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Thursday, January 2, 2025

Regular Customer Dazzles with Performance of Not Knowing Damn Well This Place Closes in Two Minutes by Broadway Beat

by Lex Vaughn. Twitter: @AlexaVaughn. Instagram: @LexVon. SEATTLE, WASH. — Baristas at Valentina’s Cafe are raving about a regular...

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Cough Narrowly Arrives in Time for Show's Lone Silent Moment by Broadway Beat

by T.J. Pieffer. @tjpieffer. CHICAGO - Wiping the sweat from his brow, a cough just barely made it in time for the sole four seconds of...

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I See How It Is: When Cole Escola Does No Research for OH, MARY! it's "Hilarious," But When I Do It for My History Paper, it's "See Me After Class?” by Broadway Beat

by Shaina Maitino. NEW YORK, NY – Cole Escola’s historical farce Oh, Mary!  has been a total Broadway smash. Escola wrote Mary Todd...

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Devastating: Woman with No Experience in Dance Can't be a Rockette Because of Height by Broadway Beat

by Anaya Brodie. @notanayasmain. WOODBRIDGE, VA. —  We have all seen the clickbait articles, Buzzfeed videos, and TikToks with the title...

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New Disney Musical Requires Genie+ for Bathrooms, Concessions, to Leave by Broadway Beat

by Alex Karukas. @akruckus. NEW YORK, NY — The Walt Disney Company announced today that it has begun the process of converting all...

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Amazing! Lin-Manuel Miranda Has Been Pickling This Cucumber Since Day One of HAMILTON and It’s Almost Time to Taste by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. NEW YORK, NY – In celebration of Broadway juggernaut Hamilton ’s ten-year anniversary, creator...

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Tom Francis Accidentally Walks Too Far, Ends Up Discovering the Beauty of the Met Cloisters by Broadway Beat

by Joseph Thor. NEW YORK, NY — During today’s performance of Sunset BLVD , leading man Tom Francis began his routine title song loop...

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Accessibility Win! Broadway Prepares for Second Trump Presidency by Adding Easy Exit Seats for Politicians Afraid of Actor Speeches by Broadway Beat

by Jake Alexander. @JakeAlexander34. NEW YORK, NY- As the nation reacts to the election of Donald Trump as the 47th President, Broadway...

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Theatre Department Adamant that Minimalist Interpretation Has “Nothing to Do with Budget” by Broadway Beat

by Katherine Pereira. CONCORD, NH — Following the lackluster turnout at the Northview High School theatre department’s bake sale,...

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Pay-What-You-Can Theatre Company Wasn’t Expecting to Receive So Many Souls by Broadway Beat

by Matt Keeley. @reallymattkeeley. CHICAGO - Local storefront Twisted Rose Theatre has long prided itself on their nontraditional,...

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

OPINION: Broadway Tickets ARE Affordable! Just Don’t Eat for, Like, Two Weeks by Broadway Beat

by Will Tully. @willrtully. NEW YORK, NY - As someone who’s lived in NYC for three months now, I feel like I can say that I’m a real New...

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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Site-Specific Production of THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL Happening in My Buddy Derek’s Swimming Pool, Please Come, He Doesn’t Have Any RSVPs and It’s H by Broadway Beat

by Zach Sciortino. @zachthemaniac616. PHOENIX, AZ. — Local theatre fan Derek Sherman decided for his birthday party this year, he would...

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Parents Threaten Naughty Children with Reappearance of Matthew Morrison Grinch by Broadway Beat

by Kinsey Jasnoch. @kinseyjasnoch. WORLDWIDE — With Christmas fast approaching, parents across the globe have cast aside threats of...

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Drama Club Director Tempts Fate, Casts Couple as Romantic Leads by Broadway Beat

by Elizabeth Downing. LEWISTON, ID — Earlier this afternoon, Central High School drama club director and self-proclaimed psychic Ms....

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Original Broadway Cast Lost on Road to Hadestown After Trying to Convert to Kilometers by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous LONDON – Reports out of London today suggest that the Original Broadway Cast has lost their way to...

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Confused Project Manager Just Circling Back to See if Shark is Still Broken by Broadway Beat

by Adam Bakst. @Mr_AdamB1. The following is an e-mail The Broadway Beat editorial team received from our project manager at 4:47pm on a...

