2022 in Review:
Our Favorite Broadway Writing, Design & Direction
(11 Categories)
We were fortunate enough to see 13 different productions on Broadway in 2022; these are the shows we considered in all categories for our favorites this year: 1776, A Strange Loop, Almost Famous, Funny Girl, Girl From the North Country, Into the Woods. Kimberly Akimbo, KPOP, Paradise Square, Some Like It Hot, and The Music Man. We also saw these shows from previous years for a second time, and considered them only in categories where things have changed: Company and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. We made our lists separately - so below you'll see where we agreed, plus performances we each just had to include! How did we compare to your favorites? Leave a comment below, or catch up with us on Twitter or Instagram! (@jkstheatrescene for both)
FAVORITE NEW BROADWAY SONGS
Jeff & Mike:
"Let It Burn" from Paradise Square
Music: Jason Howland; Lyrics: Nathan Tysen & Masi Asare
Mike:
"Great Adventure" from Kimberly Akimbo
Music: Jeanine Tesori; Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire
"Memory Song" from A Strange Loop
Music & Lyrics: Michael R. Jackson
"You Could Have Knocked Me Over with a Feather" from Some Like It Hot
Music: Marc Shaiman; Lyrics: Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
Jeff:
"Better" from Kimberly Akimbo
Music: Jeanine Tesori; Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire
"A Darker Shade of Blue" from Some Like It Hot
Music: Marc Shaiman; Lyrics: Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
"Everybody's Coming Together" from Almost Famous
Music: Tom Kitt; Lyrics: Cameron Crowe & Tom Kitt
FAVORITE PRODUCTION NUMBERS
Jeff & Mike:
"How to Wash a Check" from Kimberly Akimbo
Music: Jeanine Tesori; Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire
Direction: Jessica Stone; Choreography: Danny Medford
"Molasses to Rum" from 1776
Music & Lyrics: Sherman Edwards
Direction: Jeffrey L. Page & Diane Paulus; Choreography: Jeffrey L. Page
"Some Like It Hot" from Some Like It Hot
Music: Marc Shaiman; Lyrics: Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
Direction & Choreography: Casey Nicholaw
Jeff:
Direction: Teddy Bergman; Choreography: Jennifer Weber
Music & Lyrics: Helen Park & Max Vernon
Direction: Teddy Bergman; Choreography: Jennifer Weber
Music & Lyrics: Bob Dylan
Direction: Conor McPherson; Movement: Lucy Hind
Music: Tom Kitt; Lyrics: Cameron Crowe & Tom Kitt
Direction: Jeremy Herrin; Choreography: Sarah O'Gleby
Music & Lyrics: Meredith Willson
Direction: Jerry Zaks; Choreography: Warren Carlyle
FAVORITE SHOW LOGOS
Jeff & Mike:
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
A Strange Loop
Kimberly Akimbo
Almost Famous
Into the Woods
FAVORITE PROJECTION DESIGN
Jeff:
Peter Nigrini KPOP
Rae Smith Girl From the North Country
Mike:
David Bengali 1776
Lucy Mackinnon Kimberly Akimbo
FAVORITE LIGHTING DESIGN
Jeff & Mike:
Natsha Katz Almost Famous
Jiyoun Chang KPOP
Mark Henderson Girl From the North Country
Jen Schriever A Strange Loop
FAVORITE COSTUME DESIGN
Rae Smith Girl From the North Country
Andrea Hood Into the Woods
Emilio Sosa 1776
FAVORITE SCENIC DESIGN
Jeff & Mike:
Santo Loquasto The Music Man
Scott Pask Some Like It Hot
Jeff:
Rae Smith Girl From the North Country
Mike:
David Zinn Kimberly Akimbo
FAVORITE BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Jeff & Mike:
Cameron Crowe Almost Famous
David Lindsay-Abaire Kimberly Akimbo
Conor McPherson Girl From the North Country
FAVORITE SCORE OF A MUSICAL
Jeff & Mike:
Almost Famous
Music: Tom Kitt; Lyrics: Cameron Crowe & Tom Kitt
Kimberly Akimbo
Music: Jeanine Tesori; Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire
FAVORITE CHOREOGRAPHY OF A MUSICAL
Jeff & Mike:
Warren Carlyle The Music Man
Casey Nicholaw Some Like It Hot
FAVORITE DIRECTION OF MUSICAL
Jeff & Mike:
Jeremy Herrin Almost Famous
Conor McPherson Girl From the North Country
Jessica Stone Kimberly Akimbo
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