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Thursday, March 12, 2020

Broadway Shows Close, Perform in Secret After Preacher's Son Contracts COVID-19 by Broadway Beat

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 11:20AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Report: Other Investors Just Assumed Scott Rudin Was Involved by Broadway Beat

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 11:55AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Game Changer: This Actor's Resume Includes "Licensed Driver" by Broadway Beat

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 11:35AM[SHARE]

Joe Exotic Joins Grady County Jail Production of "Cats", Sells Cast Member for $5,000 by Broadway Beat

by 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 12:00AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 5, 2020

"Cosette is Out, Valjean & Javert Remain," says Theatre Fan Desperately Scraping Together Metaphor by Broadway Beat

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 02:33PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Report: YouTube Suggestions Never Going To Let You Forget Time You Watched One Broadway.com Vlog by Broadway Beat

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 time …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, March 2, 2020

Actress Who Brought Guitar to Audition Panics When Asked to Actually Play It by Broadway Beat

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 11:37AM[SHARE]

Actress Who Brought Guitar to Audition Panics When Asked to Actually Play It by Broadway Beat

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 guitar to her audition for a region…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:36AM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 1, 2020

"Mean Girls" to Only Perform First Five Minutes After Travel Ban Prevents Cady From Moving to U.S. by Broadway Beat

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 o…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:32PM[SHARE]

"Dear Evan Hansen" Team Announces Special Edition Cast Recording with Every Song Sung By Evan's Cast by Broadway Beat

by 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 11:08AM[SHARE]
Saturday, February 29, 2020

Broadway Usher Who Tested Positive for Coronavirus Just Happy to Get Any Sort of Exposure by Broadway Beat

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 Afra…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:09AM[SHARE]
Friday, February 28, 2020

Area Man Only Cast in Production After Buying Entire Theater Company by Broadway Beat

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 11:19AM[SHARE]

Area Man Only Cast in Production After Buying Entire Theater Company by Broadway Beat

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 in the D.C. Community Theater's p…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:19AM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Another "Evita" Revival? My Argentinian Neighbor Keeps Yelling at Everyone From Her Fire Escape by Broadway Beat

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 10:53AM[SHARE]

Another "Evita" Revival? My Argentinian Neighbor Keeps Yelling at Everyone From Her Fire Escape by Broadway Beat

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 time as an immersive production fea…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:53AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Playwright Accepted Into Emerging Writers Group After Removing Sword from Stone Near Public Theater by Broadway Beat

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[SHARE]

Playwright Accepted Into Emerging Writers Group After Removing Sword from Stone Near Public Theater by Broadway Beat

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 sword from the Stone of Cooper Tr…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 04:39PM[SHARE]
Monday, February 24, 2020

CONTROVERSY: Rob McClure Cast as "Mrs. Doubtfire" Lead Even Though I Really Wanted To Do It by Broadway Beat

by Grant Cleaveland. @cleaveland_g. NEW YORK, NY - Tony-nominated actor Rob McClure has been cast as the titular role in Broadway's musical adaptation of Mrs...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 04:01PM[SHARE]

Casting Directors Livestream Themselves Not Looking at You So It Feels Like You're Still Auditioning by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. NEW YORK, NY - The past week has delivered unprecedented changes to the Broadway community in the wake of COVID-19. In an attempt to maintain a sense of nor…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:34AM[SHARE]

Real Life "Into The Woods"? This Baker is Impotent by Broadway Beat

by Emmy Pratt. @gimmieemmy. DALLAS, TX - The wonder and whimsy of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods has been, seemingly, magically brought to life this week, as Jason Martin, a local baker a…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:15AM[SHARE]

Pete Buttigieg Suspends Presidential Campaign, Immediately Joins "Book of Mormon" Cast by Broadway Beat

by Emmy Brett. @emmy_brett (Twitter), @emmyliketheawards (Instagram). NEW YORK, NY - After ending his bid for the democratic presidential nomination, former ...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:36AM[SHARE]

Study: Audience Hearts Beat Together at the Theater, Unless Person Next to You is Really Annoying by Broadway Beat

by Catherine Weingarten. @sarahkaneissexy. LONDON - The University of Central London Division of Psychological and Language Sciences issued a follow-up study...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:29AM[SHARE]

Study: Audience Hearts Beat Together at the Theater, Unless Person Next to You is Really Annoying by Broadway Beat

by Catherine Weingarten. @sarahkaneissexy. LONDON - The University of Central London Division of Psychological and Language Sciences issued a follow-up study to their viral report describing…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:29AM[SHARE]
Friday, February 21, 2020

Burglar Taps, Sings a Little During Robbery, Just In Case Person He's Robbing, Like, Knows Somebody by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. SACRAMENTO - Serial cat burglar Samuel DeFrenz entered the home of 63-year old Madelyn Horowitz at around 3:30am this past Wedne...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:46AM[SHARE]

Burglar Taps, Sings a Little During Robbery, Just In Case Person He's Robbing, Like, Knows Somebody by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. SACRAMENTO - Serial cat burglar Samuel DeFrenz entered the home of 63-year old Madelyn Horowitz at around 3:30am this past Wednesday, attempting to steal any goo…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:46AM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 20, 2020

Fan at Stage Door Furious Actor Won't Take Picture, Donate Organs by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Hadestown super-fan Lydia Lewell relayed her disappointment this week after ensemble member Kenneth West, of whom...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:38AM[SHARE]

Fan at Stage Door Furious Actor Won't Take Picture, Donate Organs by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Hadestown super-fan Lydia Lewell relayed her disappointment this week after ensemble member Kenneth West, of whom Lewell considers herself a "stan…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:38AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 19, 2020

"Moulin Rouge!" Forced to Evacuate After Elephant Statue Shows Signs of Sentient Life by Broadway Beat

by Daniel Tepper. @tanieldepper. NEW YORK, NY - Moulin Rouge! The Musical faced a Broadway first this week as they were forced to evacuate the Al Hirschfield...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:36AM[SHARE]

"Moulin Rouge!" Forced to Evacuate After Elephant Statue Shows Signs of Sentient Life by Broadway Beat

by Daniel Tepper. @tanieldepper. NEW YORK, NY - Moulin Rouge! The Musical faced a Broadway first this week as they were forced to evacuate the Al Hirschfield Theater in the middle of the Act…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:36AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Playbill Bio Includes Date When Actor Will Die by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. ORLANDO - This weekend saw the premiere of the Orlando Repertory Theater's production of Bye Bye Birdie, but among the fanfare a...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:01AM[SHARE]

Playbill Bio Includes Date When Actor Will Die by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. ORLANDO - This weekend saw the premiere of the Orlando Repertory Theater's production of Bye Bye Birdie, but among the fanfare and rave reviews came an odd detai…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:01AM[SHARE]

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