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Sunday, March 15, 2015

27 Facts You Didn’t Know About the WICKED 1ST NATIONAL TOUR by @actor_friend

1. It was based on the Broadway musical Wicked. 2. It was the first national tour ever. 3. It went around to towns. 4. The tour made 9 billion dollars. 5. Stephen Schwartz made 10 billion d…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 04:59PM
Friday, March 13, 2015

99-SEAT THEATRE: Think Big Picture by @actor_friend

I have been known to take a dump on Actors’ Equity Association from time to time, but I am proud as fuck to be a member, whether I’ve paid my dues or not. I’ve stayed relat…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 06:22PM
Thursday, March 5, 2015

An Exciting First Look at #GRATEFUL by @actor_friend

In honor of the new book I am working on, my intern wrote this wonderful piece that I swear I didn’t force her to write! Thanks, Blessedterns!     __________________________…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 07:08PM
Monday, March 2, 2015

My Dream for Dream Casting by @actor_friend

Dream casting is a thing now. We all have to accept it. Whether it’s anything from the upcoming production of Frozen, to a reading of Mean Girls, or the hypothetical musical version …

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 05:38PM
Saturday, February 21, 2015

LET ME TELL YOU WHY BIRDMAN WAS NOT LIKE REAL BROADWAY: The Annoying Actor Friend’s 2015 Academy Awards Drinking Game by @actor_friend

This isn’t Birdman‘s night. Or Boyhood‘s. Not Eddie’s, or Patricia’s, or even Anne Hathaway’s. The evening belongs to we, the people. This is social med…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 05:01PM
Friday, February 13, 2015

27 Facts You Didn’t Know About Aaron Tveit – Valentine’s Day Edition by @actor_friend

  1.) His name is Aaron Tveit. 2.) The “V” is silent. 3.) He is on “Graceland.” 4.) I have never seen “Graceland.” 5.) But I have been to Graceland. …

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 06:19PM
Monday, February 9, 2015

Protected: #SOBLESED Live – February, 2015 by @actor_friend

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SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 05:43PM
Tuesday, February 3, 2015

You’re a Queer One, Julia Jordan by @actor_friend

Due to scheduling, Jeremy Jordan is unable to appear in #SOBLESSED Live! at 54 Below on February 7th. We look forward to having him at a future engagement and are proud to announce that Ju…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 08:55PM
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

#UNSEENBROADWAY: The Missing Ladies of Broadway by @actor_friend

A Broadway show has a lot of ladies. The leading ladies. The supporting ladies. The Ensemblist ladies. They are written into the script. They’re required to be there. But what about th…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 05:27PM
Sunday, January 11, 2015

Guide to the Golden Globes by @actor_friend

I’m really excited to watch the Tina Fey and Amy Poehler show tonight. ONE PROBLEM. I haven’t paid my SAG dues and didn’t receive any screeners. So, I’m really worrie…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 06:07PM
Saturday, January 10, 2015

27 Facts You Didn’t Know About the WICKED Movie by @actor_friend

1.) It will be filmed. 2.) There will be a premiere and a party after. 3.) It will still be about witches. 4.) It will be based on the musical Wicked. 5.) The musical Wicked starred Idina M…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 11:54AM
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

An Open Letter to the People with the Dollars by @actor_friend

Dear Broadway Investors, Theatre Owners, Producers, and Money People, Man, it is one cold ass January, ain’t it? Happy 2015. Hold on to your butts. Shows be disappearing faster than tw…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 01:02PM
Monday, December 22, 2014

27 Facts You Didn’t Know About the INTO THE WOODS Movie by @actor_friend

1.) It is about woods. 2.) People go into them. 3.) There is a witch in the woods. 4.) There are witches in Wicked. 5.) These are not the same witches. 6.) Bernadette Peters was one of the …

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 12:18PM
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

27 Facts You Didn’t Know About WICKED by @actor_friend

1.) It is about witches. 2.) The witches were also in The Wizard of Oz. 3.) Idina Menzel was one of the witches. 4.) Kristin Chenowerth was the other one of the witches. 5.) It is a prequel…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 04:01PM
Friday, December 5, 2014

Think Lovely Thoughts — Or You Will Be Shamed by @actor_friend

I love a good holiday tradition! Sleigh-rides, eggnog and bourbon, a confident Mariah Carey performing on the Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony. These are all things I look forwar…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 05:39PM
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

I WON’T THROW UP: Annoying Actor Friend’s “Peter Pan: LIVE!” Drinking Game by @actor_friend

Peter Pan: LIVE! is coming to NBC. I am so happy this shit is happening again. I love America. On December 4th, high atop a plywood pirate ship in Bethpage, Long Island, Peter Pan: LIVE! …

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 05:39PM
Friday, October 17, 2014

How to Get “#SOBLESSED: the Audiobook” for FREE! by @actor_friend

#SOBLESSED: the Audiobook was released on October 21st, and you can get it for FREE! HOW DO I GET THIS SHIT FOR FREE AND STILL HELP BC/EFA MAKE MONEY OFF OF IT? STEP 1: Go to AudibleTrial.co…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 02:57PM
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

54 Reasons You Should Go To “@Actor_Friend @54Below” — (j/k there are only 9) by @actor_friend

It began as a tweet. That tweet turned into a blog. The blog into a book. On September 20th, that book comes to the stage in an event I’ve often referred to as, That Time I Challenged…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 09:15PM
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

How #DIM4JOAN Happened and Why Jordan Roth is the Future of Broadway by @actor_friend

I’ve only tried to get a hashtag trending once. That was #smashtag, for the season two premiere of SMASH. It came about as close to happening as, “fetch.” So when the Broad…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 10:42AM
Sunday, July 13, 2014

That Time We Did It First by @actor_friend

You’re going to laugh because I’m about to make an attempt at being serious for a moment. Look, it’s my second birthday and I’M SO OLD, so I get to do whatever I want…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 08:46AM
Thursday, June 5, 2014

A DRINKER’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER, AND THE TONY AWARDS by @actor_friend

The Tonys evoke feelings of love. They can also evoke the desire to murder. Something is bound to piss you off during the telecast — and I don’t know what that’ll be becaus…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 12:16PM
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The 2014 Annoying Actor Friend Commencement Address by @actor_friend

It is a tremendous #blessing to be here today addressing the graduating theatre class of 2014, who are only a heartbeat away from taking a job away from me. You will never be as young as you…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 01:40PM
Sunday, May 4, 2014

#NOTBLESSED: Always a Bridesmaid by @actor_friend

The Tony nominations came out last week and I wasn’t nominated. Most of us weren’t. Whatever! You know what sucks balls more than that? The New York Times’ recent article, …

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 02:20PM
Saturday, April 5, 2014

EVERYTHING BLOWS: Non-Equity Better Werk! by @actor_friend

  Remember that time that the SET Agreement ballooned into six categories to prevent tours from turning Non-Equity? LOL! Check this out! I hope you studied every word on that notice ver…

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 12:57PM

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