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HAPPY 2014fromJK's TheatreScene!Here are some of my favorite videos of the past year! Enjoy!Jeff5.076
CLICK ON THE ICON TO YOUR LEFT TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE 2013 IN REVIEW BLOGS!This year's choices for Broadway man and woman of the year are pretty unconventional. One didn't actual…
I've been thinking about this column all year long. Literally. From the first show I saw in 2013 - The Non-Equity Tour of American Idiot - to the last - A Nig…
At last! The biggest Broadway story (I think) of the year is the emergence of A.R.T. (American Repertory Theater) as a major producer on the Great White Way. Considering that the…
There were so many people in the New York theatre scene that made a huge impact this year, that I struggled to narrow them down to 10 men and 10 women. So I actually named 12 of each i…
HAPPY HOLIDAYSfromJK'S THEATRESCENEMotown: The Musical Cast Memberson Christmas, plus"Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"from Playbill Video on Playbill.comTHEATER AID: Do They Know It's Christma…
Yesterday, I shared my choices of 39 "Bests" in 38 non-performance categories (there was one tie!), covering theatre in the media, theatre memorabilia, and the theatre-going experience. &nbs…
For the last four years, I've been sharing my favorite things of the theatre-going experience at the end of each year. In previous such blogs, I have included some "worsts," but this time ar…
It looks like Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark will be leaving us in much the same way it came: constant headlines, lawsuits, controversy and an uncertain future. And that makes it t…
I had a pretty limited appreciation for "holiday shows - I always found them to be overly saccharine, and generally of "community theater" quality. Then the Broadway wave of holiday sh…
Ms. December 2013Jane CarrWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: Currently, she is garnering belly laughs from happy audiences as Miss Shingle in the musical comedy hit, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Mur…
Review of the Saturday evening December 14 performance at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City. Starring Mary Bridget Davies with Taprena Michelle Augustine, Allison Blackwell, Nikki Ki…
The first half of the 2013 - 2014 Broadway Season is over, and here's how the box office turned out - the winners and the losers.Here are some interesting statistics for the first 26 weeks (…
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN ROUND 7 OF "HOT OR NOT": THE BEAUTIFUL EDITION!CLICK THE SHOW ICON TO YOUR RIGHT, TAKE THE POLL, AND CLICK "DONE" TO MAKE IT COUNT! POLL CLOSES A…
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN ROUND 7 OF "HOT OR NOT": THE BEAUTIFUL EDITION!CLICK THE SHOW ICON TO YOUR RIGHT, TAKE THE POLL, AND CLICK "DONE" TO MAKE IT COUNT! POLL CLOSES AT NOO…
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN ROUND 7 OF "HOT OR NOT": THE BEAUTIFUL EDITION!CLICK THE SHOW ICON TO YOUR RIGHT, TAKE THE POLL, AND CLICK "DONE" TO MAKE IT COUNT! POLL CLOSES A…
Another bio-musical has hit Broadway, and this one should have a classic score by one classic lady, Carole King. The show is Beautiful: The Carole Kine Musical, and her story is inspir…
The Glass MenagerieAnother calendar year is coming to close, and I am preparing my best of/worst of lists even as you read this. But the 2013 - 2014 theatre season is just now half ove…
Sunday marked the end of the 26th week of the season, meaning we are fully 1/2 through the entire season so far! Time sure flies...40: The number of shows that played during the second…
Review of the Sunday, November 17 matinee performance at the Public Theater at the Newman in New York City. Starring Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Beth Malone, Alexandra Socha, and Sydn…
Review of the Saturday, November 16 evening performance at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City. Starring Dule Hill, Adriane Lenox and Special Guest Star Fantasia Barrino. …
Review of the Sunday, November 17 evening performance at Second Stage Theatre Company at the Tony Kiser Theatre in New York City. Starring Stephanie J. Block, Will Swensen, David…
Review of the Friday, November 15 evening performance at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. Starring Mark Rylance, Stephen Fry, Samuel Barnett and the Company of Shakespeare's Globe…
Review of the Saturday, November 16 matinee preview performance at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York City. Starring Jefferson Mays, Bryce Pinkham, Lisa O'Hare, Lauren Worsham and Jan…
