All stories by Kendra Jones on BroadwayStars

Monday, December 9, 2024

A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Kendra Jones

A collection of reminiscences, from Christmas Eve to the magical day itself. Dylan Thomas (Reed Lancaster) is a child again; he narrates the gathering of family, joys and wishes of a child a…

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Death Becomes Her by Kendra Jones

"Death Becomes Her" is completely over the top, exaggerated, and extravagant. ... We are forced to consider just how accurate this desire for perfection, the gaze of others, our fascination …

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 05:13PM
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

We Live in Cairo by Kendra Jones

We Live in Cairo is a generational yearning for change; six artists come together and they use their artistic talents and passion to fight for change, for freedom, for a future. We watch as…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:51PM
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Another Shot by Kendra Jones

Another Shot focuses on the decision to go through rehab versus deciding to BE in rehab. Another Shot is loosely based on the real-life experiences of Harry Teinowitz, whose career and life …

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 09:15PM
Monday, October 28, 2024

Rawshock by Kendra Jones

“This group is as real as it gets.” Rawshock crafts a safe place, a space of trust and care and support. Five individuals—some inpatient and some outpatients at a mental health hospita…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 10:22AM
Friday, October 25, 2024

Gidion’s Knot by Kendra Jones

Gidion's Knot puts the way teachers and parents navigate communication and professionalism on stage. The gaps, the silences, create the tense space where we sit, surrounding these two adults…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:52PM
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Vladimir by Kendra Jones

Numerous directions of morality and betrayal are questioned. Is a public debate democracy or theater? Are “good” journalists shit stirrers?—those that are willing to put their lives at…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 05:23PM
Thursday, July 11, 2024

Extreme Taylor at The Joyce Theater by Kendra Jones

Night one of the Paul Taylor Dance Company performances was theater; it was bold, it was diverse, and the precision, intimacy, and technique were especially highlighted. The evening had a da…

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Friday, June 14, 2024

Good Jew by Kendra Jones

“It wasn’t a good Jew that survived the war.” It's 1986 and we're in the den of Holocaust survivor, Henryk Altman. In a roomy leather chair, Henryk (Frank Blocker) speaks to us: a str…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 02:18PM

Breaking the Story by Kendra Jones

Misles, gun shots, explosions. Breaking the Story first places us in a foreign forest, where journalist Marina and her cameraman-turned-lover, are shielding themselves from attacks. We may o…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 01:51PM
Friday, June 7, 2024

The World According to Micki Grant by Kendra Jones

The passion for sharing the work of Micki Grant found in these four performers exhibit is absorbed by the audience, and whether we grew up listening to Micki or have only heard one or two of…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:47PM
Tuesday, May 28, 2024

The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers by Kendra Jones

By Kendra Jones “Kids just wanna get messy!” As we enter the theater, we’re invited to put our names in the fishbowl in the hope that we’re chosen as a participant for “physical ch…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:32PM

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha by Kendra Jones

It's past 10pm when Julia Masli creeps up the backstage exit door steps, towards the audience. She doesn't resemble the classic clown--rather an anglerfish with a tiny handbell. A breathy, e…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:20PM
Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Three Houses by Kendra Jones

Beautifully detailed lyrics of reminiscence depicting Susan, Sadie, and Beckett’s memories and joy of childhoods spent with their grandparents transport us “Over the river and through th…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:07PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Mary Jane by Kendra Jones

Mary Jane gives the audience a brief insight into the responsibilites, the committment, of doctors, mothers, home nurses. We see the optimism that oozes from them day and night, in the most …

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:25PM
Friday, April 26, 2024

Teeth by Kendra Jones

“Hands up for Father God.” Teeth is a comical, gross, and over the top production of slashing and gore personifying the mental process and aftermath of freeing oneself from a wrath.

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 01:47PM
Monday, April 22, 2024

Orlando by Kendra Jones

The fluidity of gender and defying social norms take center stage. Feathers, sequins, tulle, lots of tulle, so much tulle. Orlando notes how change of clothes can change a person: clothes we…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 04:09PM
Saturday, March 16, 2024

Corruption by Kendra Jones

Corruption, directed by Bartlett Sher and written by J.T. Rogers, allows the audience to see behind the curtain of a media empire. Whether we're entering this performance with little knowled…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 10:50AM
Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Remember This Trick by Kendra Jones

Green and gold shiny streamers hang around the space. Purim, a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of Jews from annihilation, and dated all the way back to the fifth century BC, is b…

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Sunset Baby by Kendra Jones

Sunset Baby, written by Dominique Morisseau, is about the generational trauma, love, and fear that is passed from parents to children. We think about how children are handed wounds that they…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 04:35PM
Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The Hunt by Kendra Jones

The Hunt presents a tight-knit town, where word travels fast, and brotherhood is ever present. A group of men with guns, beer, and children: Their lives revolve around these these, hyper-foc…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:51PM
Monday, February 26, 2024

A Sign of the Times by Kendra Jones

A Sign of the Times is fun, vibrant, relevant, and relatable. The costuming is bright, the vocals are powerful, the choreography is explosive, the writing seamlessly weaves songs of the 60's…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 06:36PM
Thursday, February 22, 2024

I Am What You Imagine at NYCITFF by Kendra Jones

In under seven minutes, "I Am What You Imagine" gives the viewer a sensory experience. From the ripples and foam of waves, bubbles from faces submerged under water—the glub glub of bubbles…

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Nice People at NYCITFF by Kendra Jones

Nice People, directed by Jeff Griecci and written by Ian Carlsen, is essentially five shorts taped together to shape a feature. Shot over five years, over only a few weekends in Maine, a lar…

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

The Perfect Game: A Slam Dunk New Musical by Kendra Jones

A musical about the invention of basketball, without an actual, physical basketball… Not only did The Perfect Game: A Slam Dunk New Musical introduce the start of basketball and capture J…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 04:33PM
Sunday, January 21, 2024

Confessions of a Showgirl by Kendra Jones

Confessions of a Showgirl is a quirky, honest, and modern memoiristic cabaret brought to stage at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. It was entertaining through all of Maren Wade's comedic, dramat…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:58PM
Monday, December 11, 2023

Sabbath’s Theater by Kendra Jones

Beneath the sex, the fucking, is despair. Mickey Sabbath makes us uncomfortable, he happily invites us into his most despicable thoughts, and he is so content in exposing us to moments that …

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Amid Falling Walls (Tsvishn Falndike Vent) by Kendra Jones

A performance rooted in hope, resilience, and perseverance, Amid Falling Walls (Tsvishn Falndike Vent) captures the tireless journey Jews experienced throughout World War II. Songs and dance…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:29PM
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

A Halloween Pregame Concert at 54 Below by Kendra Jones

Up-and-coming Broadway performers brought passion, fun, and unquestionably unmatched talent for 54 Below's Halloween Pregame Concert.

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:01PM
Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Emergence by Kendra Jones

Emergence invites us on a journey exploring big ideas revolving around science. Are we alive? How do we perceive things? Are things really as they seem? I found myself at the crossroads of a…

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Grief Hotel by Kendra Jones

Em and Winn, and Teresa, and Rohit may be used to saying goodbye--maybe they have already grieved loss, anticipated grief. But what they aren't prepared for in Grief Hotel is the ripping, sh…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 11:23AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime