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Mr. January 2014Jarrod SpectorWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: As if being named Broadway's Sexiest Man Alive by the readers of Broadway.com wasn't reason enough! Or maybe it could be that he pl…
When I think of Bebe Neuwirth, I think of a dancing actress. The woman has moves and a way with a line and a character that can be a powerful combination. I think about the first…
To celebrate the departure of the record-setting Roz Ryan (she's done more performances in the Broadway company than anyone else) and the arrival of another record-setter, Bebe Neuwirth…
One of my New Year's resolutions is to try to focus more on things that make me feel happy and positive. Well, the Broadway news over past few days has had several items that make me h…
According to the Miriam-Webster online dictionary, a "fanboy" is defined as "a boy who is an enthusiastic devotee (as of comics or movies)." Well, since I can actually admit that I enjoyed S…
The first time I heard the term "revisal," it was the early 1990's and it referred to the dazzling new production of Guys and Dolls that made Faith Prince and Nathan Lane Tony-winners a…
Given the overwhelming success of the first "Faces of the Future" blog of 2014 (click his pic to your right), I thought it might be interesting to see where some of the original "Faces" are …
Those of you looking for another "Broadway-star-does-solo-act-of standards-and-Broadway-hits" CD will need to look elsewhere than the latest in the Live at 54 Below series. Featur…
Charlie Franklin's The Bridges of Madison County head shotI can't think of a better way to get the new year started than with a very new Fresh Face of the Future. So new, in fact,…
The new millennium sure has been good to my favorite actress of all time. In just this century alone, she's starred in four shows, earned three Tony nominations, and won her fifth. &nb…
HAPPY 2014fromJK's TheatreScene!Here are some of my favorite videos of the past year! Enjoy!Jeff5.076
CLICK ON THE ICON TO YOUR LEFT TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE 2013 IN REVIEW BLOGS!This year's choices for Broadway man and woman of the year are pretty unconventional. One didn't actual…
I've been thinking about this column all year long. Literally. From the first show I saw in 2013 - The Non-Equity Tour of American Idiot - to the last - A Nig…
At last! The biggest Broadway story (I think) of the year is the emergence of A.R.T. (American Repertory Theater) as a major producer on the Great White Way. Considering that the…
There were so many people in the New York theatre scene that made a huge impact this year, that I struggled to narrow them down to 10 men and 10 women. So I actually named 12 of each i…
HAPPY HOLIDAYSfromJK'S THEATRESCENEMotown: The Musical Cast Memberson Christmas, plus"Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"from Playbill Video on Playbill.comTHEATER AID: Do They Know It's Christma…
Yesterday, I shared my choices of 39 "Bests" in 38 non-performance categories (there was one tie!), covering theatre in the media, theatre memorabilia, and the theatre-going experience. &nbs…
For the last four years, I've been sharing my favorite things of the theatre-going experience at the end of each year. In previous such blogs, I have included some "worsts," but this time ar…
It looks like Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark will be leaving us in much the same way it came: constant headlines, lawsuits, controversy and an uncertain future. And that makes it t…
I had a pretty limited appreciation for "holiday shows - I always found them to be overly saccharine, and generally of "community theater" quality. Then the Broadway wave of holiday sh…
Ms. December 2013Jane CarrWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: Currently, she is garnering belly laughs from happy audiences as Miss Shingle in the musical comedy hit, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Mur…
Review of the Saturday evening December 14 performance at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City. Starring Mary Bridget Davies with Taprena Michelle Augustine, Allison Blackwell, Nikki Ki…
The first half of the 2013 - 2014 Broadway Season is over, and here's how the box office turned out - the winners and the losers.Here are some interesting statistics for the first 26 weeks (…
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN ROUND 7 OF "HOT OR NOT": THE BEAUTIFUL EDITION!CLICK THE SHOW ICON TO YOUR RIGHT, TAKE THE POLL, AND CLICK "DONE" TO MAKE IT COUNT! POLL CLOSES A…
