At Christmas a few years ago, Jeff gave me a copy of Broadway in a Box: The Essential Broadway Musicals Collection. He has now given me the opportunity to use his blog to share my impression…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 12:24PMShow art lovers and theater fans! After weeks voting in record numbers (thank you all so much), you've brought the 64 competitors down to The Final 4! Your votes this week will decide which …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:03AMAnd so ends another trip around the sun. As theater fans, I'm sure you'll agree that the last two years have been brutal. Here's hoping that 2022 brings us even more live theater to enjoy an…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:36AMEven with a limited number of shows under our belts in 2021, there were plenty of showstopping numbers and some very special moments to enjoy. We have moments from new musicals, dazzling rev…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMDespite having seen just six new productions in 2021, we did get to see some truly noteworthy stagecraft, design and direction. Will any of these worthwhile contributions to Broadway history…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMEvery New York debut is a momentous occasion for an actor, be on or off or off-off Broadway. Accomplishing this career highlight is no small task, maybe even more so in these trying times.…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:03AMIn an effort to return to some sort of normalcy or tradition, I decided that 2021 was worthy of retrospection, however limited my theatrical experiences have been. I am so very grateful for …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMWe here at JKTS wish you and yours the happiest of holidays! To celebrate, we have a (simple) game: match the picture to the show and the holiday song that goes with it. Good luck! Broadwa…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:03AMReview of the Sunday, December 12, 2021 performance at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City. Starring in historical order: Adrianna Hicks, Andrea Macasaet, Mallory Maedre, Brittney …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:03AMReview of the Sunday, December 12, 2021 matinee performance at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City. Starring Heidi Blickenstaff, Morgan Dudley, Kathryn Gallagher, Derek Klena, Sean Allan…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 05:42AMReview of the Saturday, December 11, 2021 matinee performance at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City. Starring Katrina Lenk, Patti LuPone, Terence Archie, Etai Benson, Matt Doyle,…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:48PMShow art lovers and theater fans! After weeks voting in record numbers (thank you all so much), you've brought the 64 competitors down to The Elite 8! By the end of this week, we will have T…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:42AMLots happened on Broadway this past week. Have you been paying attention? BROADWAY GAMES: Broadway in the News 1. An original musical, Flying Over Sunset, opened on Broadway this week. I…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:33AMI was going to post my review of Company today, but in light of the current rash of performance cancellations, I thought perhaps talking about our experience with Broadway during a pandemic …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18PMReview of the Saturday, December 11, 2021 evening performance at Studio 54 in New York City. Starring Sharon D. Clarke, Gabriel Amoroso, Caissie Levy, Tamika Lawrence, Samantha Williams, Kev…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:12AMReview of the Sunday, December 12, 2021 early matinee at the New Victory Theatre in New York City. Starring Cass Morgan and Colin Trudell. Setting design by Anna Louizos. Lighting design by …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:06AMShow art lovers and theater fans! After weeks voting in record numbers (thank you all so much), you've brought the 64 competitors down to The Sweet 16! By the end of this week, you'll vote a…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:54AMTo celebrate last night's opening of Stephen Sondheim's Company, this week's game is all about the cast! Can you match the cast members with the descriptions below? Some are used more than o…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:42AMBROADWAY IN A BOX CD REVIEW: Hello, Dolly! (1964 OBCR) At Christmas a few years ago, Jeff gave me a copy of Broadway in a Box: The Essential Broadway Musicals Collection. He has now given…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMShow art lovers and theater fans! After 4 weeks voting in record numbers (thank you all so much), you've brought the 64 competitors down to The Big 32! By the end of this week, you'll vote a…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMShow art lovers and theater fans! After 4 weeks voting in record numbers (thank you all so much), you've brought the 64 competitors down to The Big 32! Over the next two weeks, you'll vote a…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:06AM🦃We are so thankful for all of our readers!🦃 We'll be back as usual next Monday, with The Big 32 of our Broadway Play Logos Tournament. In the meantime, we are having a "Thank Yo…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:03AMLast week was all about those fabulous show curtains that greet us as we enter the theater. But what about shows without show curtains? Well that's what this week is all about! BROADWAY GA…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:24AMBROADWAY IN A BOX CD REVIEW: Hair (1968 OBCR) At Christmas a few years ago, Jeff gave me a copy of Broadway in a Box: The Essential Broadway Musicals Collection. He has now given me the op…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AMThe journey continues! Award-winners, popular titles, classics and flops are all here. This week, you'll pick your favorites between each of 8 pairs in Region 4. Next week, the winners from…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:24AMAs Broadway continues to re-open, more and more I'm seeing some of my favorite things on social media: Playbills in front show curtains! Well, we do a lot of games involving Playbills, so th…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:12AMBroadway has revivals of plays and musicals all the time, right? Well, why not revive an ad campaign? And that's just what the MTA did just yesterday with a modern update to their classic 19…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMThe journey continues! Award-winners, popular titles, classics and flops are all here. This week, you'll pick your favorites between each of 8 pairs in Region 3. Later, the winners will mov…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:48AMWith the return of Diana to the boards (and to televisions across the country), here's game all about the royalty - real and fictional - that has trod the stages of The Great Bright Way. …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMBROADWAY IN A BOX CD REVIEW: Gypsy (1959 OBCR) At Christmas a few years ago, Jeff gave me a copy of Broadway in a Box: The Essential Broadway Musicals Collection. He has now given me the o…
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