Critics Praising "1917" for Filming as One Continuous Shot Reveal They've Never Seen a Play by Broadway Beat

by Kath Dunham. @kathdunham. LOS ANGELES - After months of film critics describing the Oscar-nominated feature 1917's one-shot filming style as "groundbreaking" and "unheard of," The Broadwa…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:28am on January 20, 2020☆⚑

"Drunk Shakespeare" Spinoff "Crystal Meth and Bear with Knife Shakespeare" Closes After Six Minutes by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The controversial and widely advised-against production of Crystal Meth and Bear with Knife Shakespeare, a spinoff production of the Off-Broadway …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:46am on January 16, 2020☆⚑

Critics Citing "Angels In America" as Seminal Drama Willing to Overlook that "Prior" is a Dumb Name by Broadway Beat

by Kath Dunham. @kathdunham. NEW YORK, NY - Theater critics around the world have come forward today to emphasize that they still consider Tony Kushner's revered, seminal 1991 play Angels in…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:35am on January 15, 2020☆⚑

Man's Seasonal Depression Announces Extended Run Through Spring by Broadway Beat

by Dan Kozuh. @dankozuh. CHICAGO - A local man's seasonal depression, which opened in early October, has announced that due to a successful run through the Fall and Winter, the production wi…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:17am on January 14, 2020☆⚑

OSCAR SNUB: HS Drama Club Shocked After Video of "South Pacific" Performance Gets Zero Nominations by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. ROCKLAND, ME - The cast of Rockland High School drama club's Fall production of South Pacific expressed their disbelief this morning after a video of the perform…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:49am on January 13, 2020☆⚑

Help! Pasek and Paul Broke Into My House and Won't Leave Until I Learn to Love Myself by Broadway Beat

by Emmy Pratt. @gimmiemmy. QUEENS, NY - Help! Pasek and Paul, the visionary musical minds behind such hits as Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land, and The Greatest Showman, have taken a break from …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:27am on January 12, 2020☆⚑

BREAKING: Tony Awards Add New Category Honoring Best Lighting by Cell Phone Cameras in the Audience by Broadway Beat

by Erin Corbo. NEW YORK, NY - The Tony Awards Administration Committee shocked fans around the world today when they announced that the 2020 Tony Awards will include a new category celebrati…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:55am on January 10, 2020☆⚑

"Oklahoma!" and "West Side Story" Blamed for STI Outbreak at Classic Musical Retirement Home by Broadway Beat

by Brendan Leonard. @brennylen. MILLBURN, NJ - Reports are surfacing of an outbreak of venereal diseases at the Shady Pines Retirement Home for Classic Broadway Musicals, with the culprits r…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:57am on January 9, 2020☆⚑

Bisexual Tenors Riot After H&M Stops Selling Tan Khakis by Broadway Beat

by Chloe Hechter. @chloehechter_. NEW YORK, NY -  Clothing retailer H&M recently announced that they would no longer be including tan khaki pants in their spring collection, resulting…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:29am on January 7, 2020☆⚑

"The Lightning Thief" Crew Begins Lengthy, Complex Set Strike Oh Wait They're Done by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The crew of Broadway's limited run, cult-bloved The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical began to strike the set following the show's closin…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:02pm on January 6, 2020☆⚑

Just Because They Can: "Hamilton" Film to Digitally Replace Daveed Diggs with Sassy, Rappin' Giraffe by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - Disney announced yesterday that they've acquired the rights to a June 2016 filming of the acclaimed Broadway phenomenon Hamilton, featuring the ful…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:23am on January 6, 2020☆⚑

New Sondheim Musical Just Twenty People Singing Different Songs at the Same Time by Broadway Beat

by Kath Dunham. @kathdunham. NEW YORK, NY - Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim announced today the development of his latest musical, sharing, exclusively with The Broadway Beat, that hi…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:23am on January 3, 2020☆⚑

Immersive, Non-Union Production of "The Inheritance" Turns Out to Just Be Handsome Men Having Brunch by Broadway Beat

by Brendan Leonard. @brennylen. BOSTON - Claims that a non-union tour of the acclaimed Broadway play The Inheritance began performances in Boston yesterday have been proven false after Conno…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:25am on January 2, 2020☆⚑

"New Year, New Me" says Actor Using the Same Audition Monologue Five Years in a Row by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. NEW YORK, NY - New Year's Day. For many, it's a time to reflect on the triumphs and disappointments of the previous year, and to create goals for what they …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 1:45pm on January 1, 2020☆⚑

Man's Resolution to "See More Theatre" Begins and Ends with "John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch" by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. BRIDGEWATER, Conn. - Local resident Allen Rollens shared his 2020 New Year's resolutions earlier this week, including a goal to "see more live theatre" - which h…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:33am on January 1, 2020☆⚑

NYE Hack: If You Start Playing "Next to Normal" at 9:54:19, Everyone Will Leave & You Can Go to Bed by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @JustAyer (Instagram), @JustinAyer (Twitter). NEW YORK, NY - Anyone who's ever hosted a New Year's Eve party knows that it's nearly impossible to get the guests to leave when…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:48am on December 31, 2019☆⚑

Report: "The Play That Goes Wrong" Goes Wrong, Goes Right by Broadway Beat

by Roxy Arecco. @roxyarecco. NEW YORK, NY - Beloved Off-Broadway comedy The Play That Goes Wrong went wrong last night, ultimately forcing the mad cap show, in which a local production faces…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:42am on December 30, 2019☆⚑

Christmas Tradition: Playwright Leaves Out Milk and Cookies for Scott Rudin by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. ATLANTA - Local playwright Hillary Lewis spent her Christmas Eve preparing a plate of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and an accompanying glass of cold milk…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:38am on December 24, 2019☆⚑

Teen Charged with Manslaughter After Taping "Kick Me" Sign to Friend's Back at Radio City Music Hall by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Tragedy struck the annual Radio City Christmas Spectacular this week after local teen Brandon Morton was charged with manslaughter for putting a p…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:27am on December 23, 2019☆⚑

"Cats" Review: We Didn't See It, But We Did Take Military-Grade LSD and Go to Petco, So Here's That by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Tom Hooper's adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's beloved musical Cats has pounced into theaters this weekend, facing harsh criticism from critics and moviegoers …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 1:36pm on December 20, 2019☆⚑

Friend Who Saw "Hamilton" with Original Cast Somehow Worse Than Friend Who Studied Abroad by Broadway Beat

by Nick Brigis. @nickbrigis. NEW YORK, NY - NYU Tisch Junior Mary Kate Daehler was shocked to discover the newest member of her friend group, Anna, a sophomore who saw Hamilton on Broadway …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:43am on December 19, 2019☆⚑

"Cats" Halts Press Tour After James Corden Refuses to Break Character, Keeps Pissing on Everything by Broadway Beat

by Elizabeth Pellegrino. @lizwrotewhat. LOS ANGELES, Ca - Representatives from Universal Pictures revealed today that they are halting the press tour for the much-anticipated Cats film hitti…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:14pm on December 18, 2019☆⚑

"Dramaturgically, It Needs Work" says Performance Studies Minor Giving Unsolicited Notes on Eulogy by Broadway Beat

by Rebecca Salzhauer. KENT, Conn. - Grieving family members found themselves shocked this past weekend when NYU Performance Studies Minor Evelyn Hurley halted the funeral of local pediatric …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:54am on December 17, 2019☆⚑

Thousands of Tourists Gather on Dark Monday to Watch Actors Return to the Sea by Broadway Beat

by Sara Detrik. @sara_detrik. NEW YORK, NY  - This past Monday, famously the one day per week in which almost all Broadway theaters go "dark" with no performances or marquees lit up, saw …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:27am on December 16, 2019☆⚑

"Mean Girls" Fans Flood the Streets with Flash Mob Tribute Oh Wait It's SantaCon Oh God Oh No by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @JustinAyer (Twitter), @JustAyer (Instagram). New York, NY - Midtown Manhattan found itself overwhelmed Saturday morning by flocks of fans of Broadway's Mean Girls, with grou…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:22am on December 14, 2019☆⚑