2,684 stories by "JK"
No, there will not be 5 golden rings - though there may be 5 golden plates when you see The Book of Mormon. But chances are pretty good that more than once you could see 9 ladies danci…
Very soon - January 26th to be exact - The Phantom of the Opera will be celebrating a quarter of a century on Broadway! I'll bet that there are some of you reading this blog that weren…
Over the next two and a half weeks, if you are looking for a unique, interesting and heartfelt new musical to go see, I can't recommend Chaplin: The Musical enough. Rob McClure's performance…
Review of the Saturday, December 15th evening performance at the Palace Theatre in New York City. Starring Taylor Richardson, Katie Finneran, Anthony Warlow, Brynn O'Malley, Clarke Tho…
Review of the Saturday, December 15 matinee at Stagee 4 of New World Stages in New York City. Starring Jason Hite, Taylor Trensch, Elizabeth Judd, Gerard Canonico, Barrett Gilbert Weed…
Garvin, Lopez and Tacconi(with Sara Kapner and Ariana Groover)There's not one, but three new faces to watch in the young cast of Bare. And not to take away anything from the ladies in …
Ms. December 2012Angelina AvalloneWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: I'll bet that 99.9% of you who read the title of this blog said, "Who the heck is Angelina Avallone? But I'll also bet that cl…
Here are my 6 favorite Broadway Christmas songs. Numbers 12 - 7 are in yesterday's blog (scroll down!).My Top 6 Favorite Broadway Christmas SongsThere is no song or scene on stage, fil…
I don't know how it is where you live, but two of the local radio stations where I am have been playing holiday music 24/7 since Thanksgiving. One of them has played them commercial fr…
Rob McClure as Charlie ChaplinCongratulations to Chaplin's Rob McClure! He is the recipient of the 2012 Clive Barnes Award for Theatre! Congratulations to the cast and crew of Th…
Winter is a lousy time for most Broadway shows, as is evidenced by what has become an annual blog for me. It all started in 2010, when next to normal announced its closing. While…
The fall's only A+ showEvery time I sit down to do one of these blogs, I am shocked that another 3 months has flown by. As usual. I'll look back before I look to the future. I di…
How nice it is to write about Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and not write about backstage discord, lawsuits or near-death experiences. And how nice to write about a Broadway newbi…
Happy Holidays, Theatre Lovers!Since we are all busy - especially on the weekends - during the holiday season, I thought I'd give you some fun puzzles to do AND a great shopping idea at the …
NOTE: What follows are my personal opinions. Agree with me or disagree with me as you like. I invite your thoughts.I've let this fester inside me since those fateful two and a ha…
This Sunday, the much-anticipated and much-debated "revised" version of the popular musical Bare will open off-Broadway. One thing that can be said for the production, no matter the re…
Eric Sciotto(Headshot by Liz Pearce)I am absolutely thrilled to bring you the next installment of JKTS CHAT: 5 Quick Questions! It has been my great pleasure to be talking with Eric Sc…
DON'T FORGET! Vote in this week's HOT or NOT: A Christmas Story Edition! Click the show logo in the upper left corner of this blog, and be sure to complete BO…
I know what you are thinking... Jeff is some sort of shill for Playbill. I am probably on Playbill.com 10 to 15 times a day. I shop at the Playbill Store. I research using the Pl…
Happy Holidays, Theatre Lovers!Since we are all busy - especially on the weekends - during the holiday season, I thought I'd give you some fun puzzles to do AND a great shopping idea at the …
Mr. December 2012Matt DoyleWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: Well, it's been a short while since he's actually been on Broadway, and I've been waiting for this occasion to celebrate one of the nice guy…
I know I said last week was the last HOT or NOT until after the holidays, but how could I leave out a big holiday show like A Christmas Story?? I'll be brief - you all know what to do …
Time sure flies... last Sunday marked the end of the first half of the 2012-2013 Broadway season. Here's how your favorite (and not-so-favorite) shows did during the second quarter. Bu…
BROADWAY BOX OFFICEWeek #26; 31 ProductionsNovember 19 - 26, 2012Dead AccountsIn Previews:Dead Accounts - 8 previewsGlengarry Glen Ross - 5 previewsGolden Boy - 8 previewsThe …
The CoversWell, it's the end of November, and at last the rest of the 18th Annual Out 100 list is out! The initial roll out featured 8 gentlemen with Broadway connections (read about t…
