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 on February 24, 2020☆⚑

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 on February 24, 2020☆⚑

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 on February 24, 2020☆⚑

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 on February 24, 2020☆⚑

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 on February 24, 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 Wednesday, attempting to steal any goo…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:46am on 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 on February 21, 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 on 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 Lewell considers herself a "stan…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:38am on February 20, 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 Theater in the middle of the Act…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:36am on 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 on February 19, 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 and rave reviews came an odd detai…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:01am on 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 on February 18, 2020☆⚑

Biden Campaign Promises "Return to Next to Normal" by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. WASHINGTON D.C. - 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate Joe Biden clarified his campaign's stance on bringing forth a "...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 4:23pm on February 17, 2020☆⚑

Stunt Casting Gone Too Far? "Mean Girls" Recasts Bus with New York City Transit Authority Bus #3268 by Broadway Beat

by Addison McKissack. @Addisonmckiss. NEW YORK, NY - The team behind the Broadway smash Mean Girls announced today that they will be rounding out their cast ...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:44am on February 17, 2020☆⚑

CDC Urges Citizens to Avoid Spreading Coronavirus by Greeting Exclusively with Jazz Hands by Broadway Beat

by Brendan Leonard. @brennylen. WASHINGTON, D. C. - To combat the ongoing threat of coronavirus, the Center for Disease Control has urged citizens to no long...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:27am on February 17, 2020☆⚑

Actor Charged with Tax Evasion After Writing Off Ubers to Pearl Studios by Broadway Beat

by Marissa Hecker. NEW YORK, NY - Unemployed actor Josh Snyder received an official notice today from the Internal Revenue Service, stating he could be fined up to $10,000 for attempting to …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:49am on February 17, 2020☆⚑

Actor Charged with Tax Evasion After Writing Off Ubers to Pearl Studios by Broadway Beat

by Marissa Hecker. NEW YORK, NY - Unemployed actor Josh Snyder received an official notice today from the Internal Revenue Service, stating he could be fined...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:49am on February 17, 2020☆⚑

The Masks of Theatre by Broadway Beat

by Ali Solomon. @AliSolomain (Instagram), @AliCoaster (Twitter).

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:25pm on February 14, 2020☆⚑

QUIZ: Which "West Side Story" Cast Member Are You? One of the Normal Ones, or the Sexual Harasser? by Broadway Beat

EDITOR'S NOTE: The original title of this piece referred to Amar Ramasar as a "sex offender". It has since been updated to the term "sexual harasser". Amar Ramasar is not legally a sex offen…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 5:09pm on February 13, 2020☆⚑

Check Out This Stunning Quick Change! Struggling Actor Becomes Starbucks Barista Just Like That by Broadway Beat

by Brendan Leonard. @brennylen. NEW YORK, NY - The most impressive quick change on Broadway isn't happening in a theater, but rather at the Starbucks on 43rd Street and Broadway. On a daily …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:36pm on February 13, 2020☆⚑

Check Out This Stunning Quick Change! Struggling Actor Becomes Starbucks Barista Just Like That by Broadway Beat

by Brendan Leonard. @brennylen. NEW YORK, NY - The most impressive quick change on Broadway isn't happening in a theater, but rather at the Starbucks on 43rd...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:36pm on February 13, 2020☆⚑

Stage Crew Member Mishears "Wear All Black" as "Wear Glitter Vest and Feather Boa" by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LANSING, Mi. - Derek Haddel, a local Lansing High School student working stage crew for their production of The Crucible, made w...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:01pm on February 12, 2020☆⚑

Stage Crew Member Mishears "Wear All Black" as "Wear Glitter Vest and Feather Boa" by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LANSING, Mi. - Derek Haddel, a local Lansing High School student working stage crew for their production of The Crucible, made waves this week after somehow mish…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:01pm on February 12, 2020☆⚑

Bechdel Test Updated to Check If Work Includes Three Women of Different Ages Who Are Also Same Woman by Broadway Beat

by Kath Dunham. @kathdunham. NEW YORK, NY - The Bechdel test, originally a question of whether a work of fiction included two women who talk to each other ab...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:37am on February 11, 2020☆⚑