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Kathy Hochul Announces Congestion Pricing Plan for Broadway Bathroom Lines by Broadway Beat

by Elanna White. @ewelannawhite. NEW YORK, NY - Theatregoers young and old were thrown this week when Governor Kathy Hochul held a...

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Suspiciously Ben Platt-Shaped Present Under Christmas Tree Won’t Stop Riffing by Broadway Beat

by Melia Hagino. @meliahagino. YOUR HOMETOWN – This morning, members of your household awoke to find a strange new present underneath the...

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SQUID GAME Season Two to Feature Zip Zap Zop by Broadway Beat

by Dylan Bivings. @dmacbivings. BURBANK, Ca. - With Squid Game season two out now, show creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has revealed that one of...

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Thespian Fugitive Caught Immediately Once Police Bring Out Helicopter Spotlight by Broadway Beat

by Katie Siegel. @katiefliesaway. JERSEY CITY, NJ — An hours-long manhunt for a recent graduate of University of Michigan was came to an...

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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Fucked Up? Orchestra Doesn’t Love That You Call Their Workspace "The Pit" by Broadway Beat

by Melia Hagino. @meliahagino. NEW YORK, NY – Members of several Broadway orchestras spoke out this week about the unjust treatment they...

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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

RECIPE LIST: Alienate Your Friends and Loved Ones With Our Six-Course Bertolt Brechtfast! by Broadway Beat

by Matt Keeley. @reallymattkeeley. AUGSBURG, GER - Nothing brings people together quite like a good meal, but if you’re looking for one...

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Friday, November 15, 2024

EXCLUSIVE: THE OUTSIDERS to Do That Thing WAITRESS Did With the Pie Smell, but With Himbo Sweat by Broadway Beat

by Will Tully. @willrtully. NEW YORK, NY - Due to overwhelming pressure from fans and critics alike, The Outsiders has taken a page out...

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Oof: Baby Crying on Airplane Clearly Hasn't Found Healthy Mix Belt by Broadway Beat

by Eli Mendenhall. @elihmen. BOISE, Id - Passengers on Southwest Flight WN1981 to Sacramento this weekend were privy to the haphazard...

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Man Leaves Show Midway Through Curtain Call Despite Believing that the Moral Arc of the Universe Bends Towards Justice by Broadway Beat

by Jack Filsinger. NEW YORK, NY – Audiences at the Richard Rodgers Theatre were left shocked after native New Yorker Ed Lowery left the...

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Friday, November 8, 2024

Andrew Rannells! It's a Slow News Day, So We're Just Yelling Out the Names of Broadway Actors by Broadway Beat

by Brady Thomas. @cbradyt. NEW YORK, NY. —  Struggling Broadway Beat writer Eliza Hoffman, upon noticing the utter dearth of Broadway...

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Thursday, November 7, 2024

OH NO: Netflix Exec Seen Enjoying Your Favorite Musical by Broadway Beat

by Divyansh Kulshrestha. NEW YORK, NY - In a worrying bit of news that has struck fear into the hearts of the entire fanbase, a...

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In Effort to Bring in a Younger Audience, Broadway Introduces Sunday Matinees at 2x Speed by Broadway Beat

by Sophia Rubino. @sophiarrubino. NEW YORK, NY – After a recent statistical report detailing the severe decline in younger audiences at...

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“I Don’t Have Any Boundaries,” Brags Intimacy Workshop Participant No One Wants to Partner With by Broadway Beat

by Madeline Geier. Bluesky: @ MadelinesOpinions.bsky.social IG: @MadelineRuthmary SEATTLE, WA —  While many participants have lauded...

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Friday, November 1, 2024

“Macavity’s Not There!” Exclaims Theatre Kid During Visit to the Dentist by Broadway Beat

by Matt Keeley. @reallymattkeeley. APPLETON, WI - Flummoxed receptionists and dental hygienists alike expressed confusion over the recent...

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This College Theatre Department May Be Small, But It Has A Lot Of Charm. And By Charm, I Mean Mice. by Broadway Beat

by Shaina Maitino. PINE HARBOR, IL – The theatre department of James Polk College was never the most sophisticated in the country. They...

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