by Luke Maynus. @luke.maynus. The theatre world is buzzing with excitement for the Broadway debut of Duncan Macmillan's play Every Brilliant Thing , directed by Jeremy Herrin. This touching and introspective one-man show has been a fan favorite for many years, but one aspect of the show has completely confounded professional critics and general audiences alike: who is this production's seemingly unknown leading man, Daniel Radcliffe, and why does he look so familiar?  The Bro

by Kinsey Jasnoch. @kinseyjasnoch. ROCHESTER, NEW YORK –  Westview High School sophomore Tommy Fairbrook revealed this week that his skittish new Driver’s Ed teacher, who introduced himself rather dubiously as “Kevin… Kevin Ansen,” has been instructing his students to avoid potential mistakes by slamming on the car’s brake before they’ve even turned the key.  “I’m just trying to learn the basics – you know, turn signals, driving in snow – so I can get my license this summer,”

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. SEATTLE - “Go Sportsball” proclaimed local actor Henry Huress at a friend’s Super Bowl party to much guffawing, despite the fact that he and almost all of the guests have dedicated their lives to performing highly specialized physical feats in front of an audience of passionate devotees. “Slam dunk! Lol that’s football, right?” questioned Huress, who arrived at the party following a grueling workout and physical therapy session. “The whole competi

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Bergen Community College faculty member and occasional theater goer Melinda Antenucci announced to her History of American Politics  class today that they’d be taking turns randomly reading from the textbook “ All Out style,” in a cheeky attempt to bring the Broadway play’s unique structure to the classroom. “When I saw the ‘Comedy About Ambition’ last week and all those celebrities sitting on stage reading from their li

by Allyson Stathers. @allysonstathers. WILMORE, KY — How bold! After receiving many tasty suggestions from the audience, university improv troop Friday Night Live has officially gone with "coffee shop" for the location of a scene. ”It’s always a safe location to pretend to be at,” claimed FNL’s troop member Caden Acorn as he mimed making a strawberry matcha. “Why risk it? It’s always best to be realistic while in improv, right?”  We spoke with Senior Garvin Sneed, FNL’s stude

by Conor Moroney. @conorseamusactor NEW YORK, NY – Bummer. It is with great reluctance to inform you that the cast for The Rocky Horror Show contains a mere two Academy Award nominees. “You hate to see it happen,” said Peter Styles, a source with a sinful amount of Google alerts for casting announcements. “How does one expect to succeed in this town with just two nominees? At this rate, they might as well board up Studio 54 and turn it back into a Roller Disco!” Meanwhile,

by Edward Precht. @#pertoltprecht. WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this week, it was announced that the White House plans to close the Kennedy Center for two years to undergo, quote, “renovations.” Experts speculate the move is a direct response to public outcry – and the subsequent cancellations of several high-profile artists’ shows – after the President’s self-renaming of what many see as one of America’s premier theatrical organizations.  Such blatant censorship, hot on the heel

by Mike Abrams. @TheWrongCatDied. NEW YORK, NY  -  Spring break chaperone and self-described “quiet midwesterner” Tom Bryant disrupted a Saturday matinee of & Juliet  when instead of applauding, he simply offered a single thumbs up after every musical number. "I just wanted the cast members to know that I hear them, I see them, and I appreciate their performances," stated Bryant, who held the gesture just below shoulder level to not disrupt the view of the people behind him.

by Sarah Lasko. NEW YORK, NY. — In a shocking turn of events, it was discovered that Jeremy Jordan is currently still stuck to a concrete slab inside Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater in Manhattan.  “We were in the middle of watching Act One of Ragtime  when I first noticed,” explained long-time LincTix subscription holder, Edith Pfenway, after assuring us that she was definitely still young enough to qualify for LincTix. “I assumed from the overalls he wore that he wa

by Leah Windahl. @leah_windahl. HACKENSACK, NJ. — Representatives from the Jimmy Awards have been hastily contacting Steve Johnson, a local man who made the mistake of remarking that he had seen “ high school shows better than this” during the intermission of Ragtime last Sunday.   “Well, it was 7:42 in the morning, and somebody was pounding on my front door,” said Johnson, whose moderately talented granddaughter attends George Washington High School. “I open it up, and befo