Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Review: Swept Away by JK

Review of the Sunday, November 10, 2024 matinee preview performance at the Longacre Theatre in New York City. Starring John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands, Wayne Duvall and Adrian Blake Enscoe.…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AM
Thursday, November 7, 2024

Meet the Cast of Eureka Day, a Dark Comedy Set Amid a School Vaccine Debate by Broadway.com

In Jonathan Spector's dark comedy Eureka Day, a mumps outbreak rocks a private California elementary school where the powers that be scrimmage over appropriate vaccine policies. Considerin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024

RIP Paul Morrissey by Trav S.D.

Paul Morrissey (1938-2024) passed away a few days ago; I decided to hold his tribute for today (Halloween), as it seemed most appropriate for a man who had directed his own takes on Frankens…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:54AM
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Play It Again: Guys and Dolls' "Luck Be A Lady" by JK

Play It Again: Guys and Dolls' "Luck Be A Lady" For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several differe…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AM
Saturday, October 19, 2024

The Disney Magic 2! Halloween on the high seas. Sail away to Lookout Cay @ Lighthouse point! Ep. 223 by Framily Travel

Join the Broadway Bradshaws as they set sail on Disney Cruise Line on the ORIGINAL ship, the Disney Magic! Halloween on the high seas is a total blast as they head...not to Castaway Cay, bu…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:40PM
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Video: Sarah Paulson Shares Personal Significance of Tony Award Win

Sarah Paulson recently visited The Kelly Clarkson Show and, on the show, shared the personal significance of winning the Tony Award earlier this year for her performance in Branden Jacobs-J…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PM
Monday, October 7, 2024

The More Things Change: A Review of “Alabama Story” by Ghostlight Ensemble by Tristan Bruns

That the play takes place in a bookstore, with books banned in other parts of the country on full display, feels appropriate.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Video: Sarah Paulson Recalls Tony Award Mix-Up on THE TONIGHT SHOW

On Tuesday, Sarah Paulson visited The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon to discuss her new thriller film, Hold Your Breath. On the show, she also relayed a story about an incident with the …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AM
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

In Good Bones, James Ijames Sees Ghosts by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . .  Ghosts can be scary. Ghosts can be troublemakers. Ghosts can be destructive. Witness the ones in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, or Ibsen’s Ghosts, or Bren…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 09:15PM
Sunday, September 29, 2024

‘The Hills Of California’ Broadway Review: Jez Butterworth’s Homecoming Tale Of Harmony Long Gone by Greg Evans

Is there a more dependable set-up for family drama than the gathering of long-estranged siblings? Last season’s dark and wonderful Appropriate proved there was plenty of life in Pinter’s…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00PM
Friday, August 23, 2024
Monday, August 19, 2024

Sarah Paulson | 2024 Tony Awards Acceptance Speeches by The Tony Awards

Sarah Paulson accepts the 2024 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for Appropriate at the 77th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday June 16, 2024. -- About the…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:46PM

Appropriate | 2024 Tony Awards Acceptance Speeches by The Tony Awards

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and the team of Appropriate accept the 2024 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play at the 77th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday June 16, 2024. -- About the 77th Annual Ton…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:45PM
Friday, August 16, 2024

Interview: Anna & Glinda & Lysistrata & More! FROZEN's Patti Murin Reflects on the Roles That Made by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: 'I keep saying that I forgot that I know how to act, as opposed to making faces and appropriate gestures... It's a fairytale, sure. But it's a story that has to…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:20PM
Wednesday, August 14, 2024

‘Appropriate’ Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Sets Next Broadway Show, ‘Purpose,’ Directed by Phylicia Rashad by Rebecca Rubin

“Purpose,” a new show from “Appropriate” playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, will open on Broadway in the spring of 2025. Phylicia Rashad will direct the play, which is set to begin p…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Purpose, Directed by Phylicia Rashad, Will Open on Broadway in March 2025 by Hayley Levitt

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Purpose, a new play by Tony Award winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, will open on Broadway in 2025. Two-time Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad wil…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:00AM

Phylicia Rashad to Direct New Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Play on Broadway by Caitlin Huston

Phylicia Rashad will make her Broadway directing debut with a new play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.  The play, Purpose, marks Jacobs-Jenkins return to Broadway after his play, Appropriate, a …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:00AM

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ ‘Purpose’ Heading To Broadway In 2025 With Phylicia Rashad Directing by Denise Petski

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Purpose, written by Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate, The Comeuppance), and directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Phylicia…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00AM
Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Character Breakdown: APPROPRIATE Cast Unpacks Their Roles by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: In this video, watch as the cast of Appropriate chats about their roles in the new Broadway play.

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:33AM
Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Kokandy Productions takes us down the rabbit hole by Kerry Reid

For their follow-up to 2006’s Spring Awakening, composer Duncan Sheik and librettist and lyricist Steven Sater turned to Lewis Carroll’s children’s classic. Set in a bomb shelter durin…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:05PM
Thursday, August 1, 2024

Scenic Designer Hannah Beachler on Infusing The Wiz with Black American Culture by Broadway.com

The production designer Hannah Beachler has left her visual mark on several landmark works of Black cinema and storytelling in recent years, including Moonlight, the 2015 Rock film Creed, Be…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:21PM
Monday, July 29, 2024

Soho Rep to Close Out 33 Years in Tribeca with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Give Me Carmelita Tropicana! by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will pen the final play to be produced at Soho Rep's home of 33 years, 46 Walker Street. Jacobs-Jenkins will op…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Friday, July 19, 2024

National Symphony Orchestra: Summer Music Institute — Free Concert Series (July 28, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb The National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute Orchestra presents two concerts as part of its four-week festival. This year ma…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:02PM
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Play It Again: Hair's "Aquarius" by JK

 Play It Again: Hair's "Aquarius" For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several different cast recor…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AM
Monday, July 15, 2024

National Symphony Orchestra: Summer Music Institute Chamber Concert (July 21, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Musicians of the NSO Summer Music Institute perform in a free chamber concert as part of an annual four-week orchestral and chamber mu…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:36PM

National Symphony Orchestra: Summer Music Institute Chamber Concert (July 23, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Musicians of the NSO Summer Music Institute perform in a free chamber concert as part of an annual four-week orchestral and chamber mu…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:36PM

National Symphony Orchestra: Summer Music Institute Chamber Concert (July 22, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Musicians of the NSO Summer Music Institute perform in a free chamber concert as part of an annual four-week orchestral and chamber mu…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:36PM
Saturday, July 13, 2024

BLACKOUT! by Ron Fassler

July 13, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today Forty-seven years ago tonight, on July 13, 1977 at exactly 9:29 p.m., New York City suffered an electrical blackout that lasted into afternoon the…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 10:06AM
Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Tina Benko, Becky Ann Baker and More Join David Ives' Pamela Palmer at Williamstown Theatre Festival by Darryn King

Pamela Palmer, a new play written by David Ives premiering, as previously reported, at Williamstown Theatre Festival, has announced its cast. The play will star Tina Benko, who recently …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:32PM

‘Appropriate’ and ‘Beautiful Noise’ finish strong while most Broadway shows tumble at the box office by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending June 30, the 30 currently running productions grossed $34,783,390.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:25PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic