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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Uh-Oh: "Company" Audience Member Forgets to Bring Patti LuPone’s Paycheck by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Chaos today as a random audience member at Broadway’s Company has reportedly left Patti...

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

"Company" Tony Medley Includes Title Song, "Getting Married Today", Patti Yelling "Get The Fuck Out" by Broadway Beat

by Caitlin Berg. @caitlinberg (Instagram), @caitlinhberg (Twitter). NEW YORK, NY - Company producer Alexander Murty confirmed today that...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Tuesday, May 10, 2022

"MJ the Musical Was Super Disappointing!" says Guy in '96 Bulls Jersey by Broadway Beat

by Paige Oberholtzer. NEW YORK, NY - Long time NBA fan Bret Markowitz gave a scathing review of the new Broadway jukebox show MJ the...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Sunday, May 8, 2022

Who Will Receive a Tony Nod? Dunno, But We Told You, Don't Ask Us Questions While We're in the Tub by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. As the 75th Annual Tony Award nominees are set to be announced tomorrow, one question remains on everyone's...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Sunday, May 1, 2022

MFA Recipient Spends Four Hours Self-Taping Perfect Hot Dog Bite by Broadway Beat

by Conor Moroney. @conorseamusactor. WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY - Erika Raines, a recipient of a Master of Fine Arts from a prestigious drama...

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

"City Center Put Their Whole Cussy Into This Year," Tweets Man Hoping to Enter the Kingdom of God by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Local theatre fan Nick Welsher unabashedly tweeted "city center put their whole cussy into...

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

Parents Relieved Drama Club Will Never Have Chops to Pull Off Controversial Musical by Broadway Beat

by Devin Wallace. @thedevinwallace. GROVE CITY, OH - Parents in the Grove City School District announced their relief that the High...

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

Audience Member Upset His "Company" Playbill Has Picture of "Some Old Guy" Instead of Bobbie by Broadway Beat

by Mike Abrams. @TheWrongCatDied. NEW YORK, NY - Tourist George Williams waved his Playbill in anger at Sunday’s matinee of Company,...

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

OPINION: I Remember When Women Were Women and Men Were Tap Dancing in Slick Slacks and Dandy Hats by Broadway Beat

by Devin Wallace. @thedevinwallace. I feel like I don’t recognize the world I live in. Everything seems upside down; everyone’s roles are...

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

Justice Served: Denny's Employees Loudly Cook Hamburgers in Audience of High School Musical by Broadway Beat

by Audrey Clark. @audreynotfunny. DOLTON, IL - Tables were turned last night at Thornridge High School’s production of Anything Goes,...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Thursday, April 28, 2022

Broadway League Extends Mask Requirement in Hopes of Muffling Your Aunt's Questions About the Show by Broadway Beat

by Emily Claypoole. IG: @playdohpoole. Twitter: @thisisemilyok. NEW YORK, NY – Earlier this month, the Broadway League announced that...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Your Uncle Already Insisting "POTUS" Best New Play Nomination Was Stolen by Broadway Beat

by Max Robinson. LONG ISLAND, NY - Chaos tonight at the dinner table, as your conspiracy theory-crazed uncle has already come to the...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Friday, April 15, 2022

Broadway Attempts to Balance Ingenuity of “A Strange Loop”, Implements Emergency Second "Music Man" by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - In response to the bold, fresh, acclaimed new musical A Strange Loop, representatives of the...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Thursday, April 14, 2022

Mom Receives Gift of Afternoon Spent Wrangling Four Kids at "Lion King" Matinee by Broadway Beat

by Devin Wallace. @thedevinwallace. NEW YORK, NY - As a celebration of her tireless efforts as a mother, Barbara Peters was treated to a...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:16PM

Tony Awards: “You’ll Move On from Theatre When We Say You’ll Move On from Theatre” by Broadway Beat

by The Broadway Beat. NEW YORK, NY - After announcing that Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose would host this year’s Tony Awards...

