Friday, May 16, 2025

CHARLES STROUSE IN SONG & STORIES by Ron Fassler

Charles Strouse (1928–2026).May 16, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Composer Charles Strouse died yesterday at the age of ninety-six, just shy of his ninety-seventh birt…

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Friday 5: 5 Favorite Charles Strouse Songs by JK

Last chance!  Nominate your favorites for The 2025 JKTS Readers' Choice Awards! Ballot closes Sunday! HERE   Yesterday brought the sad news that Broadway composer Charles Strouse passed a…

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

All About Eve (Golden) by Trav S.D.

I found this picture of Eve Golden (reclining) from the Digital Transgender Archive. It shows her in an off-Broadway play in 1981. Eve hasn’t acted in some time, but she manifests the thea…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:03PM
Thursday, March 13, 2025

Take a Tour of Gay New Haven; John Allen leads a revealing walk into LGBTQ+ history by Frank Rizzo

Sometimes gay history is all around you and you don’t even know it. John D. Allen, Ed.D, is seeking to change that by bringing decades — even centuries — of the joys and fears, triumph…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 01:46PM
Monday, March 3, 2025

Behind the curtain: what really goes on in theatre dressing rooms? by David Levene ; Introduction By Arifa Akbar

Ahead of next month’s Olivier awards, photographer David Levene reveals the secrets of life backstage in London’s West End, capturing the likes of Steve Coogan, Vanessa Williams, Paapa E…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM
Friday, October 11, 2024

Broadway Games: One Word Musicals by JK

Broadway 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 …

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Friday, August 16, 2024

Friday 5: 5 Best Musicals That Need Their First Revival by JK

 5 Best Musicals That Need Their First Revival Believe it or not, this edition of F5 was actually brought about by the announcement of yet another revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, which fee…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AM
Wednesday, May 29, 2024

‘The Great Lillian Hall’ Review: Jessica Lange Is Incandescent As Legendary Stage Actress Facing Dementia by Pete Hammond

I am a sucker for movies about Broadway and those who spend their lives in the theatre. Of course the crown jewel of the genre is the Oscar winning All About Eve, but there are so many other…

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Friday, March 29, 2024

Review: Merrily We Roll Along by JK

Review of the Wednesday, March 27, 2024 matinee performance at the Hudson Theatre in New York City. Starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez, with Krystal Joy Brown, Kati…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:02AM
Sunday, February 25, 2024

Deadly Stages by Darryl Reilly

An uproarious 1950’s show business spoof with plentiful “All About Eve” references that is performed by a dynamic cast; a Broadway diva is a man in drag. The post Deadly Stages appea…

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Hear a Track From All About Eve and Sunset Boulevard-Inspired Diva: Live From Hell! London Studio Album by Logan Culwell-Block

Luke Bayer stars in the solo musical from Alexander Sage Oyen and Nora Brigid Monahan.

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Friday, August 4, 2023

Poll: Best Broadway Show From a Movie? by Jonathan Mandell

Hollywood may be on strike, but movies are ever-present on New York stages. True, it wasn’t until 1970 that a Broadway show based on a movie won the Tony for best musical — fittingly, th…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:44PM
Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James Will Lead World Premiere of LYONESSE at the Harold Pinter Theatre.

Kristin Scott Thomas (Electra, Darkest Hour) and Lily James (All About Eve, Pam & Tommy) will star in the world premiere of Lyonesse, a searingly funny and passionate new play by …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:32AM
Thursday, June 22, 2023

REVIEW: Once Upon a One More Time by JK

Review of the evening preview performance on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at the Marquis Theatre in New York City. Starring Briga Heelan, Justin Guarini, Jennifer Simard, Adam Godley, Brook Dillma…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:04PM
Saturday, December 3, 2022

Hollywood Movies Adapted for Broadway: Which Was Better? by Jonathan Mandell

The first Broadway musical made out of a movie was probably the 1942 film “My Sister Eileen” with Rosalind Russell, which became the 1953 Broadway musical ‘Wonderful Town.” Other vin…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:56AM
Tuesday, November 8, 2022

#27 – Steve Silverman: “Go Home and Write, Steve” by Automatic Episode Import

Critically acclaimed, award-winning writer/director/producer Steve Silverman’s work has been called ‘Sly’ by the Los Angeles Times, which is his all-time favorite single-word review. T…

