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Thursday, September 16, 2021

"Funny Girl" Adds Lea Michele's "Glee" Co-Star, Parents, Best Friends, Childhood Pet Hamster by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio NEW YORK, NY - Additional casting was announced today for next season’s Beanie Feldstein-led revival of Funny...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Tony Presenters Required to Attend Class on Pronunciation of "Tveit" by Broadway Beat

by Tricia Davenport. @TriciaDavenport. NEW YORK, NY - Tony Award hosts Audra McDonald and Leslie Odom Jr. were joined by a “Who’s Who” of...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Thursday, September 2, 2021

Embarrassingly Subpar Alan Menken Song Only Defines Childhood for One Generation by Broadway Beat

by Louie Aronowitz. @louiearonowitz. LOS ANGELES - Brilliant, prolific songwriter Alan Menken fell short of expectations after penning a...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Nation’s Composers Put Away Their Toys After Shut of Car Door Signals That Daddy’s Home by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. EARTH - Musical theatre composers across the globe were instructed to put away their toys and clean up their...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

WARNING! Man Thinks the Relationship in "Tuck Everlasting" is Fine by Broadway Beat

by Daniel Frasco. @DanielFrasco_. POUGHKEEPSIE, NY - Local authorities are recommending community members avoid amateur guitarist Trent...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

Deluxe "Dear Evan Hansen" Ticket Includes Soda, Large Popcorn, Discreet Packaging by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. You Will Be Low-Key: Movie theaters across the globe are offering “deluxe” tickets for theatregoers...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Local Actor Struggles to Find Work, But No, He Will Not Do Your Paid Zoom Reading by Broadway Beat

by Mila Frumovitz. @mila._.blake. with Maxwell Seelig. @maxwell_seelig. NEW YORK, NY. - Actor and part-time Zumba instructor Justin Beck...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

Ugh, Typical: Problematic Man Given Second Chance by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - It was announced today that the Broadway musical Beetlejuice will be making a return to the...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

Off-Broadway Shows Requiring Proof of Off-Brand Vaccines by Broadway Beat

by Devin Wallace. @thedevinwallace. NEW YORK, NY - Following the news that Broadway audiences will be required to be vaccinated against...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Thursday, August 19, 2021

Adult Taxpayer Shares 25-Tweet Thread Bashing Movie Made for Children by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - Local full-grown adult taxpayer Martin Ollens shared a scathing, 25-tweet thread this morning,...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Man Screaming at Start of “Waitress” Reopening Actually Doing It Cause He Saw a Bug by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. NEW YORK, NY - Local theatre lover Dan Summers announced last night that while audience members at...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

QUIZ: Can You Tell Which Trailer is the New “Matrix” and Which is “Diana: The Musical”? by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. The trailers for both the highly-anticipated sci-fi sequel The Matrix Resurrections and Netflix’s filmed...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Thursday, August 12, 2021

OPINION: Middle School Girl in One-Inch Character Shoes Actually Kind of Serving by Broadway Beat

by Riley Keough. I’m starting to fear that I’m the only audience member in this converted middle school cafeteria who is open-minded...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

"Godot is an Allegory for God," says First Year BFA Who Can't Expand On That Even a Little by Broadway Beat

by Daniel Frasco. @DanielFrasco_. YONKERS, NY - First year BFA student Alex Montoya explained during a rehearsal that “Godot is basically...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Saturday, August 7, 2021

Oops: Local Man Typed "Assassins" Lyrics Into Google and Now He's On an FBI Watchlist by Broadway Beat

by Hayden Wilder. @TheHaydenWilder. BUFFALO, NY - Community plumber and casual musical theatre enthusiast, George Capelli, found himself...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Friday, August 6, 2021

Dumb Shit Couple Schedules 60th Wedding Anniversary on the Same Night as “WICKED in Concert" by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. DOYLESTOWN, Penn. - Well, this is embarrassing. Local dumb shit idiot ass couple Mel and Barbara Wummingham...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Thursday, August 5, 2021

“Goonies: The Musical” Clock Set at 90 Seconds to Midnight by Broadway Beat

by Max Robinson. NEW YORK, NY - It was a somber day in New York last week, as members of the Bulletin of the Theatrical Scientists...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

We Asked Everyone Leaving "Pass Over" If Broadway Was "Back" and Their Answers May Surprise You by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @PertoltPrecht. NEW YORK, NY – After 18 months of darkened marquees and silent streets, a single curtain has risen on...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Sunday, August 1, 2021

BREAKING: Laura Osnes’ Career Dies from COVID by Broadway Beat

by The Broadway Beat staff. More to come as this story develops.

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

A Cappella Group Tosses Vocal Cords Into Crowd After Set by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. DES MOINES, Iowa - Local a cappella group The Des Voices celebrated the end of their concert this weekend in...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Sad: Ivo van Hove's “West Side Story” Screen Seen Applying for Job at Local AMC by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - You hate to see it. Following the news that Ivo van Hove’s production of West Side Story will...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

Beanie Feldstein to Lead “Funny Girl” Revival After Defeating Mezzo-Sopranos in Gladiatorial Combat by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - All hail your victor! Beanie Feldstein has been cast as Fanny Brice in next year’s Broadway...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

X-Ray Shows Fourth Wall Sprained, Not Broken by Broadway Beat

by Joanna McNaney Stein. @joannafolk. STONY BROOK, NY - During a summer character study class, acting instructor and author, Nadine...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Thursday, July 1, 2021

Actors’ Equity: “We’ll Take Any of You Sick Little Slop Bags” by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Actors’ Equity Association announced this week that they are expanding membership to include...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

“It’s Not Fair That Everyone Can Join Now!” says Equity Actor Wearing Bernie 2020 Shirt by Broadway Beat

by Alyssa LaVacca. IG: @alyssalavacca / Twitter: @alystentothis. BROOKLYN, NY - Following Actor’s Equity Association’s decision to open...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

Olympic Rush Seats Located in That Little Hole in the Ground Where Pole Vault Goes by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. TOKYO - Despite initial reports that spectators would not be allowed at this year’s Olympic games in Tokyo,...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

Theatre Festival Requires $100 Submission Fee, Down Payment on Artistic Director's New Honda Civic by Broadway Beat

by Catherine Weingarten. @sarahkaneissexy. NEW YORK, NY - A New Play festival produced by “Tell Stories or Die” Theater Collective made...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

Theatre Kids and Sports Fans Announce Temporary Ceasefire in Support of Simone Biles by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. TOKYO - Theatre fans and sports fans worldwide have announced an indefinite ceasefire in support of Olympic...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

BREAKING: Child Actors of Broadway Have Wrangled Their Wranglers in Calculated Mass Wrangling Event by Broadway Beat

by Arden Dickson. @arden.dickson. NEW YORK, NY - Authorities have been alerted of multiple brawls backstage of ongoing Broadway shows...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

Unvaccinated Man with No Plans to Visit New York & No Interest in Theatre Announces Broadway Boycott by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. TWIN FALLS, Id. - Following today’s announcement that The Broadway League will require all audience members...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Meet the Accent Coach Who Helped This Great White Shark Sound Less Australian by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Croikey! Meet the world-class accent coach who worked tirelessly to help this great white shark prepare for...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic