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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Broadway Backest It's Ever Backed: What Backness Means for Being You, Being Broadway, & Being Back by Broadway Beat

by Brad Ogden. @plaidbrad1990. NEW YORK, NY - On August 4, the first preview performance of Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu's Pass Over marked...

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It's Just Easier: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande to Lead "Wicked" Because They Already Live Together by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - Oh Shiz! Director Jon M. Chu has announced that Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will lead his...

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

Fantine Actress Claims Costume's Barbecue Sauce Stain is Character Choice by Broadway Beat

by Nat Hrvatin. @NatHrvatin. ALBANY, NY - During the Saturday evening performance of Les Miserables, regional theatre actress Delia...

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Here's How Aaron Tveit Could Still Lose the Tony by Broadway Beat

by Finch Edmund. @finch_edmund. NEW YORK, NY - Moulin Rouge! The Musical leading man Aaron Tveit recently won the Tony Award for Best...

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

Haunted House Actor So Committed, So Focused, Fully in Control of- Oh, It's an Animatronic Skeleton by Broadway Beat

by Ned Arnold. @theonlyned. QUEENS, NY " A star was born today at Terry's Chopped off Head Haunted House It's not often that we are as...

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Man Cast as Seymour in "Little Shop" Starting to Worry No One Thinks He's Too Hot for the Role by Broadway Beat

by Riley Rogers. @wrylyrogers. EVANSTON, IL. - Local tenor Garrett Goodman was overheard today expressing his concern that no one is...

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Friday, October 1, 2021

The Next "Is This A Room"? Dad Found My Weed and Is Being Suuuper Cringe About It by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. As the new Broadway play Is This A Room makes its debut on the city's main stage, the next iteration of the...

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"Waitress" Cast to Enjoy Holiday Dinners via IV Drip Between Shows by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Following the announcement that the cast of Broadway's Waitress is set to perform 10 shows in...

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Neat! This Blog Recipe Doubles as a Lengthy Dramatic Monologue by Broadway Beat

by Alix Markman. @markwoman. APPLETON, WI. " A recent blog recipe posted by self-described theatre artist/spiritual advisor/content...

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Audience Begrudgingly Sits Through Happiest Day of Understudy's Life by Broadway Beat

by Devin Wallace. @thedevinwallace. NEW YORK, NY - Sara Bareilles' understudy in Waitress, Emily Davis, performed in her Broadway debut...

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The Actor's Process: Cast Uses Own Personal Trauma for Inspiration in "Winnie the Pooh" Musical by Broadway Beat

by Steven Verdile. Instagram @StevenVerdileCreative. Twitter @StevenVerdile. NEW YORK, NY - Motivating their captivating performances of...

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Fully Immersive "Rock of Ages" Lets You Do Coke Off the Ushers by Broadway Beat

by Max Robinson. NEW YORK, NY - The immersive theater world was abuzz last week with the news that the fully immersive Rock of Ages, set...

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

TEDxBroadway Mandates Masks to Combat Spread of COVID-19, Hide Obvious Cringing by Broadway Beat

by Liz Wiest, @lizkhawiesta. NEW YORK, NY - TedxBroadway, the annual conference everyone is pretending they've known about since 1984, is...

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

Dinner Theater Not Good at Either by Broadway Beat

by Louie Aronowitz. @louiearonowitz. WESTCHESTER, NY - Following a string of performances for the last 25 years, Off-Off-Off-Off-Off...

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"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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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"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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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