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Saturday, May 1, 2021

Producers Locked in Room with Knives, Winner Gets Jukebox Musical Rights to Olivia Rodrigo Album by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. UNKNOWN LOCATION - Over a dozen prominent producers have reportedly been airlifted to a secure location and...

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

Broadway to Reopen with Union Stagehands Playing Poker in the Back, You Want In? by Broadway Beat

by Brendan Leonard. @brennylen. NEW YORK, NY - With COVID-19 restrictions being lifted in New York City, Broadway is set to return this...

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

STUDY: If All Seven Paramount+ Subscribers Watch The Tonys, It Will Double the Ceremony’s Viewership by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - With the news that the 2021 Tony Awards will stream exclusively on the new streaming service...

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

Wow! This Ensemble Member’s Stipend Almost Covers the Cost of Parking by Broadway Beat

by Shannon Cron. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Local actress Grace Barker excitedly reported today that her role as an ensemble member in the...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Understudy Sick of Doing Nothing at Home Looking Forward to Doing Nothing Backstage by Broadway Beat

by Sarah Rabinowitz. @SarahRabinowitz. NEW YORK, NY - Broadway understudy Audrey Pierson announced to friends today that she is excited...

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

Big Budget “Dear Evan Hansen” Replaces Tree Climbing Incident with Sexy, Coke-Fueled Speedboat Chase by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - The upcoming film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen has revealed that its budget is upwards of...

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

We Did It! The New Drama Book Shop Will Also Sell Loose Cigarettes by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - We did it, everyone! The New Drama Book Shop is set to reopen on June 10th, and thanks to the...

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

Miss Acting? This Unemployed Stage Manager Will Chastise You for Touching Things by Broadway Beat

by Grace Smith. @gracectomy. SYRACUSE, NY - With the theatre industry paused and actors out of work, unemployed stage manager Sandra...

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

OPINION: Elon Musk Should Play King George in “Hamilton” (Written by Definitely Not Elon Musk) by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio @zachraffio. Controversial tech mogul/rejected Axe Vape spokesman Elon Musk hosts SNL tonight - a move which has many...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Cuomo Announces Broadway Shows Will Open by 2pm Today If They Know What’s Fucking Good For Them by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that Broadway shows would be rehearsed, have...

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

Broadway Replaces Discounted Standing Room with Discounted Cough Section by Broadway Beat

by Jason Keane. @AKeaneMachine. NEW YORK, NY - As Broadway theaters prepare to open up for the fall season, producers are adapting to...

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

OPINION: The New Vaccines Are Great, But Have You Tried Rolling Up One Vertebrae at a Time? by Broadway Beat

by Jacob Simon. @jacob.simon.says. Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson. With the end of the pandemic in sight, many families have flocked...

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

“Hamilton”, “Wicked”, “Lion King” Stars Come Together to Announce They’re All One Show Now by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The big… one? Stars of Broadway biggest hits - Hamilton, Wicked, and The Lion King - joined...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Monday, April 19, 2021

SPOTLIGHT ON: The Pilot Who Flew The Helicopter in Miss Saigon by Broadway Beat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIop5a8Lul8&t=4s

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Surgeon Who Accidentally Left Watch Inside of Patient Announces Reopening by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The reopenings just don’t stop! Among the slew of Broadway shows announcing their reopening...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Monday, April 5, 2021

SPOTLIGHT ON: The First Wistful Male Actor Jump-Exit by Broadway Beat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-1H6lo1n4I&t=12s

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

Truly Brave! These Actors Left Supportive Comments Under Karen Olivo’s Video & Then Did Nothing Else by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK - Now how’s that for solidarity! Several highly successful, notable Broadway performers have used...

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

We Cast Bernadette Peters So I Guess the Character is From Queens Now by Broadway Beat

by Devin Wallace. @thedevinwallace. NEW YORK, NY - The team behind hotly-anticipated new Broadway show Heartland of America by Elizabeth...

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

“Lion King” Cast Actually Pretty Happy to Not Have 4/20 Show This Year by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The cast and crew of the Broadway smash The Lion King expressed their contentment at not...

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

QUIZ: Is That Note Really Out of Your Range, or Are You Just Chicken-Shit? by Broadway Beat

by Tyler Mootz. We’ve all been there: you’re singing along to “At The Ballet", and Maggie’s crescendo arrives. You begin climbing up in...

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

"The Queen’s Gambit" Musical Provides Exciting Performance Opportunities for Total of Three Women by Broadway Beat

by Emily Elizabeth Jones. @EJonesy__. NEW YORK, NY - Level Forward has recently announced they will be adapting Walter Tevis’ novel and...

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

Wig Maker Emerges From Quarantine with Exotic New Collection, Smooth Back by Broadway Beat

by Wilson Conkwright. @wlsncnkwrght. LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Praised local baritone and professional wig maker, Charles Haggerty, didn’t let...

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

Ugh, Lame! Broadway Employees Have to Go Back to Friggin' Work :/ by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Guhhhh, lame! Mayor DeBlasio announced today that he expects Broadway to be open at “full...

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

REPORT: "Springtime for Hitler" Still Popular for Some Reason by Broadway Beat

by Sarah Rabinowitz. @SarahRabinowitz. NEW YORK, NY. - With an undisguised air of frustration, Broadway producers Max Bialystock and Leo...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Actor Who Booked Work During Pandemic Running Out of Ways to Flaunt It by Broadway Beat

by Isaac Leer. @Isaacleer. NEW YORK, NY - Local actor Michael Becker, who recently booked a commercial during the pandemic, is running...

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

Man Who Wishes to Remain Anonymous Furious That His Six Ex-Wives Have Staged a Musical Together by Broadway Beat

by Sarah Rabinowitz. @SarahRabinowitz. HAMPTON COURT PALACE, U.K. - A British man who agreed to speak to The Broadway Beat on condition...

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

Five Audition Songs Jessica Vosk Hasn’t Covered Yet That Oh Nevermind She Just Did Them by Broadway Beat

Emily Elizabeth Jones. @EJonesy__. Finding a new audition song is always tricky, especially when Broadway’s Jessica Vosk seems to cover...

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

Rusty Audience Member Practices Clapping in Room Alone by Broadway Beat

by Catherine Weingarten. @sarahkaneissexy (Twitter), @cwweingarten (Instagram). NEW YORK, NY - As the lights of Broadway prepare to shine...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Broadway Funding Original Work by New, Diverse Artists Who APRIL FOOLS It's a "Snow Dogs" Musical by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - A group of prominent Broadway producers have announced that their next high profile project...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Theatre Fan Attends Packed, Maskless Easter Service Just to Feel Something by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @PertoltPrecht. WHITE PLAINS, NY - With Broadway shut down since March 2020 – and no plans to reopen until later this...

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

"How Do You Think It Went?" asks Director Who Doesn’t Know Where to Fucking Begin by Broadway Beat

by Samantha Prosser. @samanthprosser (Twitter), @samantharaquelprosser (Instagram). PLAINFIELD, IN. - The Plainfield Players production...

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