1,490 stories from JK's TheatreScene
Loyal readers know I'm a Broadway hoarder collector. I have collected an embarrassing amount of things over the years, from a HUGE window card collection to an even HUGER Play…
Why not start of the new season with a look at the logo for the first new musical? It's bright, colorful and fun - just like summer, and just like it's probable target audience. I'm ta…
Many of Broadway's biggest musical talents have had revues done of their works - From Maltby and Shire (Closer Than Ever), Rodgers and Hammerstein (A Grand Night For Singing), Kander and Ebb…
The score to Once On This Island was one of my favorites of the 90's, and it is probably my favorite of all of Aherns and Flaherty's oeuvre. It is alternately exciting, moving and trans…
There's a mini-season happening this summer on the Great White Way! 5 shows will have opened between the end of last season and Labor Day. There's a little bit of something for everyon…
Mike and I did very well with our Tony Awards pics this year - better with the "Should Win"s than the "Will Win"s, which makes us both very happy. And this year, my favorite show actually wo…
These days, she's dancing under the mirror ball in her Tony-nominated turn as Disco Donna in Summer. But audiences have been dazzled by this versatile triple-threat in such wide-rangin…
They are, arguably, in the biggest play to hit Broadway since Angels in America, bringing to life the next generation of characters in, arguably, the biggest literary juggernaut of the last …
Readers, apparently, if you had your way, they'd have gotten 11 Tonys...Your choice for the Best Ensemble of a Musical Tony Award goes to...The Band's VisitFirst things first, thank you all …
Thoughts from my recliner on last night's festivities... a night full of pleasant surprises...BEST MUSICAL NUMBER: "For the First Time in Forever/Let It Go" from Frozen. So why was it on at …
I can't believe it's Tony time already! As has been tradition over the years, my theater buddy, Mike, and I offer our thoughts on who we think SHOULD win the coveted spinning medallion, and …
Yes, I know it's only Thursday, but tomorrow will be our annual Tony Awards "Should Win/Will Win" Predictions. So here we are!FIRST, THOUGH! PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO VOTE FOR THE 2018 BROADWA…
After 10 surveys, hundreds of Broadway hotties, and more than a thousand of your votes, we are finally at the end of the season and it is time to give out the last medals of the competition!…
After 10 surveys, hundreds of Broadway hotties, and more than a thousand of your votes, we are finally at the end of the season and it is time to give out the last medals of the competition!…
Shortly after they announced that a musical version of Disney's Frozen was coming to the stage, the powers that be came up with several possibilities. (You can see all o…
Will you be found?A couple of months ago, I wrote a column about the year the Best Musical was Hamilton, but my favorite show that season was American Psycho. (Read it HERE.)Who'd…
This is it - the last show of the season! This week, you'll be voting for your fvorite cast members from the new disco-licious musical Summer: The Donna Summer Musical! Let's talk…
THE FRIDAY 5: JEFF'S FAVORITE 2017 - 2018BREAKOUT PLAY PERFORMANCES5. NOMA DUMEZWENIHermione Granger - Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildI can't wait to see Harry Potter and the Cursed C…
Review of the Sunday, May 6, 2018 matinee performance at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City. Starring Erika Henningsen, Taylor Louderman, Ashley Park, Kate Rockwell, Barrett Wi…
Review of the Saturday, May 5, 2018 matinee at the St. James Theatre in New York City. Starring Caissie Levy, Patti Murin, Jelani Alladin, John Riddle, Greg Hildreth, Andrew Pirozzi. Book by…
Well, we are down to our last two shows of the season! This week, you'll be voting for your fvorite cast members from the critically-acclaimed Lincoln Center revival of My Fair Lady! L…
Well, it's been a week and a half since the 2018 Tony Awards nominations were announced, and now that I've had some time to process this information (and see 3 more shows from the season), h…
Review of the Saturday, May 5, 2018 matinee at the St. James Theatre in New York City. Starring Caissie Levy, Patti Murin, Jelani Alladin, John Riddle, Greg Hildreth, Andrew Pirozzi. Book by…
Review of the Thursday, May 3, 2018 (Millennium Approaches) and Friday, May 4, 2018 (Perestroika) performances at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York City. Starring Andrew Garfield, Nat…
May is Celebrate Broadway Couples Month here! We already honored a pair of ladies of the stage, but today, we honor a real-life couple - one a former Mr. Broadway (September 2010) and the ot…
