JK's TheatreScene

 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...

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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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Although I love seeing the complete original cast when I see a new show, many times for one reason or other actors are out at the particular performance I attend. I can't think of a single time ...

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Broadway's newest circus-themed musical, Water For Elephants, opened its tent for business just last night. So does its key art work well enough to entice theatergoers to buy a ticket? Is it just...

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PLAY IT AGAIN: “I’m In Love With a Wonderful Guy”  For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several di...

https://www.jkstheatrescene.com/2024/03/play-it-again-south-pacifics-im-in-love.html

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 abou...

https://www.jkstheatrescene.com/2024/03/broadway-games-name-that-show.html

Review of the Sunday evening preview performance on February 25, 2024 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City. Starring Maryann Plunkett, Dorian Harewood, Joy Woods, Ryan Vasquez, Jord...

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When I look over my lists of shows seen at each theater, the GERALD SCHOENFELD THEATRE stands out as one of only a few where I have enjoyed every show I've seen there. And I've seen a wide varie...

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Tamara de Lempicka was a world famous art deco artist, whose works are still en vogue nearly 100 years after they were created. Arguably the most recognizable of her paintings was her 1929 self-...

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Most of our Broadway favorites have careers beyond the stage; others come to Broadway from TV and/or film. In any case, if we look around enough, they seem to be everywhere. BROADWAY GAMES: WH...

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PLAY IT AGAIN: Chicago’s “When You’re Good to Mama”  For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from severa...

https://www.jkstheatrescene.com/2024/03/play-it-again-chicagos-when-youre-good.html

 Logo lovers, today we offer you two-fer, with a closer look at the logos for the new musical Days of Wine and Roses and the revival of Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. Both shows have some c...

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Looking Forward to Spring: March - May 2024 At the start of each calendar season, we look forward to what we are hoping to see in the coming three months, as well as the titles of productions ...

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Review of the matinee performance on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City. Starring Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster, Joe Locke, Maria Bilbao, Daniel Yearwood, Micha...

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How well do you know HAMILTON, KIMBERLY AKIMBO or HADESTOWN? How about RYAN VASQUEZ or MELANIE LABARRIE? BROADWAY GAMES: 3 TRUTHS 1 LIE Below are 4 statements about each topic. Three of them ...

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If Broadway was a class, this is the pop quiz you might get... Good luck!  BROADWAY GAMES: POP QUIZ! 1. What was the prior name of the Al Hirschfeld Theatre?         A. The Cort Th...

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