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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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Thursday, September 3, 2020

OPN: If This Restaurant Didn't Want My Rendition of "Send in the Clowns," They Wouldn't Have a Piano by Broadway Beat

by Kaitlin Crow. @kaitlinmcrow. Above all else, I'm a performer. The only things I need to put on a show is a stage and one other person....

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

"First Rule of Fight Choreo? Do Not Talk About Fight Choreo," says Man Who Shouldn't Be Teaching by Broadway Beat

by Brian Matuszak. @rchickentheater. DULUTH, Minnesota - Duluth Community Theater's new fight choreographer Durwood Tyler was introduced...

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Monday, August 31, 2020

Local Hero Alert! Theatre Company Doesn't Add Playwrights to Their Mailing List After Rejecting Them by Broadway Beat

by Catherine Weingarten. @sarahkaneissexy. NEW YORK, NY - Imagination Station Theater Collective, a local independent theatre company, re...

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Friday, August 28, 2020

Local Actress Throws Agent Shower to Celebrate Getting Signed by Broadway Beat

by Roxy Arecco. @roxyarecco. LOS ANGELES - 22-year-old actress Michelle Yates, who recently signed with CAA after an entire month of cold...

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Thursday, August 27, 2020

Mike Pence Clones Wife Twice, Safely Attends Performance of "Three Sisters" by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. WASHINGTON D. C. - Vice President Mike Pence - famously unable to be alone with a woman without his wife, Ka...

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Obsessed! These Broadway Musicals Have Been Updated for Quarantine and Are Definitely Not Depressing by Broadway Beat

by Laura Ornella. @lauraornella. We've been quarantining, and now some of your favorite Broadway musicals have joined the party! They've ...

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Opinion: It's Not Real Theatre Unless My Knee Is Absolutely Smashed Against The Seat In Front of Me by Broadway Beat

by Spencer Meade. @spennyislennie (Instagram), @comeadey (Twitter). Since COVID-19 shut down performance spaces, events like Stephen Sond...

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Irresponsible: Photos Emerge of Unmasked College Kids Gathered at Huge Orientation Party by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LAND OF OZ - Despite rising COVID-19 numbers nationwide, photos have merged this week of countless unmasked,...

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Uh-Oh: Nobody Told "Stomp" to Close for Pandemic by Broadway Beat

by Bryan Jager. @bmwpjager. NEW YORK, NY - As Broadway remains closed for the foreseeable future, it was revealed this morning that Off-...

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Monday, August 24, 2020

Schedule for Broadway Republican National Convention Revealed by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. THE HAYES THEATER, NY " The Republican National Convention begins takes place this week, boasting such ...

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Friday, August 21, 2020

*TEMPLATE* Opinion: [VERY POPULAR MUSICAL] is Bad, Actually by Broadway Beat

by Jason Keane. @aKeaneMachine. [NEW YORK, NEW YORK… PROBABLY] - You may have heard about the hit show, [VERY POPULAR MUSICAL] at some po...

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Week Old Food Prop Changing Colors, Releasing Liquid, Slithering Away by Broadway Beat

by Erika Hakmiller. @ErikaFromMaine. CASSLETON, ND - The local 100 seat Storyverse Theatre has garnered attention this week following rep...

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

"Speedy Internet" Surpasses "Valid Driver's License" as Most Valuable Resume Skill During Pandemic by Broadway Beat

by Roxy Arecco. @roxyarecco. NEW YORK, NY - As the ongoing coronavirus pandemic causes virtual performances to skyrocket in popularity, c...

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Actor Not Cursed to Communicate Exclusively Through Showtunes, That's Just Kind of How He Is by Broadway Beat

by Justin Avery Smith. @JustAVerySmith. BOSTON - Local actor Ronald Hitchings addressed the long-standing rumors that he had run-in with ...

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

John Kasich Uses DNC Slot to Workshop Monologue From "This is Our Youth" by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. DEMCONVENTION.COM " The 2020 Democratic National Convention began in earnest yesterday, with politician...

