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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

SPOTLIGHT ON: The First Couple to Show Up Late for a Performance by Broadway Beat

This is Spotlight On: a documentary series taking an in-depth look at the most influential, yet overlooked names in all of theatre history.

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:40AM

QUIZ: Should You Attend This Casting Call For an All Asian Show? by Broadway Beat

by Kayte Zhang. @KayteZhang. You’re an ambitious actor with the talent and drive to make your Broadway dreams come true. But while you’re...

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

"Air Bud: The Musical" Forced to Halt Production Because the Dog Died in 1998 by Broadway Beat

by Grant Cleaveland. @cleaveland_g. NEW YORK, NY - Production for a musical adaptation of the canine classic film Air Bud came to a...

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

Self-Described "Character Actor" Bad at Characters and Acting by Broadway Beat

by Devin Wallace. @thedevinwallace. NEW YORK, NY - Aspiring actor Logan Burkoff recently declared himself a character actor, despite the...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Monday, February 22, 2021

TECH ROUNDUP: The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones for People with Actor Roommates by Broadway Beat

by Madeleine Mason. @madeleinekmason. For many of us, noise-canceling headphones are a necessity. From commuting to work to the workplace...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:08PM
Friday, February 19, 2021

Man Bitten by Acting Bug Suffers Allergic Reaction, Causing Ego to Swell by Broadway Beat

by Dan Kozuh. @dankozuh. WESTLAKE, Ohio - Local man Ruben Stokes’, after performing the role of Bob Cratchit in Westlake Community Theate...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:43AM
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Ambitious Mars Wondering If It Can Use Rover Footage for Reel by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. SPACE - NASA’s Perseverance Rover is set to provide the first land footage of Mars today, with the big red p...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 02:32PM
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

College Theatre Major Expelled After He's Caught Acting for Pay by Broadway Beat

by Calder Holbrook. @calderholbrook. NORTH NEWTON, Kans. - Officials at Bethel College have announced that undergraduate theater major Er...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:59AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Controversial Reimagining of Sam Shepard Play Completely Lacks Incest by Broadway Beat

by Samantha Prosser. @samanthprosser (Twitter), @samantharaquelprosser (Instagram). ANCHORAGE, AK. - The local Throb Theatre Company rece...

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

We’re Saved! Norm Lewis Hits Note So Low It Causes Seismic Shift, Fully Reversing Climate Change by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Thankful alert! Actor and Broadway baritone Norm Lewis has reportedly hit a vocal note so low...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

STUDY: How New York's Plan to Legalize Marijuana Could Skyrocket Sales for "Gazillion Bubble Show” by Broadway Beat

by Natalie Ortega. @NatalieGraceOrtega. NEW YORK, NY - In a recent address, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his plan to legalize recreati...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:34PM
Friday, February 5, 2021

We've Been Heard! Derek Klena to Replace Hugh Jackman in "The Music Man" Because Age Was the Problem by Broadway Beat

by Emily Elizabeth Jones. @EJonesy__. NEW YORK, NY - After receiving criticism that their upcoming The Music Man revival featuring a cast...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:18PM
Thursday, February 4, 2021

Modern-Day Oscar Wilde Posts Picture of Libretto with Caption “First Day of School!” by Broadway Beat

by Anna Larranaga. @annalarranaga. CINCINNATI - With a flourish of his hand, local actor and literary virtuoso Luke Marzen pressed send o...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:55AM
Tuesday, February 2, 2021

BREAKING: Hollywood Recasts Tom Hooper with Jon M. Chu by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - Hollywood announced today that they would be recasting the role of notable movie musical direc...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 05:14PM

“I’m Just Proud to Provide Art for My Following During This Time," says Actor with One Viral TikTok by Broadway Beat

by Liz Wiest. @lizkhawiesta. CHERRY HILL, NJ - Local musical theatre actress Danielle Owens, who moved back home from New York at the hei...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:40PM
Monday, February 1, 2021

Man Not Sexist, Just Wondering Why There Aren’t More Male Characters in Play & Also Your Bra Size by Broadway Beat

by Catherine Weingarten. @sarahkaneissexy (Twitter). @cwweingarten (Instagram). NEW YORK, NY - Local actor Max Jones Migills was astounde...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:47PM

All the Sweaty, Primal Valentine’s Day Sex Tevye and Golde are Having Right Now, Ranked by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Ah, Valentine’s Day - a celebration of love, dedication and intimacy. Many couples will celebrate the day by...

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

All the Sweaty, Primal President’s Day Sex Tevye and Golde are Having Right Now, Ranked by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Loved our Valentine’s Day Tevye and Golde bang round-up? Well, fantastic news - they’re still at it, even on...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Friday, January 29, 2021

REPORT FROM FUTURE: Elderly, Bedridden Aaron Tveit Still Wondering Whether He Won 2020 Tony Award by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY (2065) - Elderly, bedridden Broadway legend Aaron Tveit expressed his frustration today after s...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 03:34PM
Thursday, January 28, 2021

85% Would Rather Be a Left Handed Flea, a Crab on a Slab at Bottom of Sea Than Attend HS "Pippin" by Broadway Beat

by Grant Cleaveland. @cleaveland_g. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Broadway Beat’s Population Science Division recently conducted a nationwide ...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:21PM
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Playwright Who Got MFA Right Before Pandemic Finally Perfects Rolling Blunts Out of Diploma by Broadway Beat

by Liz Wiest. @lizkhawiesta. PITTSBURGH, Penn. - Local playwright Erica Fitzgerald announced she finally found a productive use for her M...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:31AM
Tuesday, January 26, 2021

“Definitely NOT a Hadestown” says Trump on Post-Presidential Project to Crowd Who Never Said It Was by Broadway Beat

by Mary Colussi. @marycolussi. PALM BEACH, FL - On the road to hell, there was a press conference, where unemployed former government emp...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Monday, January 25, 2021

Massachusetts Mom Furious to Find Out "Wicked" Not About Boston by Broadway Beat

by Valerie Tosi. @valerie_tosi. LYNN, Mass. - Local resident and mother of three Marjorie Sullivan was appalled when she and her husband...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:27PM
Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Shakespeare Repertory Struggling to Decide Which Play Will Draw Most Obvious Political Parallels by Broadway Beat

by Ben Kaye. @TheBenKaye. PITTSBURGH - In a press statement released this afternoon, Shakespeare Repertory Company Artistic Director Paul...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 01:11PM
Sunday, January 17, 2021

CDC Enlists “Hamilton” Cast to Track Down Thrown Away Vaccine Shots by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @justayer (Instagram). @justinayer (Twitter). ATLANTA - CDC officials have hired a slew of Hamilton cast members to track...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 01:09PM
Thursday, January 14, 2021

White Liberals, Rejoice! Manhattan Theatre Club Adds Joe Biden Inauguration to Upcoming Season by Broadway Beat

by Annette Storckman. @astorcks. NEW YORK, NY - Broadway may be closed, but the spirit of needlessly expensive productions has not left o...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 01:09PM
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Patti LuPone Tirade Against Audience Cell Phone User Moves to Larger Theater to Accommodate Demand by Broadway Beat

by Calder Holbrook. @CalderHolbrook. NEW YORK, NY – A 20 minute-long tirade by theatre legend Patti Lupone in response to an audience mem...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:04PM

REPORT: Non-Union Actors Training to Stay Audition-Ready by Waiting in Long COVID Testing Lines by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @justayer (Twitter). @justinayer (Instagram). NEW YORK, NY - Local actor Elizabeth Epling reported today that she is just...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Monday, January 11, 2021

The Ultimate Sellout? Phantom Leasing Ad Space On Mask by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Reports are circulating that the Phantom of the Opera - unemployed since COVID-19 shuttered a...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 01:48PM
Thursday, January 7, 2021

BREAKING: "Mean Girls" Closes to Make Room for Second, Simultaneous Hugh Jackman "Music Man" by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The Tony-nominated Broadway musical Mean Girls announced tonight that it would not be reopeni...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 07:17PM

Sad: Swing Still Pretty Sure They'll Go On as Lead by Broadway Beat

by Anna Larranaga. @annalarranaga. WASHINGTON D.C. - In the lead up to Inauguration Day, Donald Trump has gossiped to close friends that,...

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

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