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 th…
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&…
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…
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 thea…
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…
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–…
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…
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…
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…
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 o…
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 "intelligent fol…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 peop…
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 …
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 f…
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 a…
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…
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’v…
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 …
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…
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…
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…