Monday, April 24, 2023
The 2023 JKTS Awards:
The Reader's Choice Nominations Ballot
Time to nominate your favorites in 10 categories that the Tony Awards leave out! This year, we are considering only th…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AMFriday, April 21, 2023
COMING TUESDAY! The 2023 JKTS Awards Nomination Ballot!
Broadway Jeopardy!
It's game time again, Broadway fans! This. Is. Jeopardy!: one Jeopardy round, one Double Jeopardy round, and Fi…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AMWednesday, April 19, 2023
COMING SOON: The 2023 JKTS Awards Nomination Ballot!
2022 - 2023 Logos:
Dancin' and Parade
We've covered almost all of the logos of all the shows we have seen or will be seeing from this …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AMMonday, April 17, 2023
COMING SOON: The 2023 JKTS Awards Nomination Ballot!
When the "Best Musical" Isn't Your "Favorite":
Thoroughly Modern Millie vs Urinetown
It was the 2001-2002 season, and we were all stil…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AMFriday, April 14, 2023
A "Pharewell" to Phantom
Many of you were probably not even alive when the Majestic Theatre had a tenant other than The Phantom of the Opera. Still more of you probably haven't seen any ot…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMWednesday, April 12, 2023
Broadway Crossword:
Divas in Name Only
Divas. These iconic women have reined supreme over Broadway for decades, and today's game is a crossword puzzle in tribute to them. Some of the clu…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMMonday, April 10, 2023
Review of the matinee performance on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. Original Broadway production created, directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. Starring …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AMFriday, April 7, 2023
Review of the evening performance on April 1, 2023 at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. Starring Linedy Genao, Carolee Carmello, Grace McLean, Jordan Dobson, Sami Gayle, Morgan Higgins,…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMThursday, April 6, 2023
The 2023 JKTS Awards Are Coming Soon!
We are so excited to announce that we are bringing back our annual awards to celebrate all those great things about the 22/23 Broadway musical seaso…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMWednesday, April 5, 2023
Review of the matinee performance on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City, NY. Starring Hiran Abeysekera. Featuring Brian Thomas Abraham, Rajesh Bose, Av…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMMonday, April 3, 2023
Hello again, Logo Lovers! Today, let's talk a little bit about the show art for two of this season's biggest, splashiest musicals. One, I love (maybe my favorite of the year), the other, I r…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMFriday, March 31, 2023
What About Plays Turned Into Musicals?
So, we are all familiar with the seemingly endless pipeline of movies being turned into musicals. (There are currently four of these running on Br…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMWednesday, March 29, 2023
Review of the Sunday, March 26, 2023 matinee performance at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia. Starring Eymard Meneses Cabling, Andrew Cristi, Albert Hsueh, Jonny Lee Jr., Quynh-My Lu…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:48PMMonday, March 27, 2023
To celebrate last night's opening of Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, let's play a game! Below are some of the show's famous lyrics. All you ha…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:06AMFriday, March 24, 2023
I'm old enough to remember a time when revivals of classic shows were near exact duplicates of the original. Think Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly! re-staged every few years to match Gower Ch…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:48AMWednesday, March 22, 2023
Hello, again, logo lovers! Today, we are taking a closer look at the key art for two of this season's biggest - literally and figuratively - musical revivals, Camelot and Sweeney Todd. One, …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMMonday, March 20, 2023
This month's honoree is Tony and Grammy Award winner, Heather Headley. With 5 studio albums - two certified Gold - she's made an impact on the music world. With starring roles in such televi…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMFriday, March 17, 2023
Happy St. Patrick's Day! What better way to celebrate than to talk about an Irish Pub? For years, we'd planned on trying out Hurley's Saloon on 48th Street - not sure why we haven't before …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:00PMWednesday, March 15, 2023
Broadway Jeopardy!
It's game time again, Broadway fans! This. Is. Jeopardy!: one Jeopardy round, one Double Jeopardy round, and Final Jeopardy, plus one (not so hidden) Daily Double. Good…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMMonday, March 13, 2023
Given the circumstances, it is a small miracle that Flying Over Sunset even opened. It was ready to begin previews when everything shut down for COVID, but Lincoln Center kept everything in …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMFriday, March 10, 2023
One of Broadway's most unique spaces, the Circle in the Square Theatre has been home to 10 different productions that we've been privileged to see. The unusual set up of the theater has, i…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMWednesday, March 8, 2023
Today, we are taking a closer look at the logos of two Broadway musicals that opened during the first half of the 22/23 season. Both are jukebox musicals - the Max Martin catalog show, &…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMMonday, March 6, 2023
Considering his role as Romeo in & Juliet, you'd think Ben Jackson Walker would not have time to make much of an impression. I mean, the show re-tells the Bard's most famous story from J…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMFriday, March 3, 2023
"Why do we work our asses off? Applause! Applause!"
The title song from 1970's Tony Award-winning Best Musical says it all, Broadway fans. Hands are key to true theatrical appreciation, a…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMWednesday, March 1, 2023
Alright, so winter doesn't officially start for three more weeks, but we're going to go ahead and call it early. Just like it always does, Broadway is beginning to fill its empty theaters w…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMMonday, February 27, 2023
This edition of Broadway Who's Who focuses on one of my all-time favorite actors, Howard McGillin, whose New York stage career I've been following since nearly its beginning. That beginning,…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMFriday, February 24, 2023
When Mike and I paid a second visit to Kimberly Akimbo last month, our Playbills came with a little white piece of paper. "At this performance, the role of Martin will be played by Alex Vin…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMWednesday, February 22, 2023
These days, generating interest in plays, even those that make it to Broadway, is a challenge, to say the least. Even more challenging is promoting a play that has no stars over the title. A…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMMonday, February 20, 2023
It seems like every season these days someone decides that one show will be hated - cancelled, if you will - before the show even loads into a theater. Sometimes, it's because whoever these …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMFriday, February 17, 2023
This month's theater is one that is special in many ways. Its facade is iconic with its "lights of Broadway" 44th Street corner marquee and awning-covered entrance. It is also the flagship t…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AMWednesday, February 15, 2023
In an increasingly visual media world, creating the right look - the right brand - can spell success or disaster for any product. Simply put how something looks can translate to big business…
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