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Monday, May 1, 2023

Five Iconic TONY Awards Performances and One That Instantly Kills You If You Watch It by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Grab your tux and start drafting your acceptance speech: it’s TONYs week! While the annual ceremony is known...

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Saturday, April 29, 2023

Actual PETER PAN GOES WRONG Stage Cannot Convince Audience the Fire is Real and Quickly Spreading by Broadway Beat

by Luke Maynus. @ luke.maynus New York, NY — The real Peter Pan Goes Wrong stage manager (NOT the character) was met with infuriating...

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

TONY NOMINEES: Surprises, Snubs, and While We’re on the Subject, Do You Think They’d Like Me? by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. The 2023 TONY nominees were announced this morning, celebrating the biggest & brightest that this Broadway...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Tickets to Play Critiquing Capitalism Start at $150 by Broadway Beat

by Kendall Davis. @hahakendalldavis. NEW YORK, NY – The most recent dramatic play to open on Broadway has been met with rave reviews. The...

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

High School Senior Probably Just Really Good At Playing Non-Speaking Animal Roles, Right? by Broadway Beat

by Luke Maynus. @luke.maynus. RICHMOND, Va. - The halls of Rutherford Hayes High School have been buzzing with excitement following the...

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

“There’s a Song Where the Mom Tries Banging Marty,” says BACK TO THE FUTURE Scribe When Asked Order by Broadway Beat

by Violet Jones. @violet_leigh. NEW YORK, NY - Jane Rodgers, a local Starbucks barista, was left confused and upset after what began as a...

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REVIEW: FIDDLER Brings the Roof Down! Seriously, Someone Must Have Cut Corners on Roof Construction by Broadway Beat

by Corey Pajka. Hartford, CT - Hartford Theatrical’s production of Fiddler on the Roof opened with a bang of the worst kind when the...

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

BREAKING: Your AI Headshot Booked an Equity Tour! Not You, Though by Broadway Beat

by Keeley Bell. @omgitskee. NEW YORK, NY – This boutique casting agency believes they’ve cracked the code to a perfect casting, and that...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

WTF?! Famous Actor Steals Role That Would’ve Definitely Gone to You Otherwise by Broadway Beat

by Kevin Burke. @ke7inburke. NEW YORK, NY - The Broadway community has been abuzz this week as word of a new musical production in the...

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

I Don’t Care What She Says; I’m Not Selling Kimberly Akimbo Booze by Broadway Beat

by James La Bella. @james.la.bella. NEW YORK, NY - I am a man with high moral character, and I cannot in good conscience sell Seagram’s...

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Weird: Recent Lottery Winner Only Biddy Biddy Bums Half The Day by Broadway Beat

by Rebecca Ballinger. @reberkk. ELKRIDGE, Maryland - This tight-knit community is baffled by last month’s lottery winner, Sean Wilson,...

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TICK, TICK... BOOM? I Have IBS and Ate Cheese an Hour Ago by Broadway Beat

by J.R. Gudeon. @j.r.__gudeon. NEW YORK, NY - Despite my better judgment and the fact that I have IBS, I ate cheese an hour ago. Is this...

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Adorable! FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY Team Believes They Were Audience’s First TKTS Pick by Broadway Beat

by Brian Olsen. @BrianOlsenBooks. NEW YORK, NY. - The cast and creatives behind Friends! The Musical Parody were excited to learn that...

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PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Cast Announces They Will Be Going to IHOP After Closing if Your Mom Can Drive by Broadway Beat

by Luke Maynus. @ Luke.Maynus. NEW YORK, NY — The cast of the acclaimed and long running Broadway musical The Phantom of the Opera has...

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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? Experts Suggest Rat Poison by Broadway Beat

by Kendall Davis. @hahakendalldavis. NEW YORK, NY – The NYC Animal Control Center’s director of pest relations, Anna Woofens, has...

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Laura Wingfield’s Influence? Man Can’t Stop Using Glassware, Leaving Them a Quarter Full in His Room by Broadway Beat

by Blaise Wopperer. @blaisewopperer. ASTORIA, Queens - Unable to locate a single clean glass in the kitchen cupboard for a week now,...

