2,699 stories by "JK"
Here's the last two weeks of Broadway Box Office stats. Click HERE to see how the weekly rankings are calculated. * denotes a production that played 7 weekly performances; + denotes a …
The folks over at Season of Savings are about to launch a new contest for theatre lovers like you! (I'd say "us," but I can't win!) The bottom line to this contest is that they ar…
I don't know about you, but I am super excited about Pippin's return to Broadway this spring. I love the score, all the interpretive possibilities, that the Fosse style of dance will r…
The film version of the blockbuster stage musical Les Miserables was first announced some 25 years ago. I'm sad to report that even one day more wouldn't be enough to save this du…
HAPPY NEW YEAR, READERS!Looks like my # 3 story of 2012 could end up being a top story of 2013! (Click HERE)While the film version of Les Miserables, and now, Rebecca, continue to make headl…
Lots of people made a big impression on the theatre scene in the year just past. I've been celebrating them each month of the year, and highlighted 20 rising stars just yesterday (HERE…
To paraphrase A Chorus Line, I picked 10 and 10 - 10 Boys and 10 Girls - of the theatre people, who made their biggest mark on the theatre world in 2012. And I have a feeling we'l…
The other day, I posted my annual Year in Review Best/Worst Non-Performance Categories. You can see that HERE. Today, I present to you my favorite performances in a variety of ca…
I've been thinking about this column all year long. Literally. From the first show I saw in 2012 - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - to the last - Annie - and all 35 other pro…
For the fourth year now, it is my pleasure (more often than not) and my occasional disappointment (still too often) to name the very best and some of the very worst of the year in both …
Hugh Jackman as Jean ValjeanAt long last, it opened. It has been decades in the making. OK, maybe not in the making, but promised. Yes, promised. I have the "Souvenir…
Eric's Broadway.com Photo Feature(Photo by Matthew Murphy)The holiday season upon us, The Mystery of Edwin Drood's very own Eric Sciotto takes us backstage at Studio 54 for a look at ho…
Thank you, Readers!Have a Most Amazing Christmas and Holiday Season!Since you are here, why not enjoy 3 music videos from the New York theatre scene? One is older, one is pretty n…
Christmas Eve is upon us. Arguably, it is the second most important "eve" of the year, just behind Tony Awards Eve New Year's Eve. All this talk of eves got me to thinking o…
Well, she didn't cause quite the same media frenzy that a certain web-slinger has for the past couple of years, but Rebecca caused a pretty big Broadway stir considering she never even …
No, there will not be 5 golden rings - though there may be 5 golden plates when you see The Book of Mormon. But chances are pretty good that more than once you could see 9 ladies danci…
Very soon - January 26th to be exact - The Phantom of the Opera will be celebrating a quarter of a century on Broadway! I'll bet that there are some of you reading this blog that weren…
Over the next two and a half weeks, if you are looking for a unique, interesting and heartfelt new musical to go see, I can't recommend Chaplin: The Musical enough. Rob McClure's performance…
Review of the Saturday, December 15th evening performance at the Palace Theatre in New York City. Starring Taylor Richardson, Katie Finneran, Anthony Warlow, Brynn O'Malley, Clarke Tho…
Review of the Saturday, December 15 matinee at Stagee 4 of New World Stages in New York City. Starring Jason Hite, Taylor Trensch, Elizabeth Judd, Gerard Canonico, Barrett Gilbert Weed…
Garvin, Lopez and Tacconi(with Sara Kapner and Ariana Groover)There's not one, but three new faces to watch in the young cast of Bare. And not to take away anything from the ladies in …
Ms. December 2012Angelina AvalloneWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: I'll bet that 99.9% of you who read the title of this blog said, "Who the heck is Angelina Avallone? But I'll also bet that cl…
Here are my 6 favorite Broadway Christmas songs. Numbers 12 - 7 are in yesterday's blog (scroll down!).My Top 6 Favorite Broadway Christmas SongsThere is no song or scene on stage, fil…
I don't know how it is where you live, but two of the local radio stations where I am have been playing holiday music 24/7 since Thanksgiving. One of them has played them commercial fr…
Rob McClure as Charlie ChaplinCongratulations to Chaplin's Rob McClure! He is the recipient of the 2012 Clive Barnes Award for Theatre! Congratulations to the cast and crew of Th…
