1,490 stories from JK's TheatreScene
As you may have guessed from my previous #MyBroadwayThing blogs, I'm a collector. And so it follows that over the last three and a half decades, I've done my fair share of show merch c…
The end of season push has begun again, and there are a ton of shows opening this spring! That means we've got lots of work to do to add new members to the Broadway Olympics Team. This…
I'm sad to have learned of the death of Tony Award-winning actor Sammy Williams over the weekend. I never had the privilege of seeing him perform, and I never had the honor of meeting t…
I had the distinct pleasure of seeing the new film, Love, Simon at a preview screening last night. I wish a film like this was around when I was a teenager struggling with my iden…
This week, we'll be picking the ONE song from the New Broadway Cast Recording of Once On This Island. If you've seen this spectacular revival, you know how beautifully sung this score …
JEFF'S TOP 5THEATRE DISTRICT WATERING HOLESOver the years, Mike and I have been known to enjoy an adult beverage or three during our Broadway binge trips. We like to try new places, but tend…
Broadway loves repeating itself - nearly back to back revivals of The Glass Menagerie, and the so-soon-after-the original-closed production of Into the Woods, and the every-few-years return …
I think I may be the only person in the USA who has never seen a single episode of American Idol. Though I have enjoyed many of the finalists in various Broadway shows, I'm always surprised …
If you Google Ari'el Stachel, you'll find a ton of articles. (Heck, Playbill posted a pictorial about him over the weekend!) You'd think he was the breakout star of The Band's Visit or …
Review of the Sunday, February 25, 2018 matinee performance at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City. Starring Tamyra Gray, Norm Lewis, Alex Newell, Lea Salonga, Hailey Kil…
Review of the Saturday, February 24, 2018 evening performance at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City. Book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. Scenic design b…
Review of the Saturday, February 24, 2018 matinee performance at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. Starring Katrina Lenk, Tony Shalhoub, John Cariani, Ari'el Stachel,…
Review of the Friday, February 23 performance at the Barrow Street Theatre. Starring Hugh Panaro, Carolee Carmello, Jake Boyd, Michael James Leslie, Eryn Lecroy, John-Michael Lyles, John Rap…
The image to your left is the one that started it all for me. My very first Broadway show began what has become an obsessive collection. Before that fateful August afternoon in 1983, I…
In honor of Disney's Frozen, which began previews this week over at the St. James, this week's Friday 5 is all about my 5 favorite Disney stage shows.I've seen 10 Disney Theatricals producti…
The 2018 Winter Olympics are winding down this week, but the Broadway Olympics are just getting started! So far you've awarded medals to cast members from Prince of Broadway, The Band's Visi…
Another element of my blog that I'm happy to relaunch is my series that looks at different show logos. Longtime readers know that I love the art of Broadway logos nearly as much as I l…
Review of the Sunday, February 18 matinee performance at the Eisenhower Theatre at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Starring Raul Esparza, Ramin Karimlo…
It's Friday, and it's time for the 5 things I'm thinking about going into the weekend!I'm seeing 11 shows between now and the first week of May (Chess on Sunday)! Over the last couple o…
Last week, we began our 2017-2018 Broadway Playlist, by selecting ONE song from the score to The Band's Visit to put on the final list. Nearly 200 of you voted - thanks! - and I was str…
POSE!Over 35 years (gulp!) of theater-going, I've developed my own tastes and set of standards when it comes to what I like, love and hate in shows. I've learned that my tastes sometimes jib…
Jan Maxwell: November 20, 1956 - February 11, 2018I, like many of you, was stunned and saddened to learn of Jan Maxwell's passing yesterday. I had the honor of seeing her perform in tw…
This week, I thought I'd talk about the five (+ one honorable mention!) theatrical elements I'm most looking forward to this winter/spring of play-going. And just like with the acting …
"'Our Journey has only just begun.' - Albus Potter, Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildSo said the quote on the graphic that came up when my ticket purchase was complete yesterday. Much like r…
