Tuesday, April 7, 2020
by Alec Brown. @brownta3. NEW YORK, NY - With millions of Americans out of work, the New York Department of Labor has been unable to keep up with the high demand of unemployment applications…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMby Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The team behind this past Sunday’s starry Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration, a virtual concert tribute to composer Step…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMFriday, April 3, 2020
by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - Get ready for a little dose of “Yes I Can”: Local actor Natalie Cambridge announced this week that she planned to fully quit the profession aft…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMThursday, April 2, 2020
by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - In the wake of mass layoffs and an all-time unemployment high due to spread of COVID-19, people nationwide are refusing to watch the hit movie-mus…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:36AMTuesday, March 31, 2020
by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. NEW YORK, NY - In the wake of Broadway’s Six - the new female-driven musical sensation following the wives of Henry VIII - fans have been eagerly awaitin…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMThursday, March 26, 2020
by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The 2020 Tony Awards have officially been postponed due to the spread of coronavirus, the American Theatre Wing announced today. However, represen…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMTuesday, March 24, 2020
by Adam Bakst. @Mr_AdamB1. NEW YORK, NY - While New York state remains sheltered-in-place, and Broadway continues its black out, composer Stephen Sondheim has reportedly taken advantage of …
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMby Adam Bakst. @AdamBakst_WUSF. CHICAGO - After the enormous success of Hadestown, a musical adaptation of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, aspiring playwrights have been scrambling to fol…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMMonday, March 23, 2020
by Ellie McKeown. From film to stage, Disney’s Frozen has captured hearts around the world - owing a huge part of that charm to its wide cast of lovable, mystical characters. After catchin…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:35AMSaturday, March 21, 2020
by Brendan Szendro. @BSzendro. ATLANTA - Amidst the backdrop of a growing health crisis, The Center for Disease Control released a statement today reminding the American public to keep washi…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMThursday, March 19, 2020
by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. SEATTLE - Local actor Dan Westriff expressed his feeling today that he would have been cast in a community theater production of Mamma Mia! if the coronavirus ha…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 04:13PMby Roxy Arecco. @roxyarecco. NEW YORK, NY - Scientists at the Northeastern Institute of Paranormal Research have completed a series of experiments that prove the ghost light, previously thou…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:42AMWednesday, March 18, 2020
by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. As the world continues to attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus, the phrase “social distancing” has become an integral part of our daily conversations, a…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 05:29PMTuesday, March 17, 2020
by Jason Gong. @TrashMannequin. PROVIDENCE, RI - Ticket sales have spiked for a local production of Sam Shepherd’s True West after the play’s lead actors - in a nod to the classic practi…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMFriday, March 13, 2020
by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. NEW YORK, NY – The past few days have been a hot-bed of coronavirus news for the Broadway community, with Governor Cuomo ordering any event hosting more t…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 01:44PMThursday, March 12, 2020
by Justin Ayer. @JustinAyer (Twitter), @JustAyer (Instagram). NEW YORK, NY - It was announced today that all Broadway productions are canceled through April 12th, due to the city Preacher ad…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:20AMWednesday, March 11, 2020
by Devin Wallace. @thedevinwallace. NEW YORK, NY - The investment group behind an upcoming Broadway revival of Bye, Bye, Birdie shared their confusion today ...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:55AMTuesday, March 10, 2020
by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - Casting Directors nationwide are rejoicing today as they have finally, after decades of searching, found an actor w...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:35AMby Emmy Pratt. @gimmieemmy. CHICKASHA, OK - Joe Exotic, the eclectic subject of the smash Netflix doc series Tiger King: Murder Mayhem and Madness, attended his first rehearsal for Grady Cou…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMThursday, March 5, 2020
by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. DETROIT - Local theatre fan and self-proclaimed “political analyst” Dave Collins reacted to today’s news that Elizabeth Warren i...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 02:33PMTuesday, March 3, 2020
by Katherine Dunham. @kathdunham. SAN BRUNO, CA - According to a report by YouTube’s senior programming team, YouTube’s suggestions page is never, ever going to let you forget that one t…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMMonday, March 2, 2020
by Alec Brown. @brownta3. NEW YORK, NY - Horror stuck Ripley Grier Room 16P this past Friday as local actress Summer Watson, who brought along an acoustic gu...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:37AMby Alec Brown. @brownta3. NEW YORK, NY - Horror stuck Ripley Grier Room 16P this past Friday as local actress Summer Watson, who brought along an acoustic guitar to her audition for a region…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:36AMSunday, March 1, 2020
by Brian Cudina. @BrianCudina. NEW YORK, NY — Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, producers of the musical Mean Girls have announced that the company will only perform the first five minutes…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:32PMby Megan Pope. @mpopetweets. NEW YORK, NY - The team behind the Broadway smash Dear Evan Hansen announced today that they plan to release a Special Edition Cast Recording where every song i…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:08AMSaturday, February 29, 2020
by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. NEW YORK, NY – The Broadway community was hit with some shocking news this past Wednesday, when it was announced an usher for both the revival of Who’s …
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:09AMFriday, February 28, 2020
by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. WASHINGTON D.C. - Area man and former New York City government lead Michael Bloomberg shared his excitement today at being cast ...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:19AMby Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. WASHINGTON D.C. - Area man and former New York City government lead Michael Bloomberg shared his excitement today at being cast in the D.C. Community Theater’s…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:19AMThursday, February 27, 2020
by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. NEW YORK, NY - Critics and theatre-goers alike are buzzing after yet another Evita revival has opened in New York, this ti...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:53AMby HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. NEW YORK, NY - Critics and theatre-goers alike are buzzing after yet another Evita revival has opened in New York, this time as an immersive production fea…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:53AMWednesday, February 26, 2020
by Annette Storckman. @astorcks. NEW YORK, NY - Local playwright Adolpho Ray Vonto made waves in the theatrical community this week as he removed the cursed ...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 04:39PM 
