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Thursday, October 31, 2019

Local Woman Upset Nobody Understands Her Obscure Theatre Reference Halloween Costume by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. BELLEVUE, Wash. - Local theatre fan Kaitlyn Womack expressed her outrage today after none of the co-workers at her company Halloween party understood her obscure…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:13AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Man Desperately Waiting for Sondheim to Die So He Can Repost High School "Into The Woods" Photos by Broadway Beat

by Sarah Jae Leiber. @sarahjaeleiber. PHILADELPHIA, Penn. "  Local actor and social media wiz Wesley Zimmerman expressed frustration this week while desperately waiting for the death of m…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:20AM[SHARE]

Freshman Acting Major Responds to All of Family's Questions in Meisner Repetition by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. SEWICKLY, PA - 18-year old Bryan Dowry, a Freshman acting major at Carnegie Mellon University, announced this week that he intends to answer all of his fam…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:51AM[SHARE]
Friday, October 25, 2019

Gossip Alert! We Caught the King Kong Puppet and the Audrey II Puppet Getting Steamy at a Diner by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. NEW YORK, NY - Rumors and romance swung through the Great White Way last night after paparazzi snapped a pic of the King Kong Puppet - last seen as the titu…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:05AM[SHARE]
Monday, October 21, 2019

Conservatives Condemn "Oklahoma!" Revival After 859th Mass Sexual Awakening This Year by Broadway Beat

by Rebecca Slaman. @rebeccaslaman. NEW YORK, NY - Conservatives throughout the U.S. are publicly condemning the current Broadway revival "Oklahoma!" after claiming its' presence has influenc…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:33AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Disney+'s "Encore!" Recreates High School Show Where Your Parents Told You They're Getting Divorced by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. BRANSON, Mo. - The new Disney+ series Encore! - in which host Kristen Bell reunites cast members of high school musicals to recreate their performance years…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:09AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Agent Who Hasn't Sent Actor Out Once This Year Publicly Wishes Them "Happy Birthday" on Facebook by Broadway Beat

by Laura Ornella. @la.ornella. NEW YORK, NY - Baldwin Wallace grad and New York based actor Elizabeth McCalen turned 27 this past Sunday, receiving a bounty of well wishes from friends and f…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:43AM[SHARE]
Monday, October 14, 2019

Construction Workers at the Palace Theatre Haunted by the Ghost of Spongebob Squarepants by Broadway Beat

by Rebecca Slaman. @rebeccaslaman. NEW YORK, NY - Renovations are currently underway at Broadway's Palace Theater, where construction workers have noted odd, supernatural occurrences brought…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:26AM[SHARE]

Palace Theatre Construction Workers Haunted by the Ghost of Spongebob Squarepants by Broadway Beat

by Rebecca Slaman. @rebeccaslaman. NEW YORK, NY - Renovations are currently underway at Broadway's Palace Theater, where construction workers have noted odd, supernatural occurrences brought…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:26AM[SHARE]
Friday, October 11, 2019

David Byrne's "American Utopia" Cancels Performance After He Forgets to Charge Wireless Band Members by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Legendary art rock pioneer David Byrne's "American Utopia" was forced to cancel last evening's performance after Byrne neglected to plug in and ch…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:49AM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 10, 2019

"MJ the Musical" Offers Discount to Anyone Who Can Look at Themselves After by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The previously cancelled, now retitled "MJ the Musical", based on the life of the highly controversial "King of Pop" Michael Jackson, announced to…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:33AM[SHARE]

"MJ the Musical" Offers Discount to Anyone Who Can Look at Themselves After by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The previously cancelled, now retitled "MJ the Musical", based on the life of the highly controversial "King of Pop" Michael Jackson, announced to…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:30AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Usage of the Phrase "So Important" Up 90% as Your White Friends See "Slave Play" by Broadway Beat

by Rebecca Slaman. @rebeccaslaman. NEW YORK, NY. " The Wall Street Journal issued an extensive linguistics report today highlighting a steep, 90% increase in usage of the phrase "so importan…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:17AM[SHARE]
Monday, October 7, 2019

"West Side Story" Revival Cuts 'I Feel Pretty', All Other Songs, Tony's Death, Tony, Stage, Lights by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @justayer. New York, NY " Innovative theatre director Ivo van Hove announced his changes to the highly anticipated Broadway revival of West Side Story this morning, which inc…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 02:05PM[SHARE]

Father of Three Who Hasn't Performed Since High School Has Recurring Nightmare He Forgot His Lines by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @justayer. AUBURN HILL, Mich. - Local pharmacist and Father of three Craig Robbins woke from his slumber late last night after having a nightmare where he had forgotten all t…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:58AM[SHARE]

