Friday, August 30, 2013
Happy 4th Birthday, JK's TheatreScene! (Year 5 Begins!)
Time sure flies when you are having fun! Hard to believe it was FOUR years ago that I started this blog... It has been a lot of fun... and a lot of work. Regular readers might have noticed that I don't do weekends anymore (don't worry...when it gets busy again, I'll write every day if necessary).
But 5 days a week going into year 5 doesn't mean you'll lose much. I promise.
Here's what I hope to bring you this year - and please feel free to suggest other ideas!
More coverage of regional theatres... Coming Soon: My review of Signature Theater's (Virginia) Miss Saigon and DC's Shakespeare Theatre's A Funny Thing Happened...
More coverage of National Tours and Pre-Broadway Shows... Coming Soon: More American Idiot... If/Then in DC, PLUS The Kennedy Center's Side Show
And, of course, lots of Broadway coverage, including more plays and every new musical of the season! Coming Soon: Big Fish, The Glass Menagerie, A Time to Kill, Twelfth Night, PLUS off-Broadway's Little Miss Sunshine
PLUS: My day on the line at The Book of Mormon, my day at the Broadway Flea Market and Pippin: the last performance of Tony-winner Andrea Martin
More media reviews: CD's, books, and websites!
AND MORE OF WHAT YOU TELL ME YOU LOVE: Face of the Future, Mr and Ms Broadway, Broadway Openings: 10, 20, and 30 Years Ago, JK's TheatreChat, Year 2 of HOT or NOT! ... and MORE CONTESTS! (A new one starts MONDAY!)
Thanks for reading!
Jeff
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
Welcome to Broadway! New Faces of the 2013 -2014 Season (So Far!)
With the new season under way, and five new shows either opened or in previews, already a lot of press has been given to the fact that there have been many Broadway debuts in these new shows. Of course, there are the higher profile debuts of Amber Imam of Soul Doctor, Zachary Levi of First Date and Orlando Bloom of Romeo and Juliet. Four of those shows, Forever Tango, Let It Be, Soul Doctor and Romeo and Juliet feature companies that have many, if not a majority, of its cast members making their debuts. A few long running shows have also added Broadway debutantes to their casts since the season started, too.
I know I'm not the only one reading this that dreams of making their debut on Broadway - I am envious of every person on this list! And so, congratulations to all!
Below is a list of those performers who are making their debuts this season. (The list does not include cast members who have rotated in and out within the first quarter, or performers currently in shows who debuted prior to the beginning of this season.)
PERFORMER
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SHOW
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Roberto
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Angelelli
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Let It Be
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Eric
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Ankrim
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First Date
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Dianna
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Barger
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Soul Doctor
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*Belen
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Bartolome
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Forever Tango
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Florencia
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Blanco
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Forever Tango
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*Orlando
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Bloom
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Romeo and Juliet
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Mariana
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Bojanich
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Forever Tango
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Donte
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Bonner
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Romeo and Juliet
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Amaya
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Braganza
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Annie
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*John
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Brosnan
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Let It Be
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Adam Wesley
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Brown
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Once
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*Soledad
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Buss
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Forever Tango
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Joseph Leo
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Bwarie
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Jersey Boys
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Richard
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Cerato
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Soul Doctor
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Sara
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Chase
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First Date
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Terrence Wooten
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Clarke
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The Book of Mormon
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Ryan
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Coath
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Let It Be
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Maria
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Conti
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Soul Doctor
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JT
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Curtis
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Let It Be
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Ryan Alex
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Farmery
|
Let It Be
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*James
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Fox
|
Let It Be
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Alexandra
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Frohlinger
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Soul Doctor
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Victoria
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Galoto
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Forever Tango
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*Rueven
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Gershon
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Let It Be
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Gaspar
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Godoy
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Forever Tango
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Tessa
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Grady
|
Annie
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Corey
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Hawkins
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Romeo and Juliet
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*Amber
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Imam
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Soul Doctor
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Sheria
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Irving
|
Romeo and Juliet
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Abdur-Rahim
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Jackson
|
Soul Doctor
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Jamie
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Jackson
|
Soul Doctor
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Tyson
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Kelly
|
Let It Be
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Conrad
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Kemp
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Romeo and Juliet
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Dillon
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Kondor
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Soul Doctor
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Hernan
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Lazart
|
Forever Tango
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*Zumo
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Legizamon
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Forever Tango
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*Zachary
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Levi
|
First Date
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Eric
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Loscheider
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Romeo and Juliet
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Zarah
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Mahler
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Soul Doctor
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*Ariel
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Manzanares
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Forever Tango
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Chris
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McBurney
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Let It Be
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Tyrah Skye
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Odoms
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Annie
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Adepero
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Oduye
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The Trip to Bountiful
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Diego
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Ortega
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Forever Tango
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Geoffrey
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Owens
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Romeo and Juliet
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*Cesar
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Peral
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Forever Tango
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Sebastian
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Ripoli
|
Forever Tango
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*Luke
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Roberts
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Let It Be
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JC
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Schuster
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Soul Doctor
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Sydney
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Shepard
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First Date
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Brooklyn
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Shuck
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Annie
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Aldana
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Silveyra
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Forever Tango
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Carolyn Michelle
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Smith
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Romeo and Juliet
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Eric J.
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Stockton
|
Soul Doctor
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Ryan
|
Strand
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Soul Doctor
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Billy Harrigan
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Tighe
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Pippin
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*Natalia
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Turelli
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Forever Tango
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Teddy
|
Walsh
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Soul Doctor
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Ari McKay
|
Wilford
|
Once
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* - denotes performer pictured above
Jeff
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