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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Broadway Shutdown Extended Until Woman In Charge of Unlocking Theaters Finds Her Keys by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The Broadway League announced this week that the theater-wide shutdown will continue on until...

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Huge Misunderstanding: Biden and Trump Spend Final Day Campaigning Exclusively to Theatre Swings by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. WASHINGTON D. C. - With the final days of the 2020 Presidential Election winding down, both incumbent ...

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Monday, October 12, 2020

How the Addition of Leaf "Amy" Coneybear Will Reshape the Putnam County Spelling Bee by Broadway Beat

by Alyssa LaVacca. @alyssalavacca. PUTNAM, NY - Live reports from the annual Putnam County Spelling Bee indicate past champion and Bee f...

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Friday, October 9, 2020

Director Hopes It's Clear That Character Who's Always Wearing Scrubs is a Nurse by Broadway Beat

by Kath Dunham. @kathdunham. NEW YORK, NY - Local, acclaimed theatre director Nicole Scott expressed her hope this morning that audiences...

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Wednesday, October 7, 2020

We Sat Down with the Cast of Netflix's "The Prom" But Were Replaced With a More Famous Publication by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - We recently had the opportunity to sit down with the cast of Ryan Murphy's upcoming Netflix a...

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The Next "Moulin Rouge!"? This Guy's Listening to the Radio by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The inside of local man Ted Hicks' 2009 Nissan Altima is being deemed the new Moulin Rouge! T...

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Opinion: Laurie Metcalf Walked So Laurie Metcalf Could Run by Broadway Beat

by Evan Zelnick. @MandyMooron. From the Steppenwolf Theater Company to the Great White Way, acclaimed actor Laurie Metcalf has used those...

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Underfunded High School Forced to Forgo Production of "Heathers" for More Affordable "Heather" by Broadway Beat

by Kath Dunham. @kathdunham. BILOXI, MS - Sources report that, due to budget restraints, Biloxi High School has had to forgo their upcomi...

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Report: Actor Who's a "Best Friend" Type Actually Really Shitty Friend by Broadway Beat

by Catherine Weingarten. @sarahkaneissexy. NEW YORK, NY - Allegations broke last night claiming that local actor Johnny Paul James, despi...

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Thursday, October 1, 2020

"I Booked It!" Exclaims Man Caught Making Unprompted Racist Remarks in "Borat" Sequel by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - Local actor Ben DeMaine flooded his social media today with hashtags such as "#bookedandblesse...

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

"Either! I Can Do Either!" Texts a Frantic John Larroquette to His Agent During Debate by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Legendary stage and screen actor John Larroquette spent most of the first presidential debate...

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Kid Who Can Do Three Silly Voices Treated Like God by High School Theatre Director by Broadway Beat

by Kath Dunham. @kathdunham. PROVIDENCE, RI - Eyewitness reports claim that high school theater teacher Cameron Lasell has been treating ...

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Unemployed Theatre Worker Receiving No Support from Show's Rich Producers Excited for Tonys I Guess by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Local unemployed theatre box office employee Andrew Hill expressed his mid-level excitement a...

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Monday, September 28, 2020

Tax Returns Reveal "Seussical" Mayor Only Paid 750 Widdlydoos or Whatever the Fuck They Use As Money by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. WHO-VILLE - Divisive politician Mr. Mayor has entered a bombshell stream of controversy this week after the ...

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Friday, September 25, 2020

All the Boys Cut From "The Boys in the Band", Ranked by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Additional names by Edward Precht @pertoltprecht. Netflix's adaptation of Matt Crowley's seminal play The Bo...

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Thursday, September 24, 2020

Bad Feminist? Woman's Conversation with Doctor About Ailing Husband Doesn't Pass the Bechdel Test by Broadway Beat

by Catherine Weingarten. @sarahkaneissexy. CLEVELAND, OH - Local housewife, Janine Treebody, came under some heat today when it was repor...

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Friendly New Actor Friend More Than Happy to Introduce You to His Worst Agent by Broadway Beat

by Wilson Conkwright. @crunkwright. NEW YORK, NY - Up & coming commercial actor, Brennan Tailor, threw a bone to a downtrodden unlucky ac...

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Former Drama Kid Takes Up Free Soloing to Recreate Thrill of Receiving Cast List by Broadway Beat

by Mary Colussi. @MaryColussi. YOSEMITE, CA - Former drama kid Rose Maxwell is currently preparing for her free solo ascent of El Capitan...

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Chilling: Mom's Notes Actually Made Woman's Self Tape Better by Broadway Beat

by Roxy Arecco. @roxyarecco. NEW YORK, NY - Manhattan-based actress Tara Hilder booked a commercial this morning from a self tape that he...

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Monday, September 21, 2020

Theatre Program Boasts 100% of Students Get Cast, Only 70% of Students Get COVID by Broadway Beat

by Erika Hakmiller. @ErikaFromMaine. NEWTON, MS - As students return to school for their in-person fall classes, many thespians are facin...

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Chick-fil-A Introduces Katharine McPhee Meal; Includes Donation to Republican Senators, No Food by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - Nationwide fried chicken chain Chick-fil-A, in an effort to compete with McDonalds' popular Tr...

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Friday, September 18, 2020

BREAKING: "The Music Man" Marquee Getting Bigger by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The marquee at the Winter Garden touting the much-anticipated, Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster...

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Nine Year-Old Chihuahua Worried She's Aging Out of Chance to Play Bruiser Woods by Broadway Beat

by Amanda Sylvia. @missamandasylvia. SAN FRANCISCO - Bay Area Chihuahua and regional theatre favorite, Sheiba, created cause for concern ...

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

Amazon Picks Up "What the Constitution Means To Me", Edits Out That Pesky "Abuse of Power" Business by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Streaming giant Amazon Prime has official picked up a filmed production of Heidi Schreck's ac...

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The Next Bonnie and Clyde? This Couple Just Watched a Bootleg by Broadway Beat

by Sydney Olson. @sydneycurls MILWAUKEE, WI - Local couple Jane Turner and Kenneth Allen shocked their families and friends this week wh...

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Build a Fall Snack Board and We'll Tell You Whether or Not Audra McDonald Has You Named In Her Will by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Fall is officially upon us, and you know that that means: yummy fall snacks. Think you can build the perfect...

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

White House Vows to Invest 200 Billion USD in the "Tweens Who Can Belt" Industry by Broadway Beat

by Emmy Pratt. @gimmieemmy. WASHINGTON, D.C. " The Trump Administration has formally proposed that the 2021 fiscal year will allocate $20...

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Thursday, September 10, 2020

Ben Brantley Steps Down as NYT Chief Theater Critic After Kind, Supportive Tweets Resurface by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - New York Times chief theater critic Ben Brantley, after publishing esteemed, often scathing r...

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

"We'll Put On Our Own Show Then!" Declares Group of Friends Making Huge Financial, Emotional Mistake by Broadway Beat

by Danny Neary. @itsdannyneary. BROOKLYN, NY - Upon hearing the news that Broadway and all New York area theaters will be closed through ...

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

B.F.A. Student Demoted to B.A. After Revealing She Doesn't Care For the Taste of Throat Coat by Broadway Beat

by Meganne Evans. @heyitsmeganne. CLEVELAND - Scandal shook the Baldwin Wallace theatre department last Thursday when it was revealed th...

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Friday, September 4, 2020

Help! We Looked Into Julie Taymor's Eyes and Were Turned Into Daring, Innovative Stage Puppets by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Please help! Members of our team recently looked directly into the eyes of Tony award-winning...

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