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Thursday, January 7, 2021

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
Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Stage Manager "Unprepared" for “Beauty & The Beast” Mob Scene Even Though It's Clearly in Script by Broadway Beat

by The Broadway Beat. WASHINGTON D.C. - The stage managers of a recent performance of Beauty & The Beast found themselves completely surp...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 07:03PM
Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Biden Takes Step Toward Revitalizing the Arts, Pledges to Attend 100 Zoom Readings in First 100 Days by Broadway Beat

by Mary Colussi. @marycolussi. WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the nation struggles to recover from a pandemic, economic hardship, and James Cor...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Monday, January 4, 2021

OPINION: One More Scotch and I’m Pretty Sure I Could Fight the Darkness of the Music of the Night by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. OK, listen here, punk. I get what you’re saying - “open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind” and so on, ...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:38AM

"This Is My Single Greatest Creation!" says Set Designer Whose Son is Also in the Show by Broadway Beat

by Justin Avery Smith. @JustAVerySmith. BOSTON - Frank Gellar, Set Designer for The Provincetown Players’ production of Almost, Maine, is...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Friday, January 1, 2021

“Ratatouille” Faces Controversy; Rat Revealed to be Controlling Andrew Barth Feldman’s Vocal Cords by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The much-anticipated concert presentation of the viral smash Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical ...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:50PM
Thursday, December 31, 2020

Theater Makes Resolution to Not Whitewash Shows, For At Least First Few Months, Until They Forget by Broadway Beat

by Marcus Canada. @marcus_canada_. CLINTON, Ar. - The Middle Street Stage Theatre Company has publicized their resolution to no longer ca...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Finally, a Perfect Role for Me! Young, Energetic, Good Temperament, Golden Fur & Oh It's For a Dog by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Local actress Kaitlyn Roberts was ecstatic this week after finding a casting call perfect for...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:39PM
Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Director Stages Feminist "Taming of the Shrew" by Having Kate Say Final Monologue All Ironic & Sassy by Broadway Beat

by Kallan Dana. [email protected] PORTLAND, OR - Director Charity Lump is giving The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare’s screwball com...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:50PM

Andrew Cuomo Announces “Arts Revival” Plan to Help Out-of-Work Entertainment Employees Die Faster by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today an “arts revival” project designed to help the thousand...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Monday, December 28, 2020

Five Audition Songs That Will Make Your Neighbor Slip a Strongly Worded Letter Under Your Door by Broadway Beat

by Shannon Gaffney. @wellhelloshannon (@instagram). @shan_gaffney (Twitter). Living in NYC offers so many simple joys – strolls through C...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:24PM
Friday, December 25, 2020

Nation's Dogs Sent Spiraling In Response to Mariah Carey/Ariana Grande Duet by Broadway Beat

by Stephen Brower. @stephenbrower. NEW YORK, NY - Following the release of Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special on AppleTV+, many rej...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 03:23PM

Santa Also Leaves Copy of Headshot & Resume Under Casting Director's Tree, You Know, Just In Case by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - Sources report this morning that the infamous Santa Claus left a bit more than traditional pr...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:16AM
Thursday, December 24, 2020

Stephen Schwartz’s “Working" Updated to Include Santa’s Furloughed Elves by Broadway Beat

by Grant Cleaveland. @cleaveland_g. NORTH POLE - The team behind Stephen Schwartz’s musical adaptation of Studs Terkel’s Working has rep...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 04:40PM
Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Every One-Man “A Christmas Carol” Production Combine to Form Single, Fully OK “A Christmas Carol" by Broadway Beat

by Bryan Jager. @bmwpjager. ENDICOTT, NY - At the local, beloved Mid-State Community Theater, the talents of over a hundred ego-centric ...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:59AM
Tuesday, December 22, 2020

“Don't Make Me Fucking Do It!" Threatens Tom Hooper While Holding USB Labeled "Cats: Directors Cut” by Broadway Beat

by Jason Keane. @akeanemachine (Twitter). @jasondkeane (Instagram). LONDON - Panic on the streets of London today as filmmaker Tom Hooper...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:08PM

OPINION: OK, So Maybe Not ALL Medical Professionals Should Get the Vaccine First by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. After nearly a year of a pandemic that caused overcrowded hospitals and overworked healthcare professi...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Monday, December 21, 2020

Tiny Tim Actually Pretty Disappointed by Scrooge’s Shitty $600 Donation by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. LONDON - Tiny Tim, the youngest of the Cratchit family, reported today that he’s actually pretty disap...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:57PM
Friday, December 18, 2020

"Turn Off The Dark" Spider-Man Joins “Spider-Man 3” as Peter Parker with Glass Bones, Paper Skin by Broadway Beat

by Jason Keane. @akeanemachine (Twitter), @jasondkeane (Instagram). ATLANTA - Thrilling news for theatre and superhero today, as Sony and...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:58AM
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Help! I Got the COVID Vaccine & Now I Can’t Reach a High E6 Which I DEFINITELY Could Before I Swear by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. For those of you eagerly waiting to receive the recently approved COVID-19 vaccination, please heed my warni...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:33PM
Saturday, December 12, 2020

Theatre Kid MCing Local Comedy Show by Broadway Beat

by Haley Emerson. @haleyemerson_. NEW YORK, NY - LaGuardia High alum and local actor Timothée Chalamet is the latest theater kid to try h...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Friday, December 11, 2020

QUIZ: Which “The Prom” Character Are You & Why Is It the Mom Who Hates Gays? What's Wrong With You? by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @justayer (Instagram), @justinayer (Twitter). Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of The Prom hits Netflix today, with its exci...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:54AM
Thursday, December 10, 2020

Kamala Harris’s Husband Faces Backlash After Booking Role Normally Portrayed by White Women by Broadway Beat

by Max Henry. @maxtastrophe. D.C. - Doug Emhoff, husband to vice president-elect Kamala Harris, has officially accepted the much sought-a...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 03:40PM

If I Can’t Lick the Mic at a Cabaret Cause of ONE Pandemic, Then We’re No Better Than The Terrorists by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Last time I checked, this was America - land of the free, home of the free. So what does it say about our co...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:36AM
Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Unsuccessful Child Actor Now Has to Wait and Become Regular Actor Like Everybody Else by Broadway Beat

by Sarah Rabinowitz. @SarahRabinowitz. TENAFLY, NJ. - At the stroke of midnight on Friday, Dec. 4, Pierce Middle School seventh grader T...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:51AM

Sad: Actor Runs Out of High School "Rent" Photos to Post December 24th, 9pm, Eastern Standard Time by Broadway Beat

by Jason Keane. @akeanemachine (Twitter). @jasondkeane (Instagram). HARTFORD, Conn. - Unfortunate news today as local performer William P...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Tuesday, December 1, 2020

COVID-19 Loses Spotlight to Newer, Younger Strain by Broadway Beat

by Danny Neary (@itsdannyneary) and Bella Dillman (@bellatrillman). LONDON - After the much awaited opening of the global coronavirus pa...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Tuesday, November 24, 2020

“I’m Not In It For the Money,” says Actor No One Is Offering Any Money To by Broadway Beat

by Danny Neary. @itsdannyneary. BROOKLYN, NY - Speaking from his Williamsburg loft, struggling actor Jason Greenberg, who absolutely no o...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:40AM
Monday, November 23, 2020

Local TikToker Upset Nobody Adding to Their “Cars 3 DVD Commentary" Musical by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Evanston, ILL. - Local TikToker Janey Turneps, aka @musicalturnups12, expressed her disappointment this week...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:53AM
Thursday, November 19, 2020

We Tried to Choose a Headline for NBC's "The Grinch Musical!" But Couldn't Land On One So Here's 55 by Broadway Beat

by The Broadway Beat staff (writers & socials at bottom of post). NBC Confirms Matthew Morrison's Grinch Can and Will Say Fuck Matthew Mo...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Tina Fey to Host “One Night Only: We’re Just Showing ‘Sisters’ In Its Entirety” Primetime Special by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - NBC announced today that Tina Fey is set to host an upcoming primetime special titled One Nig...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 01:01PM

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