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Looking Forward to Summer:
June - August 2024
The summer months are upon us, and with it the heat, the Tony Awards, closings and some off-season openings. Much like this time last year, w…
 Broadway Jeopardy!
Game 8
OK, Broadway trivia fans! Time for another round of America's favorite game show a la JK's TheatreScene, and as you'll see we are going for the heart of th…
Last week was the official end of the 2023-2024 Broadway season, and it was remarkable, if for nothing else than the sheer quantity of offerings! We envy all of you that got the chance to se…
5 Replacements I MissedÂ
Since you asked, we are bringing back our Friday 5Â feature! Broadway Games fans, not to worry, we'll have those on alternating Fridays.
This week, I'll get t…
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The Reader's Choice Final Ballot
Time to vote your favorites in 13 categories!
How to vote:
1. Scroll through the survey below. Check 1 nominee in ea…
 Play It Again:
Jekyll & Hyde's "This Is the Moment"
For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from s…
Review of the Sunday, May 12, 2024 matinee performance at the John Golden Theatre in New York City. Starring Will Brill, Andrew R. Butler, Juliana Canfield, Eli Gelb, Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidg…
Review of the Saturday, May 12, 2024 evening performance at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City. Starring Ali Louis Bourzgui, Allison Luff, Adam Jacobs, John Ambrosino, Bobby Conte and …
Review of the Saturday, May 11, 2024 matinee performance at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City. Starring Brody Grant, Sky Lakota-Lynch, Joshua Boone, Brent Comer, Dan Berry, Emma…
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The Reader's Choice Nominations Ballot
Time to nominate your favorites in 13 categories!
How to nominate:
1. Scroll through the survey below. You…
Thanks to all of you who sent in your proposed guest list! Below is the final guest list, a summary of those characters that got the most invitations.Â
Broadway Games: The 2023 - 2024 Mus…
Play It Again:
Damn Yankees'Â "Whatever Lola Wants"
For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several dif…
21 openings of musicals this season - 6 revivals and 15 new - means so many logos to look at and love. Today, we bring you our thoughts on the last one: the beautiful and emotional dance pie…
Broadway shows have a rich history of dramatic dinner parties, and now that this epic-sized season of new musicals has come to an end, we thought it would be fun to have a virtual dinner par…
After a huge number of productions opening by the season deadline, the Tony Awards nominating committee certainly had their work cut out for them! With 10 new plays, 5 play revivals, 15 new …
Review of the Wednesday, April 24, 2024 matinee performance at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. Starring Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll, Michael Esper, Natalie Gold, Ella Beatty, Graham Cam…
This year, Mike and I still have several Tony-eligible shows to see before the nominations are announced tomorrow. So, instead of our typical list of informed predictions, we are going to ta…
Review of the Wednesday, April 24, 2024 evening performance at the St. James Theatre in New York City. Featuring dancers Benjamin Cook, Gaby Diaz, Jeanette Delgado, Rachel Lockhart, Ahmad Si…
 Play It Again:
Man of La Mancha's "Dulcinea"
For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several diffe…
Two of the last shows of the season are the subject of today's show art analysis. Though both started life off-Broadway at the Public Theater, on paper, they couldn't be any more different. …
 Broadway Games:
Where Haven't We Seen You Before:
This week's game asks you to pick the one show each Broadway luminary below didn't work on.
1. Jason Robert Brown
A. Broadway: …
Review of the Saturday, April 13, 2024 evening performance at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. Starring Grant Gustin, Samantha Gershman, Gregg Edelman, Paul Alexander Nolan, Stan Brown…
Review of the Saturday, April 13, 2024 matinee preview performance at the Longacre Theatre in New York City. Starring Eden Espinosa, Amber Iman, Andrew Samonsky, George Abud, Natalie Joy Joh…
We were so fortunate to be around the theater scene when Broadway caricaturist Al Hirschfeld was alive and working. I remember checking out the Sunday New York Times any time a n…
Gregg Edelman is one of an increasingly rare breed - the working Broadway actor. In a career spanning more than 40 years, he's really done it all: ensemble work, supporting roles, leading ro…
