Tuesday, November 24, 2020
This month's Standing @ Zero honoree comes to Broadway by way of FOX's So You Think You Can Dance and a host of regional credits. Like all of our heroes, he takes on several roles beyond hi…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:03AMMonday, November 23, 2020
You 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 07:54AMTuesday, November 17, 2020
Even though I saw and enjoyed the National Tour of this production, I still count the 1992 Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls as One That Got Away. Actually, that National Tour is why I cou…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMMonday, November 16, 2020
You 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 07:06AMTuesday, November 10, 2020
Like everyone we know, we were glued to out devices keeping tabs on the election and our new president. Broadway (judging by Twitter alone) was right there with us. Broadway shows don't shy …
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:42AMMonday, November 9, 2020
You 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 07:42AMMonday, November 2, 2020
You 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 07:36AMFriday, October 30, 2020
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 02:24PMWednesday, October 28, 2020
Our 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 12:54PMTuesday, October 27, 2020
We'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 04:18PMMonday, October 26, 2020
You 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 11:36AMFriday, October 23, 2020
Like 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 08:06AMThursday, October 22, 2020
There 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 02:36PMWednesday, October 21, 2020
Last 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 07:54PMTuesday, October 20, 2020
Last 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 07:36AMMonday, October 19, 2020
You 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 09:36AMFriday, October 16, 2020
Last 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 11:48AMThursday, October 15, 2020
Crazy 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 03:03PMWednesday, October 14, 2020
We 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 01:42PMMonday, October 12, 2020
You 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 07:06AMFriday, October 9, 2020
The 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 11:24AMThursday, October 8, 2020
With 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 01:24PMWednesday, October 7, 2020
As 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 04:32PMTuesday, October 6, 2020
Like 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 09:03PMMonday, October 5, 2020
You 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 01:03AMFriday, October 2, 2020
Last 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 11:24AMThursday, October 1, 2020
Chances 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 02:18PMWednesday, September 30, 2020
I 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 07:54AMTuesday, September 29, 2020
In 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…
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