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REPORT: All School Relocated to Zoom, All School Bullying Relocated to BroadwayWorld Message Board by Broadway Beat

by Timothy Janovsky. @timothyjanovsky. OLD BRIDGE, NJ - Old Bridge Township Board of Education spokesperson, Melissa Carlton, announced t...

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Monday, August 17, 2020

We Sat Down with the Cast of "Hadestown" Because This is a Public Park and They Can't Make Us Move by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - We're gonna sing it again! We recently sat down with the celebrated cast of Broadway's Tony aw...

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Friday, August 14, 2020

The Next Comedy and Tragedy Masks? This Bitch is Two-Faced by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. NEW YORK, NY - Reports are surfacing this morning that Kayla Evans, 28, is a phony, catty, two-faced b...

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Thursday, August 13, 2020

Chaos Erupts at Broadway Bat Mitzvah Over Separate Tables for Lippa's & LaChiusa's "The Wild Party" by Broadway Beat

by Sarah Jae Leiber. @sarahjaeleiber. ABINGTON, Penn - Local Bat Mitzvah girl Rebecca Weismer's Broadway-themed reception was disrupted l...

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

"Let's Cut to the Chase": Musical Theatre Schools Introduce Degree in Musical Theatre Teaching by Broadway Beat

by Ziye Hu. @ziyehu. NEW YORK, NY - Musical theatre conservatories nationwide announced today that, in an effort to stay relevant and ada...

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

"How Can You Watch Wrestling?" Asks Theatre Fan Who Treats Musical Characters As If They Were Real by Broadway Beat

by Bradley Rabinowitz. @elbradto12. MINEOLA, NY - 32-year-old Tyler Michaels sparked controversy amongst his friend group recently when q...

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Friday, August 7, 2020

Local Grandma Preparing for "Grey Gardens" Audition, We Hope by Broadway Beat

by Erika Hakmiller. @ErikaFromMaine. LONG ISLAND, NY - Riley and Brian Fitzgerald, two siblings who used to dabble in theatre but now str...

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Thursday, August 6, 2020

Theatre Nerd! This Woman Guessed the Answer to a Broadway Question at Trivia & Almost Got It Right by Broadway Beat

by Taylor Hunsberger. @tayparade. PHILADELPHIA - Theatre nerd alert! Currently unemployed waitress Emily Baltonado announced today that w...

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Playwright Rejected from Canceled Summer Theatre Festival by Broadway Beat

by Catherine Weingarten. @sarahkaneissexy. NEW YORK, NY - Local playwright Mary Sarah Jeansmith was disappointed to see that the shocked ...

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Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Radio City "Christmas Spectacular" Canceled After Camel from Nativity Scene Comes Out as Anti-Mask by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The legendary Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes has been canceled for t...

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Monday, August 3, 2020

"Time for a Culture Change": Ellen to be Replaced with Child Catcher from "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - Following recent revelations surrounding the toxic environment at Ellen, Ellen DeGeneres' grou...

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Saturday, August 1, 2020

AWOOOGA! This Year's "Broadway Bares" Just Actors Baring Their Souls, Processing the Year, Crying by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @JustinAyer. NEW YORK, NY - Broadway Bares, the long-running fundraiser known for its sexy stripteases, sweaty six packs,...

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Friday, July 31, 2020

QUIZ: Was the "SpongeBob" Musical Underrated or Were You Just Extremely High When You Saw It? by Broadway Beat

by Sarah Lazarus. @theeslaz. For many theatre fans, SpongeBob Squarepants: The Broadway Musical was a highlight of the 2017 Broadway seas...

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Thursday, July 30, 2020

Liza Minnelli Announces Studio 54 Reopening with Proper Social Distancing, Same Amount of Quaaludes by Broadway Beat

by Maxwell Seelig. NEW YORK, NY - Oscar and Tony Award winning actress Liza Minelli announced yesterday that she plans to renovate the St...

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Real Life "Plaza Suite"? This Quarantined Couple Hates Each Other in Three Specific Ways by Broadway Beat

by Rebecca Wild. NEW YORK, NY - While the Broadway shutdown has stretched into summer, leaving dozens of theaters dark, one New York resi...

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