by Jake Alexander. MINNEAPOLIS - 25-year-old waitress Pick-Me-Up Diner waitress Susie Tomlins made headlines this week for introducing her Meisner Technique training to her nine-to-five, with multiple customers claiming she’s been repeating the orders back to the customers after they've been placed. “I think she’s taking it way too far,” lamented Pick-Me-Up manager Lenny Grodner while slicing ham in thick slabs behind the deli counter. “She’s trapping people in a scene of re

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - A brand new cast has arrived in Hadestown , and some of these folks are hotter than a steel mill! Let’s meet a few of these new players, and—wait a minute, who’s this?! It’s my Uncle Alan, recently widowed and looking very handsome in his new suit. Perhaps you’d be interested in meeting him as well? Joshua Colley Your new Orpheus is no stranger to working on a song. He’s appeared in stage productions all over the country, but is wel

by Keeley Bell. @omgitskee. NEW YORK, NY – Marriage Therapist Dr. Shoshana Mance has discovered the secret to a healthy marriage, and she’s sharing it in her new book Take a Bow, Not a Break: How a Big Budget Broadway Show Can Save a Marriage.  “Couples are constantly chasing the high of having the same amount of attention on their relationship as they had on their wedding day," states Dr. Mance in the book’s first chapter, “The First Stage (In This Scenario, ‘Stage’ is a Pun

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 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 Conor Moroney. @conorseamusactor. SYRACUSE, NY – Thomas Kensington, a professional actor looking to make a name for himself, really wishes that the Shakariffic Theatre Company would stop using a picture of his crying face to advertise their training program. “Denzel in Glory and Meryl in Sophie’s Choice  this ain’t,” Kensington said, sweatily assuring us he is regularly getting emails about callbacks and offers. “It comes off two ways: either someone there hates me and wan

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 Harald Krichel / WikiPortraits, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=159926820 Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet has faced backlash for his claims that “nobody cares” about opera and ballet—but if you thought he was going to apologize, think again, loser! Timmy has instead revealed five other beloved art forms he thinks are totally lame dogshit. Photography “All respect to cameras, but I can do that by looking at something and blinking hard.” Puppetr

by Matt Keeley. @reallymattkeeley. CHICAGO - In a heartwarming twist of fate that theater critics are calling a "perfect storybook ending," Incitement Theatre Artistic Director Zachary Townshend ended a months’-long search for the perfect leading man after discovering it was him all along. “We wanted to examine every possible avenue in casting,” explained Townshend, seated by an impressive pile of headshots and resumes, with his own lying conspicuously on the top. “We held we