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Thursday, January 28, 2021

85% Would Rather Be a Left Handed Flea, a Crab on a Slab at Bottom of Sea Than Attend HS "Pippin" by Broadway Beat

by Grant Cleaveland. @cleaveland_g. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Broadway Beat's Population Science Division recently conducted a nationwide ...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:21PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Playwright Who Got MFA Right Before Pandemic Finally Perfects Rolling Blunts Out of Diploma by Broadway Beat

by Liz Wiest. @lizkhawiesta. PITTSBURGH, Penn. - Local playwright Erica Fitzgerald announced she finally found a productive use for her M...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:31AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

"Definitely NOT a Hadestown" says Trump on Post-Presidential Project to Crowd Who Never Said It Was by Broadway Beat

by Mary Colussi. @marycolussi. PALM BEACH, FL - On the road to hell, there was a press conference, where unemployed former government emp...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM[SHARE]

Monday, January 25, 2021

Massachusetts Mom Furious to Find Out "Wicked" Not About Boston by Broadway Beat

by Valerie Tosi. @valerie_tosi. LYNN, Mass. - Local resident and mother of three Marjorie Sullivan was appalled when she and her husband...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:27PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Shakespeare Repertory Struggling to Decide Which Play Will Draw Most Obvious Political Parallels by Broadway Beat

by Ben Kaye. @TheBenKaye. PITTSBURGH - In a press statement released this afternoon, Shakespeare Repertory Company Artistic Director Paul...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 01:11PM[SHARE]

Sunday, January 17, 2021

CDC Enlists "Hamilton" Cast to Track Down Thrown Away Vaccine Shots by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @justayer (Instagram). @justinayer (Twitter). ATLANTA - CDC officials have hired a slew of Hamilton cast members to track...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 01:09PM[SHARE]

Thursday, January 14, 2021

White Liberals, Rejoice! Manhattan Theatre Club Adds Joe Biden Inauguration to Upcoming Season by Broadway Beat

by Annette Storckman. @astorcks. NEW YORK, NY - Broadway may be closed, but the spirit of needlessly expensive productions has not left o...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 01:09PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Patti LuPone Tirade Against Audience Cell Phone User Moves to Larger Theater to Accommodate Demand by Broadway Beat

by Calder Holbrook. @CalderHolbrook. NEW YORK, NY " A 20 minute-long tirade by theatre legend Patti Lupone in response to an audience mem...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:04PM[SHARE]

REPORT: Non-Union Actors Training to Stay Audition-Ready by Waiting in Long COVID Testing Lines by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @justayer (Twitter). @justinayer (Instagram). NEW YORK, NY - Local actor Elizabeth Epling reported today that she is just...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM[SHARE]

Monday, January 11, 2021

The Ultimate Sellout? Phantom Leasing Ad Space On Mask by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Reports are circulating that the Phantom of the Opera - unemployed since COVID-19 shuttered a...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 01:48PM[SHARE]

Thursday, January 7, 2021

BREAKING: "Mean Girls" Closes to Make Room for Second, Simultaneous Hugh Jackman "Music Man" by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The Tony-nominated Broadway musical Mean Girls announced tonight that it would not be reopeni...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 07:17PM[SHARE]

Sad: Swing Still Pretty Sure They'll Go On as Lead by Broadway Beat

by Anna Larranaga. @annalarranaga. WASHINGTON D.C. - In the lead up to Inauguration Day, Donald Trump has gossiped to close friends that,...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Stage Manager "Unprepared" for "Beauty & The Beast" Mob Scene Even Though It's Clearly in Script by Broadway Beat

by The Broadway Beat. WASHINGTON D.C. - The stage managers of a recent performance of Beauty & The Beast found themselves completely surp...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 07:03PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Biden Takes Step Toward Revitalizing the Arts, Pledges to Attend 100 Zoom Readings in First 100 Days by Broadway Beat

by Mary Colussi. @marycolussi. WASHINGTON, D.C. " While the nation struggles to recover from a pandemic, economic hardship, and James Cor...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM[SHARE]

Monday, January 4, 2021

OPINION: One More Scotch and I'm Pretty Sure I Could Fight the Darkness of the Music of the Night by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. OK, listen here, punk. I get what you're saying - "open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind" and so on, ...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:38AM[SHARE]

