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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Equity Declares Jan. 18 Second Annual "National Swing Day" by Robert Viagas

Celebrating the dancers who have to know all the steps.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM[SHARE]

Actors Union Declares Second Annual "National Swing Day" by Robert Viagas

Celebrating the dancers who have to know ALL the steps.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM[SHARE]

A New Genie Will Materialize in Broadway's Aladdin by Robert Viagas

He will succeed James Monroe Iglehart, who has played more than 1,000 performances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:28AM[SHARE]

Exclusive: Hear Lynne Shankel Songs from the Off-Broadway Bare Revival by Robert Viagas

Shankel, who wrote new songs for the New World Stages revival, will release them on her album Bare Naked.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:01AM[SHARE]

Taran Killam Takes the Throne as Hamilton's King George III Jan. 17 by Robert Viagas

The SNL alum was previously seen onstage in the Encores! Little Shop of Horrors.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]

L.A. Ovation Awards Presented Jan. 17 by Robert Viagas

Who leads the nominations for the only statues exclusive to Los Angeles theatre?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, January 16, 2017

Fun Home Librettist Wins Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre by Robert Viagas

Lisa Kron and Daniel Zaitchik were named 2017 winners.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:34PM[SHARE]

Discounted "Broadway Week" Performances Begin Jan. 17 by Robert Viagas

Two-for-one tickets are on sale now for nearly 20 participating Broadway shows, including Aladdin, On Your Feet!, and Wicked.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:08PM[SHARE]

Nicole Kidman Will Pass on Bringing Photograph 51 to New York by Robert Viagas

She played one of the discoverers of DNA in the hit London drama.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PM[SHARE]

La La Land Soundtrack Jumps to No. 2 on the Billboard Chart by Robert Viagas

The Pasek & Paul-penned song “City of Stars” is also rising on the iTunes songs chart.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM[SHARE]

Three-Ring Ringling Bros Ringing Down Final Curtain by Robert Viagas

The big top will come down for the last time on P.T. Barnum’s Greatest Show on Earth.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM[SHARE]
Saturday, January 14, 2017

Watch Cast of Hamilton Crown Taran Killam as Its New George III by Robert Viagas

Rory O’Malley surrenders his crown in latest @Ham4Ham.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07PM[SHARE]
Friday, January 13, 2017

2 Broadway-Bound Plays Are Finalists for 2017 Kennedy Prize by Robert Viagas

The award goes to drama Inspired by American history.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:28PM[SHARE]

Warner Bros. Plans Broadway Adaptations of Beetlejuice and Other Films by Robert Viagas

The company’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical is heading for a spring premiere.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PM[SHARE]

300 Theatres in 42 States Plan "Ghostlight Project" Activities by Robert Viagas

The event will launch an initiative to boost “diversity and inclusion.”

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:37PM[SHARE]

Broadway-Bound Bandstand Announces Complete Cast and Creative Team by Robert Viagas

Laura Osnes and Corey Cott star in the new show set in the Swing era.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM[SHARE]

Jahn Sood's Folk Opera The Disappearing Man Gets January Performances in NY by Robert Viagas

West Hyler directs the musical, which is set in a Depression-era circus.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AM[SHARE]

Adam Jacobs Leaving Title Role of Broadway's Aladdin by Robert Viagas

He will headline the national tour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:10AM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 12, 2017

Martha Swope, Master Broadway Photographer, Dies at 88 by Robert Viagas

She created official images for hundreds of shows from the 1950s to the 1990s.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59PM[SHARE]

Chicago and Cabaret Composer at Work on a New Musical by Robert Viagas

Susan Stroman will direct Beast in the Jungle

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:23PM[SHARE]

New York City Grants $2 Million To Boost Theatre Diversity by Robert Viagas

Funding will go to Roundabout, NYTW and nine other theatre organizations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PM[SHARE]

Stage Directors Earn DGA Award Nominations for TV Musicals by Robert Viagas

The directors of Hairspray Live! and Grease Live! will vie for the same award.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:09PM[SHARE]

Breaking News: Tony Awards Will Return to