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Saturday, November 1, 2025

“If You Think About It, the Time Between Dinner and Dessert is Kinda Like an Intermission,” says Dad Desperately Trying to Connect with BFA Son by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY - It’s Thanksgiving Day, and local father Mitchell Reclom just finished stating out loud that “if you think about it, the time between d…

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Disappointing: I Shaved My Entire Body to See WICKED: FOR GOOD and Big Jonathan Bailey Barely Noticed by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. UPPER WEST SIDE, NY – Well, that was a waste of time. I just got out of an early screening of Wicked: For Good , and while I thought the movie was phenome…

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“We’re Sooo Glinda and Elphaba,” says Best Friends Who Have Never Said a Kind Word About Each Other in Private by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. ANN ARBOR, Mi — Self-proclaimed best friends and Musical Theatre BFA recipients Theresa Marino and Rachel Lavigne announced via a celebratory Instagram p…

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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Shit! Do You Think I Still Have Time to Use the Bathroom Before This 12-Month Intermission Ends? by Broadway Beat

by Mike Abrams. @TheWrongCatDied. NEW YORK, NY  -  Shit! I got so wrapped up scrolling social media, opening noisy candy wrappers, and hiding my sleeping bag from the AMC Times Square clea…

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IS IT CAKE? Fiyero’s Ass In Those Jea—Oh It’s Straw? It’s Actually Deeply Tragic? by Broadway Beat

by Jennifer Haining. Munchkinland, Oz —  Well great Oz! These insanulous and terrifideous animal uprisings have put a real damper on things in the Emerald City! Let’s take a little vaca…

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

HOLLYWOOD UPDATE: Ok, But the Winner of THIS Weekend’s Box Office is… AVENUE Q: FOR NOW? When Did They Make a Sequel??? by Broadway Beat

by Ben Schrager. Instagram: @ben.schrager. Bluesky: @ benschrager.bsky.social . HOLLYWOOD, CA. – Shattering records for movie musicals and coming in at $152 million, this weekend’s box o…

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

BREAKING: Sour Patch Watermelon Really Missing a Fucking Layup Here by Broadway Beat

by Ben Schrager. Instagram: @ben.schrager. Bluesky: @ benschrager.bsky.social . NEW YORK, NY. –  In a move that is baffling the financial world, Sour Patch Watermelon has yet to announce…

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"As Long As You're Mine" to Give Millions of Women False Hope Around Their Gay Friends by Broadway Beat

by Brady Thomas. @cbradyt. NEW YORK, NY. —  As more and more moviegoers get to experience the magic of Wicked: For Good , one thing seems to be exceptionally clear: Jonathan Bailey and C…

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Sunday, October 12, 2025

UH OH! You Wanted to Enjoy WICKED: FOR GOOD But Your Parents Just Said They Want to Tell You Something Together When We Get Home, Bud by Broadway Beat

by Jennifer Haining. Ashville, NC  —  It’s here! You’ve had your tickets to Wicked: For Good secured for weeks, and now you’re ready for the family outing of the century! But, uh…

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Thursday, October 9, 2025

"Another Hundred People Just Got Off of the Train", Says Woman In Country Lacking In High-Speed Rail by Broadway Beat

by Brady Thomas. @cbradyt. NEW YORK, NY. —  “Another hundred people just got off of the train,” sang local musician Marta Myers in her daily ode to the hustle and bustle of New York C…

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WAITING FOR GODOT to Offer $25 Rush Tickets That Are Not Available This Evening, But Surely Tomorrow by Broadway Beat

by Ben Schrager. Instagram: @ben.schrager. Bluesky: @ benschrager.bsky.social   A COUNTRY ROAD, NY. –  Looking to see one of New York’s hottest tickets on a budget? Well, you’re in …

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

“I’m So Glad We Both Get to Plumb the Depths of Human Emotion,” says Tom Felton as He Puts on His Silly Little Cloak and Hat by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. Tom Felton photo By Desmond Herzfelder - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=175853980 NEW YORK, NY - Earlier today, it was…

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

OPINION: My Art is Resistance, So Stop Asking Me to Do Other Stuff Too by Broadway Beat

by Sarah Lasko. @saraheleora. Look, I know the current sociopolitical climate has gotten pretty bad, and it takes work from everyone to make a difference. But I’m very busy with my art, wh…

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Stan Behavior, Much? RAGTIME Playbill Refers to Caissie Levy as "Mother" by Broadway Beat

by Brady Thomas. @cbradyt. NEW YORK, NY. —  It looks like stan culture has broken free from the internet and made it all the way to Lincoln Center! According to theatregoer McKenna Jones,…