Study Finds You Didn't See Show Unless You Took a Selfie with the Playbill Over That Little Mouth by Broadway Beat

by Brendan Leonard. @brennylen. NEW YORK, NY " MIT's Sociological Research & Development department released a new research today proving that if you attend a Broadway show and don't tak…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:49AM[SHARE]
Friday, October 4, 2019

"At Least It's Not BroadwayCon," Sighs Parent Dropping Off Child at Comic Con by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @JustinAyer. NEW YORK, NY - Long Island resident Lisa Suarez dropped her teenage son Allen off in front of NYC's Javits Center this morning for the 2019 New York Comic Con, e…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:41AM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 3, 2019

Local Playwright Still Single Despite Writing Strong Female Roles, Left Wondering What The Point Was by Broadway Beat

by Catherine Weingarten. @sarahkaneisssexy. NEW YORK, NY -  Local playwright Max Krazworthen has been left wondering what the point was following a staged reading of his play I Agree With…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:17AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 1, 2019

No Flash Photography? Usher Unsure What to Do About Man Drawing Caricatures During Performance by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Burlington, VT - Local Burlington Arts Center theater usher Max Lennon, often faced with audience members attempting to take photos and videos of the performance…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:30AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 30, 2019

"Secret" Review: Derren Brown Did Not Hypnotize Me Into Writing This, But Boy, He Sure Is Handsome by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @justayer. NEW YORK, NY - Guard your mind, Derren Brown's in town. We caught the famed UK mentalist's latest adventure of the psyche, "Derren Brown: Secret", currently on Bro…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:25AM[SHARE]

Daylight Savings Brings Chaos To The 11 O'Clock Number by Broadway Beat

by Ryan Kristopik. @ryankristopik. NEW YORK, New York "  With Daylight Savings on the horizon and all clocks looking to "fall behind" by an hour this weekend, performers and theatergoers …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:13AM[SHARE]

"Sleep No More" Announces New Policy Where They Can Kill You by Broadway Beat

by Rebecca Slaman. @rebeccaslaman. NEW YORK, NY - Immersive theatrical experience Sleep No More, which presents a multi-room staging of Macbeth in which the audience gets up close and person…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:44AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 26, 2019

Report: Cast Party for One-Man Show Very, Very Sad by Broadway Beat

The Broadway Beat. Philadelphia, PA - Following closing night of his one-man show Me Of A Hundred Names, local actor, playwright, and director Peter Washington celebrated with a cast party t…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:59AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

QUIZ: Are you an Elphaba, a Glinda, or the Zodiac Killer? by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Wicked fans unite! Ever wonder where you land in the great Emerald City-verse? Or, perhaps, where you fit into the infamous Zodiac killings that took place in No…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:32AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Onstage Orchestra Longs for Glory Days of Being in a Hole by Broadway Beat

by Rebecca Slaman. @rebeccaslaman. NEW YORK, NY " Jonathan Bront, conductor of the onstage orchestra of Broadway's Oklahoma!, expressed his nostalgia this week for the "glory days" of when o…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:20AM[SHARE]

5 Tips To Take Your Indie Show Marketing Just a Little Too Far by Broadway Beat

by Catherine Weingarten. @sarahkaneissexy. Are you tired on your indie show not getting noticed? Is your cute Facebook ad with a GIF of a monkey dancing not getting the packed houses you des…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:13AM[SHARE]
Friday, September 20, 2019

Seven Must-Have Broadway Flea Items and One That's Just David Hyde Pierce's Leftover Chipotle by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. This Sunday is the 33rd annual Broadway Flea Market - a yearly merch extravaganza where theaters and shows sell rare and niche memorabilia to benefit Broadw…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:46AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Fuck It: Elphaba Actress Just Not Doing Green This Week by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Broadway actor Natalie Cambridge, currently starring as Elphaba in the hit musical Wicked, announced today that she won't be donning the character…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:38AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 16, 2019

Area Woman Captures Reeve Carney By Placing Fancy Hat Under Box Propped Up By Stick by Broadway Beat

by Aidan Sears. @aidanjsears. NEW YORK -- Local theater fan Hannah Paulson announced today that she has successfully captured Hadestown star Reeve Carney by using a mechanism of her own inve…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:23AM[SHARE]

Man Disappointed Nothing Spooky Happened After Seeing "Beetlejuice" a Third Time by Broadway Beat

by Alec Brown. @brownata3. NEW YORK, NY - Nathan Qualls, a 47-year-old self proclaimed Beetle-Head, was shocked and heartbroken by the lack of anything spooky or ookey happening to him upon …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:02AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 12, 2019

QUIZ: Is He In Love With You, or Just The Only Straight Guy In Your Musical Theatre BFA? by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. You're in the cast's energy circle before your final dress rehearsal of Godspell, and you end up next to him. His hand lingers in yours just a moment longe…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:25AM[SHARE]

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