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

"How About The Same Tony Nominees as Last Year?” asks Aaron Tveit in Fake Mustache and Glasses by Broadway Beat

by Devin Wallace. @thedevinwallace. NEW YORK, NY - As the nominees for the 75th Tony Awards are set to be announced, there are calls for...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Man on Shrooms Visited by “Angel of Music", Confirms It’s Britney with the Snake by Broadway Beat

by J.R. Gudeon. @j.r.__gudeon. RIDGEWOOD, NJ – While high on shrooms last night, local man Aron Sanders was visited by the “Angel of...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Friday, April 8, 2022

New Bechdel Test Passed When Critics Review Show Without Comparing Two Women Who Played Same Role by Broadway Beat

by Caitlin Berg. @caitlinberg (Instagram), @caitlinhberg (Twitter). NEW YORK, NY - Fun Home mastermind Allison Bechdel announced today,...

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

Landlord Would Watch His Ass If He Knew He Were the Villain in Tenant's Unproduced Play by Broadway Beat

by Divyansh Kulshrestha. @Gr8Divyansh. NEW YORK, NY - Assured that his landlord would rue the day he decided to be such a jerk, local...

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

Elon Musk Purchases Rights to “Company”, Isn’t Sure What Company It Is But Knows He Wants It by Broadway Beat

by Alexandra Bowman. @scripta_bene. NEW YORK, NY - Billionaire Elon Musk, who purchased Twitter for $44 billion earlier this week, has...

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

Much Ado About Everything? This Actress is Passive Aggressive in Iambic Pentameter by Broadway Beat

by Nat Hrvatin. @NatHrvatin. CLEVELAND – Actress Alison Morgan Walters discovered a new way to passive aggressively annoy her cast mates...

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

We Tried Ordering Tickets to "Paradise Square" But the Dye Pack Went Off by Broadway Beat

by Jonathan Hollister. HOBOKEN, NJ - Chaos unfolded today at The Broadway Beat office when an intern returning from a Paradise Square...

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

Fun! Carrie Coon's Husband Wrote a Little Play by Broadway Beat

By Caitlin Bitzegaio. @caitorade. NEW YORK, NY - File this under “cute!” Carrie Coon’s husband wrote a little stage play that's making...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Thursday, April 7, 2022

“SUFFS” Review: We Heard One Note When Security Stepped Outside to Smoke, and It Felt Disjointed by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - SUFFS, the Public Theater’s new musical showcasing the long struggle for voter equality in...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, April 6, 2022

"Shakespeare Is In My Blood," says Fan of the Bard with Pretty Weird Medical Condition by Broadway Beat

by Divyansh Kulshrestha. @Gr8Divyansh. BOSTON – Unsuccessfully trying to convince doctors that the Bard really flows through his...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Friday, April 1, 2022

Broadway to Dim Lights in Memory of David Mamet's Relevancy by Broadway Beat

by Caitlin Bitzegaio. @caitorade. NEW YORK, NY - Broadway theaters dimmed their lights Monday in memory of the relevancy of playwright...

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

Friend Group's "Funny Joke" to See Pamela Anderson in "Chicago" Costs Each Person $150 by Broadway Beat

by Caitlin Bitzegaio. @caitorade. NEW YORK, NY - A local friend group’s “funny joke” to go see Pamela Anderson in Chicago on Broadway...

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

"Wait For My Go," Pregnant Stage Manager Tells Baby While in Labor by Broadway Beat

by Divyansh Kulshrestha. @Gr8Divyansh. CHICAGO - Screaming through the pain of successive contractions to take command of the situation...

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

Help! I Don’t Really Wanna Give This Show a Standing Ovation, But My Butt Hurts by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Somebody, please help me! The two hour and 45 minute musical I just endured has finally come to a close, and...

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

Jesus Comes Again, is Immediately Sued by Andrew Lloyd Webber for Copyright Infringement by Broadway Beat

by Alexandra Bowman. @scripta_bene. THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE NEW EARTH - Jesus Christ, Son of God, descended to Earth today to usher in...

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

Toddler Unimpressed with the Circle in the Square Theatre, Knows the Circle Peg Doesn’t Fit in There by Broadway Beat

by Emily Claypoole. IG: @playdohpoole. Twitter: @thisisemilyok. NEW YORK, NY – Local toddler Lily Masters, 3 ¼ years, announced to her...

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

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