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

The real mystery in See How They Run is its mishandling of The Mousetrap by Michael Billington

The whodunnit starring Saoirse Ronan is a fun spoof but tinkers with history and never captures the unique way Agatha Christie’s play fascinated audiences in the 50s The smell of greasepai…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:49PM
Sunday, August 21, 2022

Diva: Live from Hell! review – killer humour and murderous teen rivalry by Arifa Akbar

Turbine theatre, LondonLuke Bayer single-handedly plays a classroom of feuding high school drama students in this unmissable take on All About Eve A musical with a classroom full of feuding …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:49PM
Saturday, July 16, 2022

T is for Tallulah Bankhead by Jonathan Mandell

Everybody seemed to have a colorful anecdote  about Tallulah Bankhead. She was said to have inspired the characters of Margo Channing in the film “All About Eve,” Blanche DuBois in Ten…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:49PM
Tuesday, June 7, 2022

LOT OF LIVIN’ TO DO by Ron Fassler

Charles Strouse and Lee Adams’ “The Telephone Hour” from “Bye, Bye Birdie” (1960).Composer Charles Strouse was born on this date ninety-four years ago. His more than thirty stage …

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Friday, March 11, 2022

THE 1944 TONY AWARDS by Ron Fassler

Vintage Tony Award, prior to its eventual pedestal.Okay, there was never any such thing as a 1944 Tonys. But the awards junkie in me had this thought and decided, for the fun of it, to attem…

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Saturday, March 5, 2022

Conversation with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bebe Neuwirth and Laura Benanti  ‘All About Eve’ by Sandi Durell

FREE ADMISSION with online ticket Sunday March 6 at noon (Doors Open 11 a.m.)  – Fasten your seatbelts! MOVIES AT THE UNITED PALACE returns in grand fashion with the Oscar-winning 1950 c…

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Opening Night: John Cassavetes' unromantic ode to theatre is stunning by Chris Wiegand

Gena Rowlands plays an actor frustrated with her character in a backstage drama that kicks off our series on the ways cinema depicts theatre One of many tantalising theatre shows cancelled l…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AM
Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Call Answered: Jessica Sherr: "Bette Davis Ain't For Sissies" streams at OnTheStage.com by Adam Rothenberg

I have always been fascinated by legendary Bette Davis. Ever since I saw F/X’s Feud: Bette and Joan, I became even more captivated by her. Everything about Jessica Sherr’s Bette Davis Ai…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 09:24AM
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Five great films about theater (to help you survive staying home) by Sophia Howes

Karen Richards (Celeste Holm) the playwright’s wife: A part in a play. You’d do all that for a part in a play? Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) conniving actress: I’d do much more for a pa…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:30AM
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Falling in Love Again With ‘All About Eve’ by Ben Brantley

The magical kingdom of Broadway is shuttered, but our critic returned to it — or rather a version of it that opened his eyes, Bette Davis wide, to New York theater.

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Thursday, January 2, 2020

MUSICAL OF THE MONTH: Applause by JK

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
Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Stageworthy: The Best of Stage 2019

Saw a little less shows than last year, and added a few concerts that I've included in the final tally. So 2019 I saw 153 different shows but 173 times (basically I did 20 repeats this year …

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Sunday, May 19, 2019

All About ALL ABOUT EVE in London by Broadway Select

Emory would not be pleased. As Michael tells us in THE BOYS IN THE BAND, his friend Emory can “recite...Continue Reading The post All About ALL ABOUT EVE in London appeared first on Broadw…

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Sunday, May 12, 2019

This Week on Broadway for May 12, 2019: Lear and Gary by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review King Lear, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, The Ferryman, 42nd Street on BroadwayHD, Cirque du Soliel, and Florida State Unive…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:07PM
Friday, May 10, 2019

‘Network’ Director Ivo Van Hove On Old Movies, New Dances, David Bowie And What ‘All About Eve’ & ‘West Side Story’ Say Today – Tony by Greg Evans

Network, All About Eve, West Side Story – a really good day’s Netflix queue as well as the latest entries on the resume of Belgian-born theater director Ivo van Hove. Tony-nominated for …

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