"MJ the Musical" Offers Discount to Anyone Who Can Look at Themselves After by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The previously cancelled, now retitled "MJ the Musical", based on the life of the highly controversial "King of Pop" Michael Jackson, announced to…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:30am on October 10, 2019☆⚑

Usage of the Phrase "So Important" Up 90% as Your White Friends See "Slave Play" by Broadway Beat

by Rebecca Slaman. @rebeccaslaman. NEW YORK, NY. " The Wall Street Journal issued an extensive linguistics report today highlighting a steep, 90% increase in usage of the phrase "so importan…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:17am on October 8, 2019☆⚑

"West Side Story" Revival Cuts 'I Feel Pretty', All Other Songs, Tony's Death, Tony, Stage, Lights by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @justayer. New York, NY " Innovative theatre director Ivo van Hove announced his changes to the highly anticipated Broadway revival of West Side Story this morning, which inc…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 2:05pm on October 7, 2019☆⚑

Father of Three Who Hasn't Performed Since High School Has Recurring Nightmare He Forgot His Lines by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @justayer. AUBURN HILL, Mich. - Local pharmacist and Father of three Craig Robbins woke from his slumber late last night after having a nightmare where he had forgotten all t…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:58am on October 7, 2019☆⚑

Study Finds You Didn't See Show Unless You Took a Selfie with the Playbill Over That Little Mouth by Broadway Beat

by Brendan Leonard. @brennylen. NEW YORK, NY " MIT's Sociological Research & Development department released a new research today proving that if you attend a Broadway show and don't tak…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:49am on October 7, 2019☆⚑

"At Least It's Not BroadwayCon," Sighs Parent Dropping Off Child at Comic Con by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @JustinAyer. NEW YORK, NY - Long Island resident Lisa Suarez dropped her teenage son Allen off in front of NYC's Javits Center this morning for the 2019 New York Comic Con, e…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:41am on October 4, 2019☆⚑

Local Playwright Still Single Despite Writing Strong Female Roles, Left Wondering What The Point Was by Broadway Beat

by Catherine Weingarten. @sarahkaneisssexy. NEW YORK, NY -  Local playwright Max Krazworthen has been left wondering what the point was following a staged reading of his play I Agree With…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:17am on October 3, 2019☆⚑

No Flash Photography? Usher Unsure What to Do About Man Drawing Caricatures During Performance by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Burlington, VT - Local Burlington Arts Center theater usher Max Lennon, often faced with audience members attempting to take photos and videos of the performance…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:30am on October 1, 2019☆⚑

"Secret" Review: Derren Brown Did Not Hypnotize Me Into Writing This, But Boy, He Sure Is Handsome by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @justayer. NEW YORK, NY - Guard your mind, Derren Brown's in town. We caught the famed UK mentalist's latest adventure of the psyche, "Derren Brown: Secret", currently on Bro…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:25am on September 30, 2019☆⚑

Daylight Savings Brings Chaos To The 11 O'Clock Number by Broadway Beat

by Ryan Kristopik. @ryankristopik. NEW YORK, New York "  With Daylight Savings on the horizon and all clocks looking to "fall behind" by an hour this weekend, performers and theatergoers …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:13am on September 30, 2019☆⚑

"Sleep No More" Announces New Policy Where They Can Kill You by Broadway Beat

by Rebecca Slaman. @rebeccaslaman. NEW YORK, NY - Immersive theatrical experience Sleep No More, which presents a multi-room staging of Macbeth in which the audience gets up close and person…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:44am on September 30, 2019☆⚑

Report: Cast Party for One-Man Show Very, Very Sad by Broadway Beat

The Broadway Beat. Philadelphia, PA - Following closing night of his one-man show Me Of A Hundred Names, local actor, playwright, and director Peter Washington celebrated with a cast party t…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:59am on September 26, 2019☆⚑

QUIZ: Are you an Elphaba, a Glinda, or the Zodiac Killer? by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Wicked fans unite! Ever wonder where you land in the great Emerald City-verse? Or, perhaps, where you fit into the infamous Zodiac killings that took place in No…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:32am on September 25, 2019☆⚑

Onstage Orchestra Longs for Glory Days of Being in a Hole by Broadway Beat

by Rebecca Slaman. @rebeccaslaman. NEW YORK, NY " Jonathan Bront, conductor of the onstage orchestra of Broadway's Oklahoma!, expressed his nostalgia this week for the "glory days" of when o…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:20am on September 24, 2019☆⚑

5 Tips To Take Your Indie Show Marketing Just a Little Too Far by Broadway Beat

by Catherine Weingarten. @sarahkaneissexy. Are you tired on your indie show not getting noticed? Is your cute Facebook ad with a GIF of a monkey dancing not getting the packed houses you des…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:13am on September 24, 2019☆⚑

Seven Must-Have Broadway Flea Items and One That's Just David Hyde Pierce's Leftover Chipotle by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. This Sunday is the 33rd annual Broadway Flea Market - a yearly merch extravaganza where theaters and shows sell rare and niche memorabilia to benefit Broadw…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:46am on September 20, 2019☆⚑

Fuck It: Elphaba Actress Just Not Doing Green This Week by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Broadway actor Natalie Cambridge, currently starring as Elphaba in the hit musical Wicked, announced today that she won't be donning the character…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:38am on September 17, 2019☆⚑

Area Woman Captures Reeve Carney By Placing Fancy Hat Under Box Propped Up By Stick by Broadway Beat

by Aidan Sears. @aidanjsears. NEW YORK -- Local theater fan Hannah Paulson announced today that she has successfully captured Hadestown star Reeve Carney by using a mechanism of her own inve…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:23am on September 16, 2019☆⚑

Man Disappointed Nothing Spooky Happened After Seeing "Beetlejuice" a Third Time by Broadway Beat

by Alec Brown. @brownata3. NEW YORK, NY - Nathan Qualls, a 47-year-old self proclaimed Beetle-Head, was shocked and heartbroken by the lack of anything spooky or ookey happening to him upon …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:02am on September 16, 2019☆⚑

QUIZ: Is He In Love With You, or Just The Only Straight Guy In Your Musical Theatre BFA? by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. You're in the cast's energy circle before your final dress rehearsal of Godspell, and you end up next to him. His hand lingers in yours just a moment longe…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:25am on September 12, 2019☆⚑

The Next "Come From Away"? My Car Broke Down in a Denny's Parking Lot and They Let Me Use The Phone by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Nashua, NH - Look out Broadway - there might just be a new feel-good show about welcoming strangers in need. If you love Come From Away, which tells the true sto…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:23am on September 10, 2019☆⚑

The Next "Come From Away"? My Car Broke Down in a Denny's Parking Lot and They Let Me Use The Phone by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Nashua, NH - Look out Broadway - there might just be a new feel-good show about welcoming strangers in need. If you love Come From Away, which tells the true sto…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:23am on September 10, 2019☆⚑

NRA Sponsors "Annie Get Your Gun" Revival "Annie Keep Your Gun, It's Your Right, Debate Me" by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Fairfax, VA - The National Rifle Association announced today their plan to sponsor a revival of the classic 1946 Irving Berlin musical "Annie Get Your Gun", reti…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:32am on September 10, 2019☆⚑

"King Kong" Puppet Back to Waiting Tables After Show Closes by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio NEW YORK, NY - Following last month's closing of the Broadway musical King Kong, the show's lead - a large, groundbreaking gorilla puppet that requires 15 people …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:06am on September 9, 2019☆⚑

Brave, Relatable Actress Lauded For Self-Tape Outtake by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. Astoria, NY --- 24 year old aspiring actress Melissa O'Dell shocked the internet today with a brave, vulnerable Instagram post featuring a supercut of her …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:16am on September 5, 2019☆⚑