Woke Theatre Gives Land Acknowledgment Before Performing Racist Musical by Broadway Beat

by Brady Thomas. @cbradyt. TULSA, OK. "  It's official: woke is back on the menu! Just this afternoon, Emmett Jameson, president of the local Golden Age Players, has announced that, all n…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on January 1, 2026[SHARE]

The Wait is Over: BUG Announces Original Broadway Cast Recording by Broadway Beat

by Kinsey Jasnoch. @kinseyjasnoch. Original photo: Carrie Coon, Namir Smallwood, by Lily Cummings. NEW YORK, NY " Ask and you shall receive! The team behind the Broadway premiere of Bug , a …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on January 1, 2026[SHARE]

Definitely Not a Cash Grab: Warner Brothers to Re-Release THE WIZARD OF OZ as WICKED: 1½ by Broadway Beat

by Leah Windahl. @leah_windahl. THE AMC ON 42 nd  STREET, NY " Though usually a place where dreams come true, everyone has a nice time, and nobody gets bedbugs, the atmosphere at the 42nd…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on January 1, 2026[SHARE]

Actor Delivers Audition So Powerful, Casting Director Stops Opening Salad Container by Broadway Beat

by Conor Moroney. @conorseamusactor. NEW YORK, NY " Actor Aaron Durkin has entered the annals of theatrical history by delivering an audition so powerful that the casting director stopped op…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on December 24, 2025[SHARE]

Sad: This Cast Only Has Two Oscar Nominees by Broadway Beat

by Conor Moroney. @conorseamusactor NEW YORK, NY " Bummer. It is with great reluctance to inform you that the cast for The Rocky Horror Show contains a mere two Academy Award nominees. "Y…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on December 17, 2025[SHARE]

Ahem, Actually, "Oedipus" is pronounced "GOD-OH" by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY. " Oh, you just saw Robert Icke's political thriller reimagining of Oedipus ? Yeah, I can tell, based on the way you're pronouncing " or shall we sa…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on December 17, 2025[SHARE]

Complacent Stage Manager Calls for Places Whenever by Broadway Beat

by Matt Keeley. @reallymattkeeley. PALO ALTO, CA - Backstage at the Palo Alto Playhouse, confused cast members were left with an indeterminate amount of time to prepare for the top of show w…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on December 17, 2025[SHARE]

I'm Sorry, Why is NOBODY Talking About the Problematic Age Gap Between Oedipus and His Mother??? by Broadway Beat

by Ben Schrager. Instagram: @ben.schrager. Bluesky: @ benschrager.bsky.social THEBES, GR - Readers of my column that I etch into literal columns on The Parthenon often accuse me of focusing …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on December 16, 2025[SHARE]

BREAKING: Jeremy Jordan Still Stuck to Concrete Slab Inside Lincoln Center by Broadway Beat

by Sarah Lasko. NEW YORK, NY. " In a shocking turn of events, it was discovered that Jeremy Jordan is currently still stuck to a concrete slab inside Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on December 10, 2025[SHARE]

IMPRESSIVE! Barista Breaks Down How to Measure a Year in Cups of Coffee by Broadway Beat

by Dylan Bivings. @dmacbivings. NEW YORK, NY. - After years of speculation, we here at The Broadway Beat have secured a breaking exclusive at Gregory's Coffee where professional barista, Pay…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on December 10, 2025[SHARE]

Big Deal! BUG is Having a Revival at My House Too by Broadway Beat

by James La Bella. @James.La.Bella. Original Bug photo by Lily Cummings. NEW YORK, NY - Local Manhattan resident Richard "Dick" Smarge has been leading a small but vocal campaign against t…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on December 4, 2025[SHARE]

Diligent Actor Spends Two Hours Dicking Around on Phone in Preparation for Callback Waiting Room by Broadway Beat

by Matt Keeley. @reallymattkeeley. GLENCOE, Il - Ensuring that he felt optimally prepared for his upcoming callback, local nonunion actor Timothy Hutchins dedicated two full hours to dicking…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on November 26, 2025[SHARE]

OPINION: Everyone Who Complains About Broadway Having No Original Works Featuring Diverse Casts and Creatives Better Show UP for This DEATH OF A SALES by Broadway Beat

Nathan Lane By Btvway - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86673859 Laurie Metcalf By John Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on November 6, 2025[SHARE]

