Oh, Mary! by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Adam Cohen . . . Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary! is unadulterated hysteria. Stop reading now and book your tickets. Escola brilliantly subverts history and creates an indelible v…

Exclusive: Oh My Pod U Guys- Making Some Illinoise with Alexi Melvin

I am joined by writer, actor, and Tony-nominated producer Alexi Melvin! We talk about Alexi's broad range of interests and talents, from voice acting to co-producing shows like Here Lies Lo…

SUFFS's Shaina Taub Wins Tony Award For Best Original Score Written For The Theatre

Taub beat out fellow nominees Adam Guettel for Days of Wine and Roses, David Byrne & Fatboy Slim for Here Lies Love, Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Justin Levine f…

ILLINOISE's Justin Peck Wins Tony Award for Best Choreography

Peck beat out fellow fantastic nominees Camille A. Brown for Hell's Kitchen, Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll For Water for Elephants, Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman For The Outsiders, and Anni…

Video: Meet the Tony-Nominated Designers of 2024

Watch as we chat with: Tatiana Kahvegian and Brett J. Banakis (The Outsiders), Dede Ayite (Hell's Kitchen, Appropriate, Jaja's African Hair Briading), Brandon Stirling Baker (Illinoise), Ste…

The 2024 Tony Awards: Our Predictions by JK

The 2024 Tony Awards:Our Predictions At last the Super Bowl of theater is upon us! As usual, Mike and I have given thought to all of the shows we've seen this season - including 1 new play, …

The 2024 JKTS Reader's Choice Awards! by JK

After nearly 500 votes, one show rose to the top and was clearly your overall favorite of the season. That's what the final results show, but that doesn't mean the other shows weren't in the…

The 2024 JKTS Awards! by JK

It's that time of year again! Awards season is about to culminate with The Tony Awards, but we'd like to give out a few on our own first. Some are serious, others are just for fun. Your Read…

Artist to Artist: Alex Timbers Interviews David Korins About Creating the Here Lies Love Set

David Korins (‘Here Lies Love’ scenic designer) on transforming a theater into a disco: ‘We didn’t just break the fourth wall, we obliterated by Sam Eckmann

“We needed every single step of the way to get us to Broadway. And that entire process took almost 13 years,” reveals David Korins of the long journey to bring “Here Lies Love” to Br…

Tony Winner LaChanze Launches Multimedia Producing Company LaChanze Productions by Darryn King

The Tony Award-winning actor and producer LaChanze has launched a new multimedia production company. LaChanze Productions will be focused on producing original works by new voices and making…

The 2023 - 2024 Season Stand Outs by JK

Last week was the official end of the 2023-2024 Broadway season, and it was remarkable, if for nothing else than the sheer quantity of offerings! We envy all of you that got the chance to se…

When scenic designers transform entire theaters by Naveen Kumar

Tony Award nominees David Korins and Tom Scutt delve into their processes of designing and remodeling Broadway houses to tell the stories of musicals “Here Lies Love” and “Cabaret,” …

2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards Announced by Lauren Yarger

  Jenn Colella, center, Carrie-Chapman-Catt and the Suffs Company. Photo: Joan Marcus The Cast of Stereophonic. Photo: Julieta Cervantes Outer Critics Circle Awards 2024 Winners noted …

Broadway Games: The 2023 - 2024 Musical Dinner Party: Your Guest List by JK

Thanks to all of you who sent in your proposed guest list! Below is the final guest list, a summary of those characters that got the most invitations.  Broadway Games: The 2023 - 2024 Music…

TITANIC STARTS JUNE 11! by Corine Cohen

A modern musical theatre masterpiece. Directed by Anne Kauffman (The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window) and featuring Tony winner Chuck Cooper (Trouble in Mind), Eddie Cooper (Parade), Andr…

Jose Llana Joins City Center TITANIC! by Corine Cohen

I saw him at The York as Adam. He was awesome in Spelling Bee on Broadway as The King In The King and I with O’Hara he was so fabulous  and In Here Lies Love at The Public and On Broadway…

Jose Llana Replaces Conrad Ricamora in TITANIC at Encores!

Jose Llana will now be playing the role of Thomas Andrews in Encores! Titanic, replacing his Here Lies Love costar Conrad Ricamora. Ricamora will reprise his role in the Broadway transfer o…

Jose Llana to Replace Conrad Ricamora in Encores! Titanic by Hayley Levitt

Jose Llana will take on the role of Thomas Andrews in the Encores! production of Titanic this June, replacing the previously announced Conrad Ricamora. The show will have a two-week run a…

The 2024 Tony Awards: About Those Nominations... by JK

After a huge number of productions opening by the season deadline, the Tony Awards nominating committee certainly had their work cut out for them! With 10 new plays, 5 play revivals, 15 new …

The 2024 Tony Awards: If We Were Nominators by JK

This year, Mike and I still have several Tony-eligible shows to see before the nominations are announced tomorrow. So, instead of our typical list of informed predictions, we are going to ta…

Outer Critics Circle Awards Announced by Lauren Yarger

Off-Broadway’s Dead Outlaw leads the musical pack with nine nominations. Stereophonic is the most nominated Broadway show, with seven. Nominees for the 2024 John Gassner Award for New…

Broadway Games: Where Haven't We Seen You Before II by JK

 Broadway Games: Where Haven't We Seen You Before: This week's game asks you to pick the one show each Broadway luminary below didn't work on. 1. Jason Robert Brown A. Broadway: The La…

Tonys mystery: Will closed shows be nominated for Best Musical for the first time since 2013? by Jeffrey Kare

According to the combined predictions of Gold Derby users as of this writing, two closed shows are expected to receive nominations for Best Musical at this year’s Tony Awards. They are “…

Bernadette Peters & Lea Salonga Will Lead STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS in LA and on Broadway

Center Theatre Group (CTG) announced today the North American premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, starring Bernadette Peters (Gypsy, Annie Get Your Gun) and Lea Salonga (Miss…

"Why God Why?" from Broadway Backwards 2024 featuring Arielle Jacobs by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

The beloved “Why God Why?” from Miss Saigon took on new meaning when Arielle Jacobs (Here Lies Love) worked through her complicated emotions of falling in love with Mae-Lynn Flores with …

Broadway Games: The Twenty-One 23-24 Musicals by JK

The 2023-2024 Broadway season certainly has been one for the record books for musical lovers! Barring another last-minute surprise, there have been an impressive number of new musicals and m…

Witness the Spellbinding Pinball Wizardry at the Broadway Opening of The Who's Tommy by Broadway.com

The Who's Tommy, Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff's groundbreaking 1993 rock opera, celebrated its official return to Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre on March 28. Helmed by McAnuff, the …

Jose Llana: Here Lies Pride by Frank Rizzo

It was an awkward moment for Jose Llana when he told his family that he would be starring in the new stage musical "Here Lies Love." But Llana would not be playing heroic Philippine politici…

Julie Benko, Norbert Leo Butz, Joshua Henry & More Join Broadway Backwards by Hayley Levitt

Additional stars have joined the lineup for the 2024 edition of Broadway Backwards, the annual one-night-only benefit concert that has Broadway stars reimagine classic show tunes as queer a…

Shoshana Bean, Alex Newell, Jordan Fisher & More to Perform at Broadway Backwards by Hayley Levitt

Over a dozen Broadway stars have joined the lineup for this year's Broadway Backwards, the annual one-night only benefit concert featuring show tunes reimagined as queer anthems and love b…