Sunday, February 11, 2024

Off Broadway Week 2024: 2 for 1 Tickets by New York Theater

Tickets are on sale for Off-Broadway Week, where you can buy two tickets for the price of one for 31 different Off-Broadway productions, for performances from February 12 to March 3. Click h…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:13AM
Wednesday, February 7, 2024

The price of safety by Amanda Finn

Sitting in near silence in an apartment, curtains drawn, television above a whisper, and fans oscillating to feign static sound. That is how we meet Taroon (Owais Ahmed). Alone in a Kabul re…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:00PM
Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Broadway Week 2024: 2 for 1 Tickets. by New York Theater

Tickets are now on sale for Broadway Week, where you can buy two tickets for the price of one for performances from January 16 through February 4, 2024 of 23 Broadway shows, from “& Ju…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:31AM
Sunday, January 7, 2024

Miles Jupp: ‘A brush with mortality makes you see everything through a very different prism’ by Michael Hogan

The comedian, whose new show draws on his experience of surviving a brain tumour, on finding humour in adversity, working with Ridley Scott, and why his scar won’t be hidden for long Londo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM
Sunday, December 17, 2023

Royal Albert Hall 12-seat private box offered for sale … at £3m by Harriet Sherwood

For the price, and £13,795 a year towards the venue’s upkeep, the owners will be able to attend events for the next 843 years If you’re looking for a last-minute Christmas present and h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PM
Wednesday, December 13, 2023

by JK

ReDISCoveries: The Beautiful Game (Original Cast Recording) Jeff has kindly invited me to revisit and review some of the older cast recordings in my collection. Every other week or so, I’l…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AM
Tuesday, December 12, 2023

The Bob Barker Centennial by Trav S.D.

Multiple benchmarks go toward justifying today’s spotlight on the late Bob Barker (1923-2023). He was born 100 years ago ago today; he passed away back in August, just a couple of months s…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:42AM
Thursday, December 7, 2023

Three More Reasons to Love New York by Wendy Caster

New York Magazine's annual "Reasons to Love New York" issue came out at just the right time for this review. After three successive evenings experiencing amazing talent and creativity in New…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 12:48AM
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

REVIEW: The Gardens of Anuncia by JK

Review of the Saturday, November 4, 2023 evening preview performance at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center. Starring Enrique Acevedo, Andrea Burns, Eden Espinosa, Priscilla Lope…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:36PM
Monday, November 13, 2023

The Closing of Here Lies Love: A Few Thoughts by JK

The Closing of Here Lies Love: A Few Thoughts It is always sad when a show closes. Years of work and hundreds of jobs gone with a producers' notice and a notice taped to the door. Sad but …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AM
Friday, October 27, 2023

Partnership by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

The three plays in the “Meet Miss Baker” Project, "The Price of Thomas Scott" in 2019, "Chains" in 2022 and now "Partnership" in 2023 are quite different. While Partnership is the only o…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:39PM
Friday, October 20, 2023

Partnership by Wendy Caster

The fabulous Mint Theater Company is presenting Partnership, the third in their "Meet Miss [Elizabeth] Baker" series. The first, The Price of Thomas Scott (review here), from 1913, movingly…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 02:43AM
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

‘My privacy is gone’: Brian Cox on Succession’s toll, spurning Game of Thrones – and his new role as Bach by Claire Armitstead

As he returns to the stage to play JS Bach, the actor sounds off about the mess Britain’s in, explains why he turned down Game of Thrones – and reveals the price he has paid for Successi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:37AM
Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Theater Review: The 12 -- Goodspeed Musicals, CT by Lauren Yarger

  The cast of Goodspeed's THE 12. Photo: Diane Sobolewski The 12 Music and Lyrics by Neil BergBook and Lyrics by Robert SchenkkanDirected by John DoyleGoodspeed Musicals Through Oct. …

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 04:15PM
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

People You Should Know . . . Lauren Pelaia by Zack Calhoon

Lauren Pelaia is a NJ singer, songwriter, and composer. Lauren has released several tracks on all streaming platforms. Writing for musical theatre, Lauren orchestrated an original score for …

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 01:33PM
Monday, September 25, 2023

The Price of Freedom: A Review of “Blues for an Alabama Sky” at Remy Bumppo by Tristan Bruns

“Blues for an Alabama Sky” is about supporting a women’s right to the same freedom of choice as the other half of humanity, with all the joy, hardships and pitfalls that come with it. 

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

‘CABARET,’ AT $24 MILLION, IS BROADWAY’S COSTLIEST REVIVAL (EXCLUSIVE) by Philip Boroff

Investing in Cabaret  at the August Wilson Theatre this spring might seem like a safe bet, after the success of the Kander & Ebb classic in London and earlier productions in New York. T…

SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 01:05PM
Monday, September 18, 2023

Swing State by Sarah Downs

Swing State is unique in that it is a political play that is not overtly political.  Focusing on the human, the play sets out the emotional terrain on which ideologies and preconceptions ca…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 06:28PM
Monday, July 31, 2023

I Need That Stars Danny DeVito by Sandi Durell

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the world premiere of I Need That by Theresa Rebeck, starring Danny DeVito, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel. The cast features Danny DeVito as �…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:14PM
Saturday, July 1, 2023

Theater Books for Summer Reading 2023 by Jan Simpson

Happy Fourth of July Weekend!  Time has been so slippery over these past three pandemic years and global warming is now playing such havoc with the weather that on some days just breathing …

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 10:13AM
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Saturday, June 10, 2023

WHAT’S IN A NAME? by Ron Fassler

June 10, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Between 41st and 66th streets there are forty-two legit Broadway theatres (this includes the Palace, currently under renovation an…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 12:59PM
Monday, May 29, 2023

The 2023 JKTS Awards by JK

The 2023 JKTS Awards It's that time of year once again! Here are the things that stood out to us - some serious, some just for fun. Why not "award" them? Maverick Award Justin David Su…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AM
Monday, May 22, 2023

REVIEW: Spamalot (Kennedy Center) by JK

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR THE 2023 JKTS AWARDS! https://poll-maker.com/QB3CP01KY Review of the matinee performance on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at the Eisenhower Theater at the John F. Kennedy …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AM
Friday, May 12, 2023

The Circle, Orange Tree Theatre review - acerbic reflections on the price paid for love by Gary Naylor

★★★★ THE CIRCLE, ORANGE TREE THEATRE Acerbic reflections on the price paid for love Jane Asher leads an ensemble cast in Somerset Maugham's comedy of manners Tom Littler opens his a…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:18AM
Sunday, May 7, 2023

Reasons Not To Be Afraid... by C. Jefferson Thom

Reasons Not To Be Afraid... C. Jefferson Thom May 7, 2023 - 20:38 Topics Theater Review Tags Musical …

SOURCE: culturecatch.com at 08:38PM
Monday, April 24, 2023

Camelot ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg April 24, 2023: In the news: mass murder, BLM, the price of gas, and food, not to mention the war in Ukraine. And Lerner & Loewe's "Camelot" is at Lincoln Center. Sp…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:50PM
Friday, April 21, 2023

The price of blood by Kerry Reid

Aleshea Harris’s What to Send Up When It Goes Down, produced by Congo Square Theatre last year, provided a trenchant and sometimes anguished portrayal of how racialized violence affects Bl…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 10:17AM
Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Danny DeVito and Lucy DeVito Set for Theresa Rebeck’s I Need That with Roundabout; New Season Announced by Caitlin Hornik

Tony Award-nominated and Emmy-winning actor Danny DeVito will return to Broadway as part of Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2023-2024 season. Danny DeVito will appear alongside his real-life …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PM
Thursday, February 9, 2023

Things I Know To Be True by Mirvish Productions

A heart-wrenching and uplifting journey of a family struggling to stay together in a rapidly changing world. David Mirvish and The Company Theatre, one of Toronto’s most acclaimed indepen…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:43PM
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Linck & Mülhahn review – queer costume drama echoes through the ages by Claire Armitstead

Hampstead theatre, LondonRuby Thomas’s play, based on a true story about a married couple in 18th-century Prussia who were tried for sodomy, is tender, musical and funny From Gentleman Jac…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards