by Ben Schrager. Instagram: @ben.schrager Bluesky: @benschrager.bsky.social. WASHINGTON, DC - Get excited, Dead Outlaw fans! The hit musical has just announced its first ever regional production this summer in Washington, D.C. with an extra special guest star stepping into the casket: former Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell! And just to be clear, we are only reporting on the casting news. The Broadway Beat is in no way speculating about the health of an 84 year-old

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Photo: CBS. NEW YORK, NY - In a devastating turn of events, the 2026 Tony Awards have announced that they will close after just one dress rehearsal and one performance. “The economics of Broadway make it difficult for a big awards show that doesn’t happen on Broadway and is hosted by a pop star to survive. Plus, most of the audience are already booked with other commitments,” noted Tonys producer Leana Ghelpo, letting Radio City Music Hall know th

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. As the 79th Annual Tony Award nominees are set to take place this Sunday night, one question remains on everyone's mind: who will win big? Well, we don't know, but we've told you like a dozen times: stop asking us questions while we're in the tub. Will Liberation snag a Best Play trophy? No clue, we're taking a bath. This really isn't the time to talk about this. Which of the Ragtime cast members will receive acting awards? We think that's what yo

by Brady Thomas. @cbradyt. NEW YORK, NY. — This just in: the halls of ATG Entertainment are buzzing with panic and confusion after realizing that Titanique, their Tony-nominated new musical of the season, is facing down an iceberg-sized problem heading into award season: they totally got the ship’s name wrong. “HOW THE HELL DID THIS GET PAST US FOR SO LONG?” screamed Sam Dietz, a mid-level brand manager on the Titanique account. “I just assumed that SOMEBODY would have picke

by Conor Moroney. @conorseamusactor. NEW YORK, NY – Actor Aaron Durkin has entered the annals of theatrical history by delivering an audition so powerful that the casting director stopped opening their salad container. “I was nervous, due to the timing,” Durkin said while sitting like a king on his throne in the cafe at Ripley-Grier. “It’s always a gamble to book your slot after lunch. I walked in and, sure enough, a cobb salad was there, just waiting to be ripped open. So I

by James La Bella. NEW YORK, NY - After a gutting rejection from Palantir’s Neurodivergent Fellowship, I am happy to report that I have been named Kalshi’s Inaugural Playwriting Fellow. I’m tickled pink to be spending the upcoming year writing plays for prediction market platform Kalshi as a part of their “We Do This Now” initiative. It’s an excellent and rare opportunity for an emerging queer artist to create for a website that lets you bet on food shortages. Reports that th

by Shaina Maitino. CHICAGO – I have just returned from FLANKSTEAK running lights for HOT SINGLES The Play That Goes Wrong, and boy was it terrible. 58951517148701871. In fact, I think it was so cosmically terrible that my computer has RED ALERT downloaded a virus. 2180325870410586328089 I don’t know what happened. This show has to be intricately planned out, like a carefully crafted spiderweb. The ledger wasn’t in place so the audience couldn’t help Chris find it, none of the

by Ben Schrager. Instagram: @ben.schrager. Bluesky: @benschrager.bsky.social. CONEY ISLAND, NY - The serenity of the seashore’s surf stopped short this Sunday, sliced by screams in its stead: Sandy, a seashell seller washed up dead around 1:58 or 1:59 this afternoon. “Everyone knew her,” said local baker Betty Botter, while exchanging a bit of bitter butter she bought at the bodega for some better butter. “She sells… well, sold seashells by the seashore,” blubbered Betty. “So

by Keeley Bell. @omgitskee. ST. LOUIS, MO – This community college cast of Company thought their Marta was stuck-up when she scoffed at the alto line in “You Could Drive a Person Crazy,” but she swears she can only hit alto notes while experiencing a horrible respiratory infection! “When I said ‘my vocal cords are too healthy to hit that Middle C in the trio,’ everyone took it so wrong,” Forte told The Broadway Beat with a speaking voice that could only rival Ariana Grande d

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. P!NK photo By Raph_PH - PinkSpurs160624 (33 of 156), CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=149507004 June Squibb photo By Harald Krichel - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=165906153 NEW YORK, NY - On the heels of Broadway legend P!NK being announced as this year’s Tony Awards host, The Broadway Beat has been given an exclusive first look at her opening number, which will blend her deep ca