Around the TheatreScene: September/October 2024

Over the course of each month, we'll collect pictures and newsy tidbits from the "TheatreScene." We'll be scouring Twitter, Instagram and other social media for interesting items. And we'd love to share your love of theater, too! Send us your pics from your theater scene - local stuff, school shows, fan art, stage door encounters! Send them to: jkstheatrescene@yahoo.com (careful of the spelling!).

Around the TheatreScene

September/October 2024

Deaf West's American Idiot

Mike and I would love to see this one! Deaf West captivated us with their beautiful exploration of Spring Awakening, so we can only imagine the power they'd bring to this Green Day rock musical! 

Stars at the Stage Door

This is a star-studded (and star-crossed) season to be sure! Here's Heartstopper heartthrob Kit Connor greeting fans of Romeo and Juliet at the Circle in the Square:

And, in what has to be a first, here's Broadway's newest Norma Desmond, Nicole Scherzinger, greeting Sunset Boulevard fans in full bloody costume! Of course, if her co-star, Tom Francis, can roam Shubert Alley in full costume, why shouldn't she!?

 

Speaking of strolling the streets in Sunset Boulevard, Joe Gillis understudy, Jimin Moon made his debut on October 10th. Congratulations!

Suffs Being So Relevant

The show certainly has a message for today's American audiences...

Birthday Beefcake: Les Miserables

What a way to celebrate a birthday! We didn't see it in the West End, but we don't remember the barricade looking like this!

Tweet of the Month: All Things Do What?...

Seems a certain new pop princess couldn't take the heat after fans took exception to some of her more...political comments. So what did she do? She cancelled her appearance at a big concert called "All Things Go."

Seems we weren't the only theater fans who heard that and thought of something entirely different...

What I hear when y’all are tweeting about “All Things Go” pic.twitter.com/T2f2zWn5m5

— man in chair in training (@luxurytrash_) September 28, 2024

Around the TheatreScene: August/September 2024

Over the course of each month, we'll collect pictures and newsy tidbits from the "TheatreScene." We'll be scouring Twitter, Instagram and other social media for interesting items. And we'd love to share your love of theater, too! Send us your pics from your theater scene - local stuff, school shows, fan art, stage door encounters! Send them to: jkstheatrescene@yahoo.com (careful of the spelling!).

Around the TheatreScene

August/September 2024

Back to School with The Outsiders

These guys have some of the greatest fans - and their fan art is so timely!

Opened: The Roommate

Dueling divas took to the stage of the Booth! Welcome back, Mia and Patti!

Closed: The Wiz

The super successful revival ended on a high note in the box office, and no less than acting icon Wendell Pierce went to the final performance!

FANTASTIC! Closing Night of THE WIZ on Broadway!! The National Tour begins! Coming to a city near you! “CAN YOU FEEL A BRAND NEW DAY?”🎶 Don’t Miss It! pic.twitter.com/V6dqZYki7U

— Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) August 18, 2024

Something's Coming!

Broadway newbies and folk rock stars The Avett Brothers are on the scene of their soon-to-preview new musical, Swept Away. This show is on our must-see list! 

Something's Coming! - Update!

Just when it looked like Maybe Happy Ending was maybe not happening, they've gone full court press on, well, press to herald its soon-to-preview show! These co-stars sure look excited!

 

🤖🤖 pic.twitter.com/Vkor9YQp3p

— Maybe Happy Ending Musical (@mhemusical) August 21, 2024

Broadway in the Comics
Whether it's a political cartoon captures a current show's importance, or a fun Fosse-themed meme (I want this on a t-shirt!)...

Broadway Beefcake

Here's some vintage beefcake... 

Before Jeremy Jordan became Jay Gatsby, he posed for the Rock of Ages pin-up calendar!

Before Darren Criss became a Helperbot named Oliver, he took his Opening Night bows as Hedwig!

Farewell

How fortunate we were to watch master actor James Earl Jones share his craft in the 2012 revival of The Best Man. Thank you for the privilege, sir. Rest in Peace.

Around the TheatreScene July/August 2024

Over the course of each month, we'll collect pictures and newsy tidbits from the "TheatreScene." We'll be scouring Twitter, Instagram and other social media for interesting items. And we'd love to share your love of theater, too! Send us your pics from your theater scene - local stuff, school shows, fan art, stage door encounters! Send them to: jkstheatrescene@yahoo.com (careful of the spelling!).

Around the TheatreScene

July/August 2024

Opened: Once Upon a Mattress

The season's first new musical rehearsed and opened this month at the Hudson Theatre! Micheal Urie posted some things from his "first day of school."