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Monday, April 3, 2023

You Are a Qualified Performing Artist Even if the IRS Doesn’t Think So by Broadway Beat

by Matt Keeley @reallymattkeeley Hey buddy. I know it's a tough thing to pursue your dreams. You’ve got to spend years taking classes,...

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Friday, March 31, 2023

I’m a Shakespeare Character, and I’d Rather Let the World Burn Than Ask a Clarifying Question by Broadway Beat

by J.R. Gudeon. @j.r.__gudeon FAIR VERONA, ITALY – Hi, I’m a Shakespeare character, and while I’d steal, deceive, and even die for love,...

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Genuinely Creative Child Desperately Searches for an Actual God Damn Slime Tutorial by Broadway Beat

by Luke Maynus. @luke.maynus. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Local child Sami Fitzpatrick was horrified Tuesday morning when she attempted to watch a...

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Monday, March 27, 2023

Samantha Didn’t Receive Opening Night Flowers from Her Situationship & Now We Have to Hear About It by Broadway Beat

by Hallie Quinn. @halliequinn_. INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The opening performance of Dog-Eat-Dog Playhouse’s Sweet Charity sparked joy and...

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Friday, March 24, 2023

I Hated BAD CINDERELLA, But Climate Change Will Cause Water Wars Eventually, So Fuck It, Five Stars by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest Broadway musical Bad Cinderella opened this week, with many...

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Actor Devastated to Not Receive More Followers After Putting Instagram Handle in Program Bio by Broadway Beat

by Shai Altheim. @althyme.s. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ. - Rutgers-New Brunswick acting sophomore Brett Myers reported feeling devastated about...

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

REVIEW: LIFE OF PI Tiger is a Stunning Feat of Theatrical Puppetry… But What if it Fought War Horse? by Broadway Beat

by Jonathan Hogue. @jthogue2. NEW YORK, NY - Direct from a smash hit West End run, the breathtaking Broadway stage adaptation of the...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

6 Coping Techniques to Deal with News Your Theatre Camp Nemesis “Rounding Out Cast” of New Musical by Broadway Beat

by Fiona Gorry-Hines. @cries_at_parties. You just received terrible news: a new musical announced its supporting cast, and your theater...

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We Prompted an AI Generator to Create a Musical and It Just Wrote STARLIGHT EXPRESS by Broadway Beat

by Kendall Davis. @hahakendalldavis. SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. – In an exercise to test the creative limitations of the popular artificial...

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Artist Struggling to Make Ends Meet Would Love to Know Just Where the Hell These Crisis Acting Gigs by Broadway Beat

by Matt Keeley. @reallymattkeeley. CHICAGO - After a month of less than steady employment and looming due dates for his rent and credit...

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Synth in PHANTOM Title Number There to Remind You This Isn’t a Real Opera, So Don't Feel Cultured by Broadway Beat

by Alexandra Bowman. @scripta_bene. NEW YORK, NY - Phantom of the Opera composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, having learned recently that some...

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

Set Designer Decides on Minimalism at Last Minute by Broadway Beat

by Samantha Prosser. @samanthprosser. LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. - After weeks of delayed prep for the Kataifi Theater’s upcoming production...

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

The Angel From ANGELS IN AMERICA Crashed Through My Ceiling and I I I I Got Some Awesome Selfies! by Broadway Beat

by Corey Pajka. @corey_does_thingsnyc. Greetings, Broadway Beaters, The Great Article begins! I couldn’t help but have that thought as...

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Groundbreaking Revival of Golden Age Musical Doesn't Change a Thing; Just as Bad as the Original by Broadway Beat

by Solomon Duane. @solomonduane. NEW YORK, NY — Following a series of successful Golden Age reimaginings, director Robert Conway has made...

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Shocking! Local Woman Discovers Toxic Ex is Actually Three Neil LaBute Protagonists in a Trenchcoat by Broadway Beat

by Caroline Lyell. @Caro__lyell. FRESNO, CA. - 32-year old UX Designer Aubrey Merrick was stunned to find out that her ex-boyfriend of...

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards