 12, 2019
Long time readers may be feeling a sense of deja vu with today's column. Yes, we reviewed the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Bonnie and Clyde before, way back in 2012. (You can read tha…
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