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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

The 2025 Tony Awards: If We Were Nominators by JK

The 2025 Tony Awards:  If We Were Nominators This year, Mike and I still have several Tony-eligible shows to see before the nominations are announced tomorrow. So, instead of our typical l…

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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Review: Floyd Collins by JK

Review of the Saturday, April 26, 2025 matinee performance at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City. Starring Jeremy Jordan, with Jason Gotay, Sean Allan Krill, Kevi…

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Monday, April 28, 2025

Review: Dead Outlaw by JK

Review of the Friday, April 25, 2025 preview performance at the Longacre Theatre in New York City. Starring Andrew Durand, with Jeb Brown, Eddie Cooper, Dashiell Eaves, Julia Knitel, Ken Mar…

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Friday, April 25, 2025

Broadway Games: 2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos by JK

It's been a BIG season for musicals this season - 14 new musicals and 6 musical revivals to be exact. Some have come and gone; still others are just now arriving. And now, logo lovers, it is…

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Thursday, April 24, 2025

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Dead Outlaw by JK

We end this season of show art with the logo for the last show to open: Dead Outlaw. An acclaimed off-Broadway transfer, this musical tells the true story of a man who was more famous after …

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Just In Time by JK

Is it possible for an advertising campaign to sell the star of the show at the expense of the show itself? The people behind the show art for the new bio-musical Just In Time may have done …

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Pirates! by JK

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Pirates! (The Penzance Musical) In probably the best advertising move concerning a Broadway musical in years, Roundabout changed its show art for Pira…

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Monday, April 21, 2025

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Floyd Collins by JK

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Floyd Collins I don't suppose it's fair to judge a show's key art for what it isn't, but when a show opens at Lincoln Center, I always hope that the grea…

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Friday, April 18, 2025

Friday 5: Two Ladies: Shows With 2 Female Leads by JK

"Bee-dle-dee dee dee dee, I like it, Bee-dle-dee dee dee dee, We like it, Bee-dle-dee dee dee dee, This two for one!" So sings the giddy Emcee in Cabaret. We all know what that song su…

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Real Women Have Curves by JK

The busy spring of each Broadway season seems especially so this year. Today, we continue with our examination of each musical logo with a pair that have quite a bit in common, yet are uniqu…

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Monday, April 14, 2025

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Buena Vista Social Club/Real Women Have Curves by JK

The busy spring of each Broadway season seems especially so this year. Today, we continue with our examination of each musical logo with a pair that have quite a bit in common, yet are uniqu…

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Friday, April 11, 2025

Broadway Games: Name That Show! Hirschfeld: The Final Round by JK

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 new show…

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Broadway Games: A Chain Reaction by JK

All this week, we are offering up Broadway Games! Broadway Games: A Chain Reaction DIRECTIONS: These are "chain reactions." After the first clue, the next answer begins with the last lette…

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Friday, April 4, 2025

Friday 5: 5 Pro-Shots We'd Love to See by JK

With this week's announcement that the live-filmed production of Merrily We Roll Along will be released in theaters, we got to thinking about other productions we'd love to see a pro-shot o…

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Thursday, April 3, 2025

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Smash by JK

It seems like a lifetime ago that I was obsessed with Smash on TV. The backstage lives of Broadway wannabes and icons alike was like a weekly drug. And that was just watching it to see who I…

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Monday, March 31, 2025

At This Performance: Diego Rodriguez in Sunset Boulevard by JK

 At This Performance of Sunset Boulevard - The role of Joe Gillis will be played by  Diego Rodriguez This time seeing Sunset Boulevard we knew ahead of time that we'd be seeing a…

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Friday, March 28, 2025

Broadway Games: Divas in the News by JK

Broadway Games: Quiz: Divas in the News These days the news comes fast and furious and Broadway is not immune! Recently, there have been several news reports involving our beloved divas. H…

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Sondheim's Old Friends by JK

It all started with a one night only concert in London, which turned into a West End run. And now it is a Broadway musical. Of course, given its subject - the songs of the late, great Stephe…

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Friday, March 21, 2025

Friday 5: 5 Divas of 44th Street by JK

5 Divas of 44th Street You'll find neon lights on Broadway. And meet those dancin' feet on 42nd Street. But this season, if you want to see divas doing what they do best, you need to get you…

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Boop! by JK

Through the years, Broadway has had its share of comics come to life as musical theater stars. There's been a musical Charlie Brown, a Superman, a Spider-Man. And there's been a SpongeBob sh…

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Monday, March 17, 2025

20 Facts About Betty Boop! She's Ready For Broadway! by JK

 BOOP!  20 Facts About Broadway's Newest Icon, Betty Boop Look out, Annie! There’s a new toon in town! Like many of you, I knew only peripherally about Betty Boop, mainly that she wa…

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Friday, March 14, 2025

Broadway Games: Oh, Canada! by JK

Our neighbors to the north are in the news a lot these days. I've been thinking about them quite a bit, and this week's game is all about Canadians on Broadway. Broadway Games: Oh, Canada! …

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Friday, March 7, 2025

Friday 5: 5 Broadway Boys For Spring 2025 by JK

Back in the day, we used to celebrate Broadway beefcake with "Broadway Heat" competitions. The good news was, without fail, every "winner" and "runner-up" was a lot more that just eye candy.…

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Operation Mincemeat by JK

One of the season's most highly anticipated shows, and winner of the Olivier for Best Musical in the West End, Operation Mincemeat, so far Broadway fans polarized, and seem to either love it…

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Monday, March 3, 2025

Looking Forward to Spring: March - May 2025 by JK

Winter is starting to wind down, and spring will be here in full bloom before we know it! And as always, the Broadway theater scene is starting to heat up, too. We have more shows that we wa…

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Friday, February 28, 2025

Broadway Games: Name That Show! Hirschfeld: Sondheim Edition by JK

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 new show …

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Best Songs From Best Scores: 1965 - 1966 by JK

Imagine a season with this deep a roster of Best Score nominees: Mame, Man of La Mancha, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, and Sweet Charity. When the least of them is a beloved score from…

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Monday, February 24, 2025

At This Theatre: The Majestic by JK

At This Theatre: The Majestic Lately, the Majestic Theatre has been in the news lately. First, after more than three and a half decades, it lost its longest-running tenant, The Phantom of t…

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Friday, February 21, 2025

Friday 5: 5 Favorite Audra McDonald Performances by JK

5 Favorite Audra McDonald Performances With only 6 Tony Awards (and a meager 10 nominations), maybe some day Audra McDonald will be a success on the Broadway stage, right? My first memory…

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Review: Death Becomes Her by JK

Review of the Saturday, February 8, 2025 evening performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City. Starring Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber, Michelle Williams, Josh…

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Monday, February 17, 2025

Review: Gypsy by JK

Review of the Saturday, February 8, 2025 matinee at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. Starring Audra McDonald, Danny Burstein, Joy Woods, Jordan Tyson, Kevin Csolak, Lesli Margherita, L…

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All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre