Friday, June 7, 2019
In January, I tweeted about seeing Waitress for the second time in thirty days and someone responded: “Oh wow, people who live in New York can just casually go to a Broadway show whenever …
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 04:19AMSaturday, June 9, 2018
What a terrible Broadway season, right?! Honestly! In previous years, I was able to quickly come up with a cute alcohol infused title for these drinking games based off of one of the season&…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 07:09AMSunday, October 29, 2017
by Andrew Briedis In an effort to refrain from binging all of Stranger Things 2 in one weekend, I distracted myself by writing a short play (real short, I promise, it’s only 9 pages) …
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 11:15AMSaturday, June 10, 2017
What an incredible Broadway season, right?! We were gifted with so many new musicals that didn’t want to open in the same season as Hamilton crammed into every possible open theatre,…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 07:45AMMonday, March 6, 2017
LIVE! from BroadwayCon 2017, Andrew Briedis, writer and creator of Annoying Actor Friend, was joined by Broadway favorites Lesli Margherita, Eric Anderson, Keala Settle, Julia Murney, and An…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 03:26PMSunday, February 5, 2017
I’d like to think I know a thing or two about parody Twitter accounts. I have roughly four failed accounts and one that is successful, so I know what works and what doesn’t–…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 01:27PMMonday, December 5, 2016
Here we are again! After a significant pissing contest between NBC and FOX, our beloved live musicals have now completely conformed to actually including a live audience. Gone are the days o…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 10:21PMFriday, November 18, 2016
Yo Lightcatchers! Annoying Actor Friend has been included in the super rare NOT IN PACKS Autumn 2016 edition of The Lights of Broadway Show Cards! The only way to gain access to one of these…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 05:39PMWednesday, July 13, 2016
By ANDREW BRIEDIS Today, July 13th, 2016, marks the fourth anniversary of when I created Annoying Actor Friend. I was bored out of my mind and had nothing better to do on an extremely hot da…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 06:36PMFriday, June 10, 2016
What an incredible Broadway season, right?! So many Hamilton! Hamilton think pieces! Hamilton jokes! Hamilton memes! Hamilton Hamilton! Since the moment Hamilton opened at the Public on Ja…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 06:33PMTuesday, June 7, 2016
The AWARESIE AWARDS honor excellence on Broadway, Broadway Internet, and more specifically: Shit the Tonys Leave Out IT’S THE 2ND ANNUAL AWARESIE AWARDS! An ‘awaresie’ is an “intelli…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 09:00AMMonday, May 9, 2016
By Andrew Briedis Yo, guys. I’m speaking out of character, as me, Andrew Briedis. I’ve only done this one other time. There will be no forced jokes or ironic hashtags in this pie…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 10:44PMMonday, May 2, 2016
The AWARESIE AWARDS honor excellence on Broadway, Broadway Internet, and more specifically: Shit the Tonys Leave Out IT’S THE 2ND ANNUAL AWARESIE AWARDS! An ‘awaresie’ is a…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 08:30AMSaturday, April 9, 2016
You may have seen this flyer circulating Broadway Internet over the past few days. It was found in Brooklyn and posted on Instagram by New Yorker, Jose Simbulan. Whether you are a fan of Cat…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 02:35PMSaturday, January 30, 2016
I seriously forgot this shit was happening. Between NBC’s three live musical events and their 2007 smash hit, Grease: You’re the One That I Want!, I honestly thought it already h…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 05:19PMSaturday, January 23, 2016
Shows come and go. Some closing notices are tragic (an open ended run), some are expected (a limited engagement), and some really don’t mean shit (regional theatre). But to the people…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 11:03AMThursday, January 21, 2016
This weekend marks the first ever BroadwayCon! I am so happy someone finally created an event like SantaCon, but for us. You see, there’s always one Saturday every December when I fe…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 04:13PMWednesday, December 9, 2015
by Andrew Briedis While I remember writing short plays as far back as childhood, it took some time for me to really find my way to becoming a writer. There weren’t any afterschool programs…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 12:01AMFriday, December 4, 2015
In #GRATEFUL: Everything Happens for a Reason, the reader navigates show business from their perspective and their trajectory is decided upon at the start by which class they think they are…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 06:00AMWednesday, December 2, 2015
For the past three years, the first Thursday evening in December has been home to a holiday tradition as important as mistletoe, eggnog and bourbon, and watching Mariah Carey attempt whistle…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 08:55PMTuesday, October 20, 2015
I have not seen Hamilton. I have not listened to Hamilton. I have not read one article, nor watched any interviews, press footage, or GIFs. Anything I know about the show, I’ve lear…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 06:52PMMonday, August 31, 2015
The following text was written earlier today under the assumption The Broadway League would announce that they would dim the lights for Kyle Jean-Baptiste on Tuesday, September 1st. They in…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 04:20PMSaturday, July 18, 2015
Twitter sensation, Chelsea Nachman, has captured the hearts of anyone with a social media pulse, and we are ecstatic to announce that she will be making her New York stage debut as Laura Ben…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 10:01AMFriday, June 5, 2015
What an incredible Broadway season, right?! We had the return of Chita Rivera in a starring role, a PLAY at the Winter Garden, Kelli O’Hara surpassing Susan Lucci’s record for co…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 08:21PMMonday, June 1, 2015
The AWARESIE AWARDS honor excellence on Broadway, Broadway Internet, and more specifically: Shit the Tonys Leave Out The 1st AWARESIE AWARDS were held at an elaborate ceremony on YouTube and…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 07:30PMFriday, May 22, 2015
It’s the middle of Tonys season, do you know where Audra McDonald is? Last year, Ms. McDonald made Tony history with her sixth win for Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill. Tha…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 04:37PMThursday, May 21, 2015
1.) Kristin Chenowerth is hosting. 2.) Kristin Chenowerth was in Wicked 3.) I like Wicked. 4.) I also like the Tonys. 5.) Except when Wicked lost. 6.) To PUPPETS. 7.) Congratulations, H…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 03:56PMSunday, May 10, 2015
I am tremendously #grateful to be here today addressing the graduating theatre class of 2015, who are only a heartbeat away from taking a job away from me. You will never be as young as you …
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 09:35AMMonday, April 27, 2015
The AWARESIE AWARDS honor excellence on Broadway, Broadway Internet, and more specifically: Shit the Tonys Leave Out IT’S THE 1ST ANNUAL AWARESIE AWARDS! An ‘Awaresie’ is a…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 05:06PMTuesday, April 14, 2015
This weekend, Hillary Clinton made an announcement that she would make an announcement about an announcement announcing her announcement to run for President of the United States. All announ…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 06:22PMSunday, March 15, 2015
1. It was based on the Broadway musical Wicked. 2. It was the first national tour ever. 3. It went around to towns. 4. The tour made 9 billion dollars. 5. Stephen Schwartz made 10 billion d…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 04:59PM