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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 04:42PMThe 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMAlthough 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AMThis 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMLike 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:33AMThe 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:42AMLast 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, …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:36AMThe 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMThe 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMHow 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 …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:54AMDue 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:42AMDue 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:42AMNo 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:24AMThis 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:03AMYou 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:54AMEven 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMYou 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMLike everyone we know, we were glued to out devices keeping tabs on the election and our new president. Broadway (judging by Twitter alone) was right there with us. Broadway shows don't shy …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:42AMYou 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:42AMYou 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMWell, we made it through another crazy week! Next week will definitely be more crazy, so to give you something for a fun diversion to keep you entertained. This week, a word search that cove…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:42PMAfter a 3-decades plus career that includes a full array of theater - from Greek tragedy to splashy Broadway musical - Tina's Myra Lucretia Taylor finally got her first Tony Award nominatio…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:24PMOur Musical of the Month is unique for many reasons, but it may be one of the few (it's the only!) Broadway shows based on a movie, then became a movie on its own, and then became a televi…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 12:54PMWe've had our eye on this month's Mr. Broadway ever since he wowed us in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. 2020 was gearing up to being quite the season for Ian Barford wh…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 04:18PMYou 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:36AMLike many of you, I've spent my fair share of my quarantine time listening to cast recordings. You know how lyrics to songs get stuck in your head? It can be maddening! This week's game ask…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:06AMThere is a distinct thrill for a musical theater fan when a new, exciting composer arrives. Such was the thrill of hearing the joyous and often thoughtful score of David Yazbek's debut Broad…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:36PMLast week's Musical of the Month column focused on what has become of the original cast of Hairspray since they took Broadway by storm during the summer of 2002. This week, we'll take a loo…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:54PMLast month, we started a new series - "Hit Songs" From Broadway Misfires - where we pick out songs that we love from scores of Broadway shows that didn't quite make it. For every "Memory," …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMYou 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…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:36AMLast week's true/false game question about Broadway theaters named after composers (see below) is the impetus for this week's game. How well do you know the names of the 41 Broadway houses?…
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