Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Broadway in a Box CD Review:
Anything Goes (1987)
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 …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:36AMMonday, July 19, 2021
Well, you've crowned the best Broadway musical logos from the 1970s - 2010s, and there were some genuine classics to choose from. Now it is time to honor the best of the best show art in the…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:12AMFriday, July 16, 2021
Broadway Games:
What's Missing?
Below are lists, each having something to do with Broadway. But each list is missing something. If you can figure out what each list is, you'll know what's m…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:03AMWednesday, July 14, 2021
Broadway in a Box CD Review:
Annie OBCR (1977)
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 07:36AMTuesday, July 13, 2021
Last week, we celebrated July birthday-gal Betty Buckley, with a look back at our favorite moments in her illustrious career. We've been so fortunate to witness so many! (HERE) This week, we…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMMonday, July 12, 2021
A NEW tournament, but with a twist. We have combed the archives for over 100 outstanding show logos from revivals, but YOU will be determining which of those will make it to the 64-logo brac…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:33AMFriday, July 9, 2021
Broadway Games
Rebuses: Show Folk Edition
This week's picture puzzles are all people in the theater! (The answers to last week's game are at the bottom.) Good luck!
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SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:06AMTuesday, July 6, 2021
Celebrating Betty Buckley:
Our Favorite Moments
Don't know if you heard, but last Saturday, July 3rd was a day for Broadway diva lovers to celebrate. Two incomparable talents share that da…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:03AMMonday, July 5, 2021
Last week, we are started a NEW tournament, but with a twist. We have combed the archives for over 100 outstanding show logos from revivals, but YOU will be determining which of those will m…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:03AMFriday, 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 03:03PMThursday, July 1, 2021
Over the years, I've seen 11 shows at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, and they ran the gamut from cringe-worthy to worthy favorite. I've also had the opportunity to sit in pretty much every locat…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMSunday, June 27, 2021
Together, you've selected the best Broadway Musical Logos of the past 50 years through our 64-team bracket tournaments. (Thank you for playing along!) But what about all of those spectacular…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36PMFriday, 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
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SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMThursday, June 24, 2021
I had the distinct privilege of seeing Angels in America: Millennium Approaches on Broadway at a matinee during New York Pride. The Walter Kerr Theatre was packed, and the place had a hum o…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:32AMWednesday, June 23, 2021
At This Performance:
Matthew James Thomas in
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Given Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark's injury record and notoriously difficult preview period, it should not have b…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:12AMTuesday, June 22, 2021
This Week in Broadway History:
June 22 - 28
🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭
June 22, 1976: One of the most produced and beloved musicals of all time, Godspell, debuted on Broadway at the Bro…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:06AMMonday, June 21, 2021
Over the past year, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. Now let's jump aboard the Broadway Time Machine and go waaay back to the 1970s and s…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:03AMFriday, June 18, 2021
Andrew Lloyd Webber sure is making headlines these days! Not only is he opening a new show, Cinderella, but he took on the U.K. government as well. Before it was all over, we thought we migh…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:48PMWednesday, June 16, 2021
Today, we begin a new series, Best Songs From Best Scores, in which we take a look at the numbers from a season's Best Original Score Tony nominees. Of course, "best" is in the eye ear of t…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:54AMTuesday, June 15, 2021
This Week in Broadway History:
June 15 - 21
🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭
June 15, 1995: One of the 90s most interesting and underrated musicals, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, opened at th…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:18PMMonday, June 14, 2021
Over the past year, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. Now let's jump aboard the Broadway Time Machine and go waaay back to the 1970s and s…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:48AMFriday, June 11, 2021
BROADWAY GAMES:
The Colors of Pride
To celebrate Pride, today's game is a rainbow of fun. Can you name which show each snippet of a logo is from? There's one for each color on the Pride …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMThursday, June 10, 2021
Over the years, I've had the opportunity to a lot of really awe-inspiring set pieces. The 80s alone were a treasure trove - flying chandeliers, helicopters and a giant levitating tire, to na…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:18AMWednesday, June 9, 2021
One of my favorite things as a theater fan is looking at show photos. They are all truly art. These days, if you look at the credit under the picture, you'll likely see names like Joan Marcu…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMTuesday, June 8, 2021
This Week in Broadway History:
June 8 - 14
🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭
June 10, 1982: Transferring from off-Broadway, Torch Song Trilogy opened at The Little Theatre (renamed The Hele…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:12AMMonday, June 7, 2021
Over the past year, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. Now let's jump aboard the Broadway Time Machine and go waaay back to the 1970s and s…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:03AMFriday, June 4, 2021
Broadway Game:
Logo Legs!
Broadway is surely known for its jazz hands and its dancin' feet. But between those hands and feet are legs! And Broadway knows a thing or two about gams, too! Kic…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:03AMWednesday, June 2, 2021
I've often written about my experience seeing my first Broadway show, the 1983 revival of Mame at the Gershwin. But I also have a vivid memory of that day before we even sat down for the sh…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:54PMTuesday, June 1, 2021
This Week in Broadway History:
June 1 - 7
🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭
June 1, 1971: Good grief! You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, a smash hit off-Broadway, opened at the Golden Theatre, w…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMMonday, May 31, 2021
Over the past year, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. Now let's jump aboard the Broadway Time Machine and go waaay back to the 1970s and s…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:12AMFriday, May 28, 2021
Broadway Games:True or False
1. TRUE or FALSE: The 74th Tony Awards, airing on September 26th, will be the first to air the ceremony on two different networks.
2. TRUE or FALSE: Once Upo…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:33AM 