"This Is My Single Greatest Creation!" says Set Designer Whose Son is Also in the Show by Broadway Beat

by Justin Avery Smith. @JustAVerySmith. BOSTON - Frank Gellar, Set Designer for The Provincetown Players' production of Almost, Maine, is...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM[SHARE]

Friday, January 1, 2021

"Ratatouille" Faces Controversy; Rat Revealed to be Controlling Andrew Barth Feldman's Vocal Cords by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The much-anticipated concert presentation of the viral smash Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical ...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:50PM[SHARE]

Thursday, December 31, 2020

Theater Makes Resolution to Not Whitewash Shows, For At Least First Few Months, Until They Forget by Broadway Beat

by Marcus Canada. @marcus_canada_. CLINTON, Ar. - The Middle Street Stage Theatre Company has publicized their resolution to no longer ca...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Finally, a Perfect Role for Me! Young, Energetic, Good Temperament, Golden Fur & Oh It's For a Dog by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Local actress Kaitlyn Roberts was ecstatic this week after finding a casting call perfect for...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:39PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Director Stages Feminist "Taming of the Shrew" by Having Kate Say Final Monologue All Ironic & Sassy by Broadway Beat

by Kallan Dana. kallanrdana@gmail.com PORTLAND, OR - Director Charity Lump is giving The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare's screwball com...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:50PM[SHARE]

Andrew Cuomo Announces "Arts Revival" Plan to Help Out-of-Work Entertainment Employees Die Faster by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today an "arts revival" project designed to help the thousand...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM[SHARE]

Monday, December 28, 2020

Five Audition Songs That Will Make Your Neighbor Slip a Strongly Worded Letter Under Your Door by Broadway Beat

by Shannon Gaffney. @wellhelloshannon (@instagram). @shan_gaffney (Twitter). Living in NYC offers so many simple joys " strolls through C...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:24PM[SHARE]

Friday, December 25, 2020

Nation's Dogs Sent Spiraling In Response to Mariah Carey/Ariana Grande Duet by Broadway Beat

by Stephen Brower. @stephenbrower. NEW YORK, NY - Following the release of Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special on AppleTV+, many rej...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 03:23PM[SHARE]

Santa Also Leaves Copy of Headshot & Resume Under Casting Director's Tree, You Know, Just In Case by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - Sources report this morning that the infamous Santa Claus left a bit more than traditional pr...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:16AM[SHARE]

Thursday, December 24, 2020

Stephen Schwartz's "Working" Updated to Include Santa's Furloughed Elves by Broadway Beat

by Grant Cleaveland. @cleaveland_g. NORTH POLE - The team behind Stephen Schwartz's musical adaptation of Studs Terkel's Working has rep...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 04:40PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Every One-Man "A Christmas Carol" Production Combine to Form Single, Fully OK "A Christmas Carol" by Broadway Beat

by Bryan Jager. @bmwpjager. ENDICOTT, NY - At the local, beloved Mid-State Community Theater, the talents of over a hundred ego-centric ...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:59AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

"Don't Make Me Fucking Do It!" Threatens Tom Hooper While Holding USB Labeled "Cats: Directors Cut" by Broadway Beat

by Jason Keane. @akeanemachine (Twitter). @jasondkeane (Instagram). LONDON - Panic on the streets of London today as filmmaker Tom Hooper...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:08PM[SHARE]

OPINION: OK, So Maybe Not ALL Medical Professionals Should Get the Vaccine First by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. After nearly a year of a pandemic that caused overcrowded hospitals and overworked healthcare professi...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM[SHARE]

Monday, December 21, 2020

Tiny Tim Actually Pretty Disappointed by Scrooge's Shitty $600 Donation by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. LONDON - Tiny Tim, the youngest of the Cratchit family, reported today that he's actually pretty disap...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:57PM[SHARE]

Friday, December 18, 2020

"Turn Off The Dark" Spider-Man Joins "Spider-Man 3" as Peter Parker with Glass Bones, Paper Skin by Broadway Beat

by Jason Keane. @akeanemachine (Twitter), @jasondkeane (Instagram). ATLANTA - Thrilling news for theatre and superhero today, as Sony and...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:58AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Help! I Got the COVID Vaccine & Now I Can't Reach a High E6 Which I DEFINITELY Could Before I Swear by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. For those of you eagerly waiting to receive the recently approved COVID-19 vaccination, please heed my warni...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:33PM[SHARE]

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