Friday, March 29, 2024
We've all been there at one time or another. You're on the street, nature calls, and there isn't a public restroom to be found. You go to a fast food restaurant, but you're informed that you…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:00PMFriday, February 16, 2024
Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included h…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:12AMFriday, February 9, 2024
Beloved Broadway legend, the late, great Chita Rivera had a Broadway career that spanned some 60 years, from her debut as a dancer in the original production of Guys and Dolls to her final …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMFriday, February 2, 2024
Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included her…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMWednesday, January 31, 2024
Chita Rivera (1933–2024). Photo by Gregg Delman for The New York Times from “The Visit” (2015).January 31, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
Chita Rivera first start…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:34PMTuesday, January 30, 2024
Rivera first gained wide notice in 1957 as Anita in the original production of “West Side Story” and was still dancing on Broadway with her trademark energy a half-century later in 2015�…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:49PMSaturday, June 10, 2023
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 12:59PMFriday, May 5, 2023
Alfred Lunt as Anton Schill and Lynn Fontanne as Claire Zachanassian in “The Visit” (1958). Photo by Vandamm.May 5, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
On this date sixty…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 11:56AMWednesday, March 22, 2023
By: Maryann Lopinto
March 23, 2023: Karen Mason returned to Birdland on Monday recreating her “ALL THAT JAZZ” the songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb which she debuted there almost a yea…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:08AMSaturday, March 18, 2023
John Kander, born on this date March 18, 1927.March 18, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
Today is the 96th birthday of the legendary composer John Kander, who is still doi…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 11:58AMMonday, January 9, 2023
Over the years, I've had the privilege of seeing ten different productions at Broadway's oldest continuously operating theater (opened in 1903), the Lyceum. This theatre Of all the theater…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMTuesday, October 25, 2022
On the occasion of the centenary of the visit of eminent English novelist D.H.Lawrence to Australia in 1922, Playscript is
SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 07:36AMSaturday, October 8, 2022
This week, film and television star Tracie Ellis Ross visited the cast of Death of a Salesman on Broadway. The show opens this Sunday, October 9. Check out photos from the visit here.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:20PMTuesday, September 6, 2022
Throughout my life, I’ve always been intrigued by the notion of time travel. It could have something to do with growing up in the 1960s when all sorts of media were obsessed with the idea.…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 06:02PMThursday, August 25, 2022
A stage adaptation of Martin Scorsese's 1977 film New York, New York is in the works from Lin-Manuel Miranda and John Kander. Susan Stroman is attached to direct and choreograph the project,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:51AMSunday, August 21, 2022
On Wednesday, August 24, Broadway musical director, arranger, and conductor David Loud (The Visit, The Scottsboro Boys, Sondheim on Sondheim, Curtains, Ragtime, A Class Act, Steel Pier, and …
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 09:40AMTuesday, April 12, 2022
About the Guest
David Loud (NYC) occupies a unique place in Broadway history. In addition to his distinguished career as one of Broadway’s most respected music directors and arrangers, h…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 01:34AMFriday, January 14, 2022
What I loved most of all about The Visit was that it grabbed a hold of you from the moment you entered the Lyceum Theatre and didn't let go of you until hours after the final bows. Heck, I…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:42PMSunday, November 14, 2021
If ever there was a small independent film that fulfilled and even exceeded its promise, this one called “The Visit” was it. Written and directed by Tom McCarthy, it starred a respec…
SOURCE: onandoffbroadwaytheaterreviews.com at 04:13PMFriday, October 8, 2021
When Tang Kwong-san and fellow Hong Kong artist Yuen Nga-chi first visited Tung Ping Chau a few months ago, they were looking for an interesting backdrop for a project they had in mind. But …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:18AMThursday, September 30, 2021
by Ron Fassler . . . When I think of prison drama, my first thoughts go to film. Early 1930s melodramas (usually with James Cagney and Pat O’Brien as both sides of the coin, bad and good) …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:44PMThursday, September 9, 2021
Sure, you can buy Broadway tickets online, but that can't compare to the theatrical experience of standing on line at TDF's Times Square TKTS Booth. For almost half a century, theatre lovers…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AMThursday, July 29, 2021
The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that Tony-nominated director and choreographer Graciela Daniele will receive the 2020 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PMDirector and Choreographer Graciela Daniele will receive the 2020 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. Daniele began her Broadway career in 1964 as a performer and l…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:52AMFriday, July 2, 2021
BROADWAY GAMES: REBUSES
Below are rebuses (rebi?) that form the titles of shows. Good luck!
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SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 03:03PMFriday, June 25, 2021
Broadway Games:
Musicals That Were Plays First
Part One: Can you match the musical with the play on which it was based?
1. Wonderful Town a. The Rainmaker
2.…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMTuesday, May 4, 2021
This Week in Broadway History:
May 4 - 10
🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭
May 4, 2008: Boeing Boeing landed at the Longacre Theatre for 279 performances with an all-star cast including Mark R…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:12AMMonday, April 26, 2021
One of Broadway's most reliable character men, David Garrison, joins Rob and Kevin to look back on his time in such shows as A History of the American Film, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the…
SOURCE: broadwaypodcastnetwork.com at 03:00AMSunday, April 4, 2021
Below is the full text of Paul Rudnick’s “Playbills,” the first play presented on a Broadway stage in more than a year – in a one-time-only socially-distanced matinee on Saturday at …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:45PMTuesday, November 17, 2020
Even though I saw and enjoyed the National Tour of this production, I still count the 1992 Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls as One That Got Away. Actually, that National Tour is why I cou…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMTuesday, September 15, 2020
Review of Broadway Misfires: Three Decades of Broadway Musical Heartbreak by Mark A. Robinson and Thomas S. Hischak. BookBaby, Publishers. © 2020. 757 pages, including sections of producti…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:42AMWednesday, August 19, 2020
As with most shows, Floyd Collins was brought to the stage by a team with varying levels of experience. Whether it was their first show or one of many, all of them have continued to have su…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 05:42PMWednesday, August 12, 2020
Last week, we introduced August's Musical of the Month, Floyd Collins an off-Broadway show that was a critical success and musical fan's dream, but had a short run in the mid-90s. You can s…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 05:12PMWednesday, August 5, 2020
Live-streamed production of Three Kings rescheduled for second time as actor is ‘still not well enough to perform’
A live-streamed theatre production starring Andrew Scott has been delay…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PMThursday, July 16, 2020
All this week, we've been celebrating some truly amazing performances from the past ten Broadway seasons. These are thirty of the greatest star turns, each one iconic for a different reason.…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:24AMTuesday, July 7, 2020
Original Broadway Cast, 2015 (Broadway Records) The Visit is an extraordinary late-career work by composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb, who enriched the American musical theater with m…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 11:07AMWednesday, June 24, 2020
Three decades after co-founding Virginia's Signature Theatre, Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer will retire from his position and depart the company. Signature Theatre released a statement f…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PMTuesday, May 19, 2020
The 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards will celebrate the life and legacy of theater producer and director Harold Prince with the Drama Desk’s newly established lifetime achievement honor. The …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PMTuesday, May 12, 2020
As part of its Signature Strong series, Signature Theatre has released exclusive flashback clips from the company's 2008 production of The Visit, starring Chita Rivera.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AMMonday, May 11, 2020