HOORAY! Acting Professor Wrote an Awful Play and Now He Wants You to Do the Live Table Read by Broadway Beat

by Allyson Stathers. @allysonstathers. ASHEVILLE, NC " Awesome! Theatre Major Carissa Calloway's acting professor has written an awful play called Black & White,  and now wants her to…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on November 5, 2025[SHARE]

"If You Think About It, the Time Between Dinner and Dessert is Kinda Like an Intermission," says Dad Desperately Trying to Connect with BFA Son by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY - It's Thanksgiving Day, and local father Mitchell Reclom just finished stating out loud that "if you think about it, the time between dinne…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on November 1, 2025[SHARE]

"We're Sooo Glinda and Elphaba," says Best Friends Who Have Never Said a Kind Word About Each Other in Private by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. ANN ARBOR, Mi " Self-proclaimed best friends and Musical Theatre BFA recipients Theresa Marino and Rachel Lavigne announced via a celebratory Instagram pos…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on October 29, 2025[SHARE]

Disappointing: I Shaved My Entire Body to See WICKED: FOR GOOD and Big Jonathan Bailey Barely Noticed by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. UPPER WEST SIDE, NY " Well, that was a waste of time. I just got out of an early screening of Wicked: For Good , and while I thought the movie was phenomena…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on October 29, 2025[SHARE]

IS IT CAKE? Fiyero's Ass In Those Jea"Oh It's Straw? It's Actually Deeply Tragic? by Broadway Beat

by Jennifer Haining. Munchkinland, Oz "  Well great Oz! These insanulous and terrifideous animal uprisings have put a real damper on things in the Emerald City! Let's take a little vacay …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on October 23, 2025[SHARE]

Shit! Do You Think I Still Have Time to Use the Bathroom Before This 12-Month Intermission Ends? by Broadway Beat

by Mike Abrams. @TheWrongCatDied. NEW YORK, NY  -  Shit! I got so wrapped up scrolling social media, opening noisy candy wrappers, and hiding my sleeping bag from the AMC Times Square …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on October 23, 2025[SHARE]

HOLLYWOOD UPDATE: Ok, But the Winner of THIS Weekend's Box Office is… AVENUE Q: FOR NOW? When Did They Make a Sequel??? by Broadway Beat

by Ben Schrager. Instagram: @ben.schrager. Bluesky: @ benschrager.bsky.social . HOLLYWOOD, CA. " Shattering records for movie musicals and coming in at $152 million, this weekend's box offic…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on October 22, 2025[SHARE]

"As Long As You're Mine" to Give Millions of Women False Hope Around Their Gay Friends by Broadway Beat

by Brady Thomas. @cbradyt. NEW YORK, NY. "  As more and more moviegoers get to experience the magic of Wicked: For Good , one thing seems to be exceptionally clear: Jonathan Bailey and…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on October 15, 2025[SHARE]

BREAKING: Sour Patch Watermelon Really Missing a Fucking Layup Here by Broadway Beat

by Ben Schrager. Instagram: @ben.schrager. Bluesky: @ benschrager.bsky.social . NEW YORK, NY. "  In a move that is baffling the financial world, Sour Patch Watermelon has yet to announ…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on October 15, 2025[SHARE]

UH OH! You Wanted to Enjoy WICKED: FOR GOOD But Your Parents Just Said They Want to Tell You Something Together When We Get Home, Bud by Broadway Beat

by Jennifer Haining. Ashville, NC  "  It's here! You've had your tickets to Wicked: For Good secured for weeks, and now you're ready for the family outing of the century! But, uh oh!…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on October 12, 2025[SHARE]

WAITING FOR GODOT to Offer $25 Rush Tickets That Are Not Available This Evening, But Surely Tomorrow by Broadway Beat

by Ben Schrager. Instagram: @ben.schrager. Bluesky: @ benschrager.bsky.social   A COUNTRY ROAD, NY. "  Looking to see one of New York's hottest tickets on a budget? Well, you're in …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on October 9, 2025[SHARE]

"Another Hundred People Just Got Off of the Train", Says Woman In Country Lacking In High-Speed Rail by Broadway Beat

by Brady Thomas. @cbradyt. NEW YORK, NY. "  "Another hundred people just got off of the train," sang local musician Marta Myers in her daily ode to the hustle and bustle of New York City,…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00am on October 9, 2025[SHARE]