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☆⚑

Theater Kid Really Milking English Class Read-Through of "The Crucible" by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. DAYTON, OH - Tyler Zuckerman, theater kid and self-proclaimed "rising star" of T.H. Wilder High School, made waves this week as classmates noticed him just …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:49am on September 4, 2019☆⚑

"Hercules" Review: We Couldn't Get In But Could Sort Of Hear Some From Outside The Gates by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The Public Theater's world premiere of "Hercules" has proven to be one of the hottest tickets in NYC, with hundreds of fans waiting outside every …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:39am on September 3, 2019☆⚑

The Shubert Organization Announces Revival of The Man Having a Heart Attack in Row H at "Chicago" by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The Shubert Organization announced today their revival of Ted Garfield, the 63-year old man currently having a heart attack during act one of "Chi…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:06am on August 29, 2019☆⚑

"Sea Wall / A Life" Adds Steve-O Monologue "Fart Beer" To Production by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. HUDSON THEATRE, NY - Producers of the acclaimed "Sea Wall / A Life", a pair of monologues performed by celebrated actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge, annou…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:00am on August 27, 2019☆⚑

BREAKING: President's Understudy Expected to Go On For Rest of Show's Run by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. WASHINGTON, DC - Following Speaker Nancy Pelosi's blockbuster announcement yesterday that she is officially opening an impeachment inquiry into President Do…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:12am on August 22, 2019☆⚑

The Next Sweeney Todd? This Barber Just Killed a Man by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LONDON - Local authorities are buzzing this morning after discovering the body of 38-year old Mark Frianci in the barbershop of local groomer Damien Chattlesby -…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:01am on August 22, 2019☆⚑

Inside The Theater District Applebee's Secret Menu That I Definitely Didn't Make Up by Broadway Beat

by Ryan Kristopik. @ryankristopik. Everyone's favorite cheat (out) meal takes place at the Applebee's on 42nd Street. What Broadway Babies don't know is that there is a hidden menu for those…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:57am on August 20, 2019☆⚑

"Gazillion Bubble Show" Faces Controversy After 6-Year Old Counts by Broadway Beat

by Alec Brown. @brownta3. NEW YORK, New York " Famed Off-Broadway production "Gazillion Bubble Show" is facing controversy this week after 6-year old Michelle Vincent told the company manage…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:21am on August 16, 2019☆⚑

Quiznos Sponsors "King Kong" Puppet In Final Effort to Save Musical by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. New York, NY - Producers of the soon-to-close Broadway musical "King Kong" announced today that sandwich chain Quiznos would be stepping in to sponsor the show i…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:46am on August 16, 2019☆⚑

Singing Stardust Diner Staff to Start Doing Chekhov Monologues Instead by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. NEW YORK, NY - Would you like some Trigorin with that shake? Times Square's Stardust Diner, most famous for their bubbly wait staff that sings to you while …

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:10am on August 13, 2019☆⚑

Cast Singing In Aisle Foils Man's Attempt To Sneak Out of Middle School Production by Broadway Beat

by Gabie Barnes. @anacrusisnt. ITHACA, New York. " Local uncle Joel Watterson, 38, attempted to sneak out of Ulysses S. Grant Middle School's production of "Seussical the Musical JR." on Fri…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:03am on August 8, 2019☆⚑

Inclusivity Win: Crew Member Joins Cast on Stage After Failing to Finish Set Change In Time by Broadway Beat

by Noah Pines. @noah.pines. ALTOONA, Penn. " A brief miscommunication paved the way for an unlikely lesson in inclusivity this week, as crew member Eddie Turner found himself on stage, joini…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:25am on August 5, 2019☆⚑