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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Great Comet Announces Broadway Cast Album by Robert Viagas

Fans are invited to take part in upcoming recording session February 13.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PM[SHARE]

2017 Jonathan Larson Grant Recipients Announced by Robert Viagas

The awards are given to emerging musical theatre writers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:41PM[SHARE]

Schenectady Stop Added to Hamilton Tour by Robert Viagas

Good news for upstate New York theatre fans.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:55PM[SHARE]

Watch Jake Gyllenhaal Sing Stephen Sondheim's "Finishing the Hat" by Robert Viagas

He will star in the Broadway revival of Sunday in the Park With George.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:07PM[SHARE]

Critic Charles Isherwood Departs The New York Times by Robert Viagas

He’s been reviewing theatre for the Times since 2004.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31PM[SHARE]

Christian Borle to Star in Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Benefit by Robert Viagas

Brecht’s play is a parable about how a dictator seizes power.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AM[SHARE]

Broadway Glass Menagerie Announces Rush Ticket Policy by Robert Viagas

How to see Sally Field and Joe Mantello during previews for less.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AM[SHARE]

Dreamgirls Stars to Sing at London Awards Show by Robert Viagas

Amber Riley and Liisi LaFontaine will perform at the WhatsOnStage Awards.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:26AM[SHARE]

Ben Platt, Renee Elise Goldsberry Among Topliners at MCC Miscast Concert by Robert Viagas

This year's event will celebrate the Off-Broadway troupe’s 30th anniversary.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:23AM[SHARE]

Sally Field's Glass Menagerie Begins Broadway Previews Feb. 7 by Robert Viagas

Joe Mantello, Finn Wittrock, and Madison Ferris are in the supporting cast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, February 6, 2017

Man Accused in Hamilton Ponzi Scheme Now Charged With Fraud in Harry Potter Scam by Robert Viagas

Joseph Meli and Advance Entertainment LLC accused of a new $7.9 million swindle.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PM[SHARE]

Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre to Be Presented to Fun Home Librettist Feb. 6 by Robert Viagas

Daniel Zaitchik of Picnic at Hanging Rock is also a 2017 winner.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PM[SHARE]

All Hello, Dolly! Front Row Seats Now On Sale by Robert Viagas

The hot-ticket Bette Midler revival has released the first row for all performances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM[SHARE]

Four Theatres Sign on for Trump Play by Pulitzer Prize Winner by Robert Viagas

Building the Wall is the latest work by Robert Schenkkan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AM[SHARE]

Box Office Opens Feb. 6 for Patti LuPone-Christine Ebersole War Paint by Robert Viagas

The new Broadway musical about rival cosmetics giants begins previews March 7 at the Nederlander Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM[SHARE]
Friday, February 3, 2017

Tony Nominee Edie Falco Cast on Latest Law & Order Spinoff by Robert Viagas

The Tony nominee will play a defense attorney in the eight-episode series about the Menendez Brothers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:44PM[SHARE]

Broadway-Aimed Moulin Rouge! Musical Plans Spring Reading by Robert Viagas

The production is seeking to fill the role originated on film by Nicole Kidman.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:50PM[SHARE]

The Hamilton Mixtape to be Released on Audiocassette by Robert Viagas

A modern musical hit goes for an old-school format.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:51PM[SHARE]

Beauty and the Beast Deluxe Soundtrack Available for Pre-Order by Robert Viagas

The live-action remake stars Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, and Audra McDonald.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:19PM[SHARE]

Sunday in the Park Revival Withdraws From Tony Awards Consideration by Robert Viagas

Producers say the limited run stands “appropriately outside of any awards competition.”

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 2, 2017

You Will Be Watching Big Brother: Orwell's 1984 Coming to Broadway by Robert Viagas

The hit London production will be the first show of the 2017-18 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Matthew Posey, Dallas Theatre Director, Is Attacked by Robert Viagas

Ochre House Theatre founder was shot twice in a parking lot.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM[SHARE]

Canadian Troupe Cancels Othello After Alleged Threats Over Casting by Robert Viagas

Walterdale Theatre Associates had planned to cast a white woman in the title role.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:47PM[SHARE]

Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise to Host Master Class in Auditioning by Robert Viagas

The class will be held for young performers in Lynchburg, Virginia.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PM[SHARE]

John Kander's Kid Victory Musical Begins Previews Feb. 1 by Robert Viagas

Karen Ziemba stars in the NYC premiere of this new show by the composer of Chicago and Cabaret.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Cast Announced for Mufti Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill Revue by Robert Viagas

Rachel de Benedet among the performers to be featured in the Off-Broadway cast, starting February 11.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:39PM[SHARE]

Hamilton Producer Plans TV Series About a High School Drama Department by Robert Viagas

NBC has ordered a pilot episode for Drama High from Jeffrey Seller and his partners.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:37PM[SHARE]

Be Prepared: Broadway Lion King Welcomes New Villain by Robert Viagas

Stephen Carlile takes over as Scar in the long-running Disney musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:34PM[SHARE]

London "Touts" Getting $6k for Hamilton Tickets Despite Anti-Scalping Measures by Robert Viagas

Producer Cameron Mackintosh is experimenting with an all-electronic ticketing system.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PM[SHARE]

Tony Award Nominations Will Go Digital in 2017 by Robert Viagas

Toronto company Yangaroo tapped to provide the secure voting platform.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM[SHARE]

Second Suspect Arrested in Attack on Dallas Stage Director by Robert Viagas

Derek Whitener of Firehouse Theatre was left with a fractured skull.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AM[SHARE]
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