4,350 stories by "Robert Viagas"
When it comes to snow storms, Broadway’s traditional attitude has been “the show must go on.” But there have been times when there has been so much white blanke…
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What does it take to write, create or star in a new musical on Broadway? Hard work, talent, luck—all backed up by a good education. You have to supply the first three yourself, but…
What does it take to write, create or star in a Broadway play? Hard work, talent, luck—all backed up by a good education. You have to supply the first three yourself, but PlaybillE…
Details have been announced for the new Tony Award for outstanding K-12 theatre teachers that will be inaugurated at this year's Tony ceremony.
FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, was designed to make life easier for students and parents applying for all governmental college tuition aid. In practice, it may seem lik…
What does it take to write, create or star in a musical TV series? Hard work, talent and luck, of course—all backed up by a good education. You have to supply the first three yours…
What does it take to earn a place on the annual list of Kennedy Center Honors? Hard work, talent, luck—all backed up by a good education. You have to supply the first three yoursel…
Her name is actually Gilberte, but she is known around the world by her sobriquet, “Gigi.”
Playbill.com goes backstage at Broadway plays and musicals to learn how the cast and crews celebrate the holidays on the Great White Way.
The Lion King dancers and Hugh Jackman’s juggernaut fundraising skills proved a potent combination once again at the 26th annual Gypsy of the Year Competition, which raised an all&…
The Lion King dancers and Hugh Jackman’s juggernaut fundraising skills proved a potent combination once again at the 26th annual Gypsy of the Year Competition, which raised an all&…
What does it take to write, create or star in a Broadway play? Hard work, talent, luck—all backed up by a good education. You have to supply the first three yourself, but PlaybillE…
Playbill.com writer Robert Viagas reflects on the many performances of Peter Pan he has seen throughout the years, beginning with the Mary Martin special, which he first watched at the age o…
What does it take to write, create or star in a Broadway musical? Especially one that is broadcast live on network TV? Hard work, talent and luck, of course—all backed up by a good…
What does it take to write, create or star in a Broadway play? Hard work, talent, luck—all backed up by a good education. You have to supply the first three yourself, but PlaybillE…
Playbill.com will premiere a world-premiere clip from the eagerly awaited film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods on Nov. 20. In anticipation, …
It all started back in 1992 or so when director Robert Longbottom got a call from a friend who told him he needed to watch a certain terrible movie immediately.
What does it take to write, create or star in a big Broadway musical? Hard work, talent, luck—all backed up by a good education. You have to supply the first three yourself, but Pl…
What does it take to write, create or star in a Broadway drama? Hard work, talent, luck—all backed up by a good education. You have to supply the first three yourself, but Playbill…
Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL, has begun construction on a 20,000-square-foot fine arts center thanks to a $3 million gift from a pair of philanthropists.
Douglas Carter Beane and Todd Ellison, the team pushing The Band Wagon into City Center, discuss the process of bringing the long-lost stage revue and subsequent film adaptation back to …
Stephen Sondheim gave an emotional performance of an original new song, and Carol Burnett reminisced with Julie Andrews at a memorial service for composer/author/screenwriter Mary Rodgers Gu…
It’s not easy putting a scary ghost story on the stage. It’s been tried plenty of times, of course. But the ghosts are often actually friendly, or helpful or misunderstoo…
Turn down the lights and move closer to the comforting glow of your computer screen. We’re going to tell you Broadway ghost stories.
Real ones.