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Whoops! Cast of Immersive INTO THE WOODS Production Hasn’t Been Seen in 15 Days by Broadway Beat

By Phin Samdperil. CHARLESTON, WV – The Wileyview Theater Company’s new immersive production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods  moved into a nearby forest for rehearsals earlier th…

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Ensemble Member Really Doing the MOST to Communicate Complicated Backstory They Invented by Broadway Beat

by Katherine Pereira. WESTON, MA — No one exemplifies the adage that "there are no small roles, only small actors" more than veteran of the East Weston Community Theatre stage, 22-year-old…

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025

What the Heck? Audition Video Has Negative View Count by Broadway Beat

by Matt Keeley. @reallymattkeeley. CHICAGO - In his latest bout of technical hiccups and audition frustrations, confounded local actor...

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Thursday, August 28, 2025

Ron Chernow to Adapt Lin-Manuel Miranda Biography Into Hip-Hop Musical by Broadway Beat

by Sarah Jae Leiber. @sarahjaeleiber. BROOKLYN, New York —  Journalist and biographer Ron Chernow announced today that he will adapt...

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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Disney Abruptly Cancels THE LION KING After Video Surfaces of Audience Applauding Scar’s Death by Broadway Beat

by Ben Schrager. Instagram: @ben.schrager. Bluesky: @ benschrager.bsky.social . NEW YORK, NY. - Disney announced today the abrupt closure...

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Thursday, August 7, 2025

“Black and White Headshots are So Back!” says Guy Whose Printer is Low on Ink by Broadway Beat

by Leah Windahl. @leah_windahl. NEW YORK, NY – At home, actor James Camarillo may have just been a guy with no printer ink. But in a...

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WOW! Community Theatre "Discovers" Content Warnings by Broadway Beat

by Zack Hodges. @hodges_3.0. COLUMBUS, Oh. — Local political activist and fresh-out-of-college barista Sara Stickles announced her...

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Man Smug About Knowing People Will be Smug About People Being Shocked at the End of HADESTOWN by Broadway Beat

by Shane Pauker. @shanepauker. Original photo by Matthew Murphy. SAN FRANCISCO - Casual theater fan Andrew Liu has accurately predicted...

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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Exciting! The Plant From MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Has Announced That He is Now Offer-Only by Broadway Beat

by Keeley Bell. @omgitskee. NEW YORK, NY. – Long gone are the days where playing a tree onstage was considered an insult. HwaBoon, the...

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Friday, August 1, 2025

Top Five Worse Things Than Staring at the Water as You’re Posing for a Picture Being Painted by Your Lover After Sleeping on the Ferry After Getting by Broadway Beat

by Reilly Wilmit. @Reilly.Wilmit. NEW YORK, NY – Uh-oh! You were looking forward to some fun in the sun this Labor Day weekend, but not...

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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

OPINION: Why Is It Always Casey Likes and Never Casey Subscribes? by Broadway Beat

by Mike Abrams. @TheWrongCatDied. NEW YORK, NY – Do you ever feel like you are in Tik Tok jail? Or wonder why your YouTube channel is...

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

We Found Out Why Jenny’s Afraid of Water, and It’s Sharks by Broadway Beat

by Sarah Lasko. @saraheleora. After years of speculation, our journalists can now confirm that the actual reason Jenny’s afraid of water...

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BREAKING: World Premiere Musical Features the Music of Ed Sheeran, Also the Teeth of Ed Sheeran But We’re Not Sure What They Mean By That? by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. By Harald Krichel - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88009757 NEW...

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High School Theatre Teacher Spent Whole Night Coming Up with Cast List Optimized to Destroy Friendships by Broadway Beat

by Brady Thomas. @cbradyt. BAKERSFIELD, CA. —  The halls of Bakersfield Preparatory High School hummed with anticipation as theatre...

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Kid Playing Dolls Has Figured Out the Meisner Method? by Broadway Beat

by Allyson Stathers. @allysonstathers. LANCASTER, KY — Ten year-old Bella Halstead has reportedly figured out the Meisner Method while...

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Site-Specific Production of NEXT TO NORMAL Revealed as Trap to Get Tenors in Therapy by Broadway Beat

by Izzy Knapp. @izzyknapptheatre. BROOKLYN, New York — A site-specific production of Next to Normal , staged at Mount Sinai, has been...

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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Little Girl Dreams of Broadway Stardom So That She Can One Day Be Cast in a Small Role on HBO’s THE GILDED AGE by Broadway Beat

by Kinsey Jasnoch. @kinseyjasnoch. EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Nine-year-old Lily Crimp officially announced today that when she grows up, she...

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