Review of the Sunday, May 12, 2024 matinee performance at the John Golden Theatre in New York City. Starring Will Brill, Andrew R. Butler, Juliana Canfield, Eli Gelb, Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidgeon ...
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Review of the Saturday, May 12, 2024 evening performance at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City. Starring Ali Louis Bourzgui, Allison Luff, Adam Jacobs, John Ambrosino, Bobby Conte and Chri...
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REVIEW OF THE SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024 MATINEE PERFORMANCE AT THE BERNARD B. JACOBS THEATRE IN NEW YORK CITY. STARRING BRODY GRANT, SKY LAKOTA-LYNCH, JOSHUA BOONE, BRENT COMER, DAN BERRY, EMMA P...
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THE READER'S CHOICE NOMINATIONS BALLOT Time to nominate your favorites in 13 categories! HOW TO NOMINATE: 1. SCROLL THROUGH THE SURVEY BELOW. YOU MAY CHECK UP TO 3 I...
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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 MUSICAL D...
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PLAY IT AGAIN: DAMN YANKEES' "WHATEVER LOLA WANTS" For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several differe...
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21 openings of musicals this season - 6 revivals and 15 new - means so many logos to look at and love. Today, we bring you our thoughts on the last one: the beautiful and emotional dance piece, I...
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Broadway shows have a rich history of dramatic dinner parties, and now that this epic-sized season of new musicals has come to an end, we thought it would be fun to have a virtual dinner party ou...
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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 music...
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Review of the Wednesday, April 24, 2024 matinee performance at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. Starring Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll, Michael Esper, Natalie Gold, Ella Beatty, Graham Campbel...
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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 talk ab...
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Review of the Wednesday, April 24, 2024 evening performance at the St. James Theatre in New York City. Featuring dancers Benjamin Cook, Gaby Diaz, Jeanette Delgado, Rachel Lockhart, Ahmad Simmon...
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PLAY IT AGAIN: MAN OF LA MANCHA'S "DULCINEA" For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several different c...
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Two of the last shows of the season are the subject of today's show art analysis. Though both started life off-Broadway at the Public Theater, on paper, they couldn't be any more different. One ...
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BROADWAY GAMES: WHERE HAVEN'T WE SEEN YOU BEFORE II: 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 ...
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Review of the Saturday, April 13, 2024 evening performance at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. Starring Grant Gustin, Samantha Gershman, Gregg Edelman, Paul Alexander Nolan, Stan Brown, Jo...
https://www.jkstheatrescene.com/2024/04/review-water-for-elephants.html
Review of the Saturday, April 13, 2024 matinee preview performance at the Longacre Theatre in New York City. Starring Eden Espinosa, Amber Iman, Andrew Samonsky, George Abud, Natalie Joy Johnson...
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We were so fortunate to be around the theater scene when Broadway caricaturist AL HIRSCHFELD was alive and working. I remember checking out the Sunday New York Times any time a new show was ...
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GREGG EDELMAN is one of an increasingly rare breed - the working Broadway actor. In a career spanning more than 40 years, he's really done it all: ensemble work, supporting roles, leading roles, ...
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Logo lovers, here's a two-fer for you! I felt that these simple logos worked well together. Both shows are steeped in nostalgia - one is a revival of a 30 year old musical based on a classic 1969...
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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 musica...
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PLAY IT AGAIN: MY FAIR LADY'S "ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE" For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from sever...
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The first (and likely several more) Broadway musical version of The Great Gatsby began previews last week. Does the show's artwork live up to the promise of the classic novel upon which it is ba...
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Review of the Wednesday, March 27, 2024 matinee performance at the Hudson Theatre in New York City. Starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez, with Krystal Joy Brown, Katie Ro...
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I have a long history with The Outsiders. It was one of the first young adult novels I read, though I was only in 3rd grade. The librarian actually called my mother to make sure it was okay for m...
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