The all new 20th Anniversary Season of Broadway Beat is here! Broadway Beat is the premier, award-winning half hour television program covering theatre, music and performers. Each week, the show's popular and knowledgeable host, Richard Ridge, takes you behind-the-scenes for a look at the very best of New York Theatre - on Broadway, and beyond. The show always features beautiful footage shot by video veteran Bradshaw Smith. Broadway Beat takes you from the rehearsal studios to opening nights, including in-depth interviews with Tony Award winning stars and directors. Broadway Beat is your front row seat to all the music, all the magic, and all of the magnificent drama that is Broadway.
May 18, 2010
The Tony Awards Nominations were announced Tuesday, May 4th and the Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 13, 2010. The day after the nominations, on Wednesday, May 5th, Broadway Beat talked to nearly all of the nominated stars in advance of a special two-part Broadway Beat Tony Awards extravanganza. Every day, we'll be presenting unedited, raw 'Short Takes' sneak peeks of some of these amazing interviews. Next up - Barbara Cook, nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM. Read the transcript of her interview below!
May 17, 2010
The Tony Awards Nominations were announced Tuesday, May 4th and the Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 13, 2010. The day after the nominations, on Wednesday, May 5th, Broadway Beat talked to nearly all of the nominated stars in advance of a special two-part Broadway Beat Tony Awards extravanganza. Every day, we'll be presenting unedited, raw 'Short Takes' sneak peeks of some of these amazing interviews. Next up - Alfred Molina, nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance in RED. Read the transcript of his interview below!
May 11, 2010
The Tony Awards Nominations were announced Tuesday, May 4th and the Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 13, 2010. The day after the nominations, on Wednesday, May 5th, Broadway Beat talked to nearly all of the nominated stars in advance of a special two-part Broadway Beat Tony Awards extravanganza. Every day, we'll be presenting unedited, raw 'Short Takes' sneak peeks of some of these amazing interviews. Next up - Sean Hayes, nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in PROMISES, PROMISES. Read the transcript of his interview below!
May 10, 2010
The Tony Awards Nominations were announced Tuesday, May 4th and the Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 13, 2010. The day after the nominations, on Wednesday, May 5th, Broadway Beat talked to nearly all of the nominated stars in advance of a special two-part Broadway Beat Tony Awards extravanganza. Every day, we'll be presenting unedited, raw 'Short Takes' sneak peeks of some of these amazing interviews. First up - Catherine Zeta-Jones, nominated for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. Read the transcript of her interview below!
May 8, 2009
9 To 5: The Musical marks the Broadway debut of seven-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and musician Dolly Parton as composer and lyricist.
June 26, 2008
BroadwayWorld and Broadway Beat's cameras takes you where no audience member has gone before - to the rehearsal room of the uber-popular and highly anticipated New York City Center Encores! series. Click now to watch interviews and rehearsal highlights from 'Damn Yankees' starring Sean Hayes, Jane Krakowski, Cheyenne Jackson, and Randy Graff, running July 5 - 27, 2008 at New York City Center (55th Street between 6th & 7th Avenues).
June 25, 2008
This week on Broadway Beat catch highlights from the 2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards and the 2008 Theatre World Awards- only right here on BroadwayWorld.com!
June 18, 2008
This week on Broadway Beat catch highlights from the 2008 Drama League Awards - only right here on BroadwayWorld.com!
June 8, 2008
This week on Broadway Beat, Richie Ridge sits down with this years Tony nominees - you won't want to miss this special episode featuring scenes from all your favorite shows and interviews with their stars!
June 8, 2008
This week on Broadway Beat get a front row seat for a special performance and interview with Bernadette Peters about Broadway Barks, highlights from MTC's Annual Gala and Opening (and closing) Night of Glory Days - only right here on BroadwayWorld!
May 22, 2008
Dinosaurs return to the earth in a live theatrical arena show, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - The Live Experience, based on the award-winning BBC Television Series. WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - The Live Experience is now on tour in North America for two years and will perform 12 performances MADISON SQUARE GARDEN in New York City.
May 17, 2008
This week on Broadway Beat get a front row seat for the Actors Fund Gala, No No Nanette and Opening Night of Les Liaisons Dangereuses - only right here on BroadwayWorld!
May 13, 2008
Tony Award winning actor, David Hyde Pierce and Tony Award winning actress Sara Ramirez, announced the 2008 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS live from The New York Public Library for Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. A complete list of the 2008 nominees is available here on BroadwayWorld. Broadway Beat was there and captured the nominations as they were announced. Click to watch!
May 11, 2008
This week on Broadway Beat award season has begun and this epsiode brings you inside the 2008 Drama Desk Nominees Party and to Opening Night of Thurgood - only right here on BroadwayWorld!
May 3, 2008
This week on Broadway Beat catch a sneak preview of the eagerly anticipated, 'Billy Elliot' featuring a performance by Elton John - and highlights from the 2008 Easter Bonnet Competition - only right here on BroadwayWorld!
May 2, 2008
BroadwayWorld and Broadway Beat's cameras takes you where no audience member has gone before - to the rehearsal room of the uber-popular and highly anticipated New York City Center Encores! series. Click now to watch interviews and rehearsal highlights from 'No, No, Nanette' starring Sandy Duncan, Charles Kimbrough, Beth Leavel, Michael Berresse and Rosie O'Donnell. 'No, No Nanette' runs from May 8th - 12th
April 26, 2008
This week on Broadway Beat catch This week on Broadway Beat catch Opening Night of A Catered Affair and rehearsals for Glory Days - only right here on BroadwayWorld.com!
April 20, 2008
This week on Broadway Beat catch Mario Lopez making his Broadway debut in A Chorus Line, rehearsals for Thurgood and the Opening Night of Macbeth - only right here on BroadwayWorld.com!
April 13, 2008
This week on Broadway Beat catch Opening Night of South Pacific, Dan Goggin getting his caricature at Sardi's and Broadway Diva, Sherie Rene Scott in her solo concert, 'You May Now Worship Me' - only right here on BroadwayWorld.com!
April 6, 2008
This week on Broadway Beat the crew is all over Broadway and Off as they bring you Opening Night coverage of Gypsy, Junie B. Jones, Juno and the Ziegfeld Frolics 2008!
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