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 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 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

by Ben Schrager. Instagram: @ben.schrager. Bluesky: @benschrager.bsky.social. SPARTANBURG, SC - Good news and bad news, Broadway Beatniks (does that work as a name for our fanbase? We’re testing it out). The good news is that we’ve tracked down Diana Goodman from Next to Normal, and she’s still alive! The bad news is, she’s fully into RFK Jr. now. “The doctors tried to convince me that their electroshock and pills could save me. But it was only after I heard RFK Jr. speak tha

by Matt Keeley. @reallymattkeeley. Whoa there, Tiger! You call yourself an Edging all-star? Don’t make me laugh. You may think you’ve mastered the sublime art of climactic deprivation, but that’s nothing compared to this actor who was contracted as an understudy and went the entire run without going on. That’s right, they were hired to learn a principal cast member’s track: lines, blocking, costume changes, and those goddamn scene transitions, without so much as having the d

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. NEW YORK, NY – The secret to a great piece of art is a great, unanswerable question, and, in the case of Proof – now playing at the Booth Theatre – that question is the authenticity of a newly-discovered mathematical formula. Earlier today, the brightest minds behind The Broadway Beat announced they’d solved said formula, and it turns out it’s “80085,” also known as the numeric spelling of the English word “boobs.” “Its simplicity is in its c