Thursday, January 14, 2021
Starting a new series about my favorite show at each Broadway theater with the theater where I saw my very first Broadway show seemed like a no-brainer. It has, instead, proven much more dif…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:06AMWednesday, January 13, 2021
If you are a regular reader, you know how passionately I feel about Head Over Heels, the short-lived jukebox musical from a couple of years ago. It is actually a bit of a surprise to me that…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:12AMTuesday, January 12, 2021
This Week in Broadway History:
January 10 - 16
🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭
January 10, 1947: Finian's Rainbow, the Lane/Harburg classic opened at the 46th Street Theatre, going on to w…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:03AMMonday, January 11, 2021
The first decade of the new millennium was a big one for Broadway, with Disney and vampires, jukebox musicals coming into their own, and movie-to-musical adaptations threatening to take over…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:54AMFriday, January 8, 2021
Broadway games are back! Let's start off the new year with one of your favorites - a word search.
This week's puzzle is all one-word titles of Broadway plays and musicals. Just click the li…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 04:18PMThursday, January 7, 2021
Broadway shows of the 80's (mostly the British mega musicals) published coffee table books that amounted to extensions of a souvenir program. But in the 90's, this somewhat limited genre rea…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:48PMWednesday, January 6, 2021
How I missed The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in the spring of 2001 is a mystery to me. I mean, it checks a lot of "musicals I'm interested in seeing" boxes. First, it is based on the classic …
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMTuesday, January 5, 2021
With everything still pretty much on hold theater-wise, we thought the new year might be a great time to do a content overhaul here on JKTS. When things get going (hopefully soon!), we will,…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMMonday, January 4, 2021
The first decade of the new millennium was a big one for Broadway, with Disney and vampires, jukebox musicals coming into their own, and movie-to-musical adaptations threatening to take over…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:42AMFriday, January 1, 2021
In an effort to start the new year with nothing but positivity, we decided to think about all the great theater and theater-related things we appreciated in the year just past. These are in …
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:42PMThursday, December 31, 2020
It seems only fitting that we end 2020 by honoring the living history of Broadway with our Mr. Broadway December 2020, Andre De Shields, and also honoring the living future of American theat…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:24AMWednesday, December 30, 2020
Our final Standing @ Zero honoree is what we consider to be the quintessential ensemblist: a career chorus boy/understudy/stand by with over 40 years of Broadway credits. John Jellison has d…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AMTuesday, December 29, 2020
After the year we've had, what better way to celebrate its end than to honor a true Broadway legend as Mr. Broadway for December 2020? Of course, most Broadway fans know of his bigger acco…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:42AMMonday, December 28, 2020
The first decade of the new millennium was a big one for Broadway, with Disney and vampires, jukebox musicals coming into their own, and movie-to-musical adaptations threatening to take over…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:18AMSunday, December 27, 2020
Rebecca Luker was one of those Broadway performers I've always admired. When her name was in the Playbill I could always relax, knowing that her skill would guarantee an excellent evening …
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 12:36PMSaturday, December 26, 2020
No doubt you've seen our Playbill and Lights of Broadway cards pages. (See the icons to your right or the tabs above, if you haven't checked them out!) There you'll find an inventory of coll…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 04:42PMMonday, December 21, 2020
The first decade of the new millennium was a big one for Broadway, with Disney and vampires, jukebox musicals coming into their own, and movie-to-musical adaptations threatening to take over…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMFriday, December 18, 2020
Although it's a little more than depressing to think about how we aren't seeing any shows over the holidays, we hope this week's Broadway Game will lift your spirits. It's pretty simple. Mat…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AMWednesday, December 16, 2020
This edition of "Hit Songs" From Broadway Misfires proves two things. One, even the masters of the art form can have a flop, and, two, even a flop can generate a toe-tapping big number. Thes…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMTuesday, December 15, 2020
Like many people, I first became acquainted with Ann Reinking as I studied everything I could get my hands on about Bob Fosse. Of course, though their lives and careers were inextricably in…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:33AMMonday, December 14, 2020
The first decade of the new millennium was a big one for Broadway, with Disney and vampires, jukebox musicals coming into their own, and movie-to-musical adaptations threatening to take over…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:42AMFriday, December 11, 2020
Last week's Jumble game proved pretty popular, so here's another one to send you off on a nice weekend. This week, the mashup finds two living legends...working together? To figure it out, …
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:36AMTuesday, December 8, 2020
The 2016 - 2017 Broadway season was somewhat remarkable for me in that I managed to miss seven new musicals that opened. Seven. I'm not sure why that is, aside from the fact that so many mu…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMMonday, December 7, 2020
The first decade of the new millennium was a big one for Broadway, with Disney and vampires, jukebox musicals coming into their own, and movie-to-musical adaptations threatening to take over…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMFriday, December 4, 2020
How about a Broadway word puzzle to start your weekend off right? We have blended together two musical titles. To figure it out, you'll need to figure out the clues. The orange boxes on the …
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:54AMWednesday, December 2, 2020
Due to some technical issues throughout November, we're going to do a little catch up this week. Thank you, 2020.
Unlike Ms. November, I've never seen any of Mr. November's performance. Ev…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:42AMTuesday, December 1, 2020
Due to some technical issues throughout November, we're going to do a little catch up this week. Thank you, 2020.
I first saw Luba Mason, current star of Girl From the North Country, in Th…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:42AMMonday, November 30, 2020
No fear of Y2K here! The first decade of the new millennium was a big one for Broadway, with Disney on the rise, jukebox musicals coming into their own, and movie-to-musical adaptations thre…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:24AMTuesday, November 24, 2020
This month's Standing @ Zero honoree comes to Broadway by way of FOX's So You Think You Can Dance and a host of regional credits. Like all of our heroes, he takes on several roles beyond hi…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:03AMMonday, November 23, 2020
You know we are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. Now, it's time to find out your top logo for the closing ten seasons of the 20th century. We started with a fi…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:54AMTuesday, 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…
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