Closed: The Who's Tommy

It's the circle of life on Broadway. Shows open and close. This month saw the closing of The Who's Tommy. Sad as that is, a new show (Redwood) will soon take its place. And we suspect that this won't be the last we see of "Tommy," Ali Louis Bourzgui.

Coming Soon: Maybe Happy Ending

Rumors have been swirling since the first preview was postponed a month due to "supply chain issues" that this isn't happening. We choose to be optimistic. So does the Belasco Theatre.

Oh, Mary! Goes Glam and Has a Super Fan!

The hit of the season has had some glamour shots done. Has anything Lincoln-related ever had such luck in the boxes? Plus a certain Broadway Diva has become a big fan of Mary - she even did a commercial for the show!

 

Cole Escola (Mary)     Conrad Ricamora (Mary's Husband)

 

James Scully (Mary's Teacher)     Bianca Leigh (Mary's Chaperone)

 

Tony Macht (Mary's Husband's Assistant)     Peter Smith (Wonderstudy)

Hannah Solow (Wonderstudy)

📸: E. Madrid

Patti LuPone (Super Fan)

Fan of the Month

This fan of The Outsiders really wants to see it! More than 12 hours before the B.O. opens, she's in the rush line. Let's hope she got a seat! (We're having old-school Rent flashbacks...)

It's a Return!

One of our all-time favorites, Paulo Szot, is back at the Sondheim in & Juliet! 

Broadway Flashbacks

One of our Twitter pals, Burnside Gooch, really took us back with this O.G. Chicago pic. Imagine seeing this as you walked into the 46th Street Theatre!

Forty-nine-years ago tonight. pic.twitter.com/IE7GasN8O0

— Burnside Gooch (@akakarenwilson) August 8, 2024

And here's Mike Faist from his Broadway debut days in Newsies, signing at the stage door with a smile! (Circa 2012 - pre Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway, West Side Story and Challengers on film.)

Broadway Beefcake

We are glad to see that these guys are staying in shape between shows! 

Our Story of the Month

Harmony and Funny Girl star Julie Benko took to X (fka Twitter) to make a big announcement for her and husband Jason Yeager! Congratulations, Julie and Jason!

Our Story of the Month

Broadway really does care! 

It was only a matter of time before Sasha Saynor made her Broadway debut and we were honored to be a part of it! Thanks to Make-A-Wish for making Sasha's dream a reality! 💙 pic.twitter.com/tMOuBSXfPL

— Back To The Future Broadway (@BTTFBway) July 31, 2024

 

Around the TheatreScene - June/July 2024

This month, we are starting what we hope will be a monthly feature. Over the course of each month, we'll collect pictures and newsy tidbits from the "TheatreScene." We'll be scouring Twitter, Instagram and other social media for interesting items. 

Around the TheatreScene

June/July 2024

Tony-winning Neighbors!

West 45th Street is the place to be if you are in a 2024 Tony-winning production! Best Musical, The Outsiders, and Best Play, Stereophonic neighbors got together to celebrate and show off their spinny awards...

Speaking of Stereophonic...

American icons, The Archies, known for their own recording career ("Sugar Sugar" a #1 song in 1969) pay tribute to the now iconic American play... artwork by Ray Kampf.

Speaking of The Outsiders...

All dressed up before their Tony Awards triumph, some of the company took a moment on set to commemorate the evening... Darrel Curtis aka Brent Comer greets fans after the show...a real fan snuck a pic of Brody Grant doing his Ponyboy thing... and Brody and Sky Lakota-Lynch took a promo pic outside the Jacobs.

⭐Stars-To-Be⭐ Doing Their Summer Thing!

Harmony's Danny Kornfeld in Europe... Tommy's Ali Louis Bourzgui at the beach is a real sensation... The Outsiders' Brent Comer catching some rays at the park... and The Light in the Piazza's James D. Gish was recently at The Muny as Enjolras, and has been cast in the International Arena Tour of Les Miserables as... Enjolras!... and Kimberly Akimbo Tony-nominee Justin Cooley celebrated a milestone birthday with many of his cast mates!

Protesting Suffs...

...is more effective when you've seen the show before you make your disruptive banners...

Kudos, ladies, for rising above it all and recognizing the efforts of Nikki M. James, Laila Erica Drew, and Anastacia McCleskey as Ida B.Wells, Phyllis Terrell and Mary Church Terrell, respectively. And to Shaina Taub who made sure to improve the book to her show by including these important and often overlooked pioneers of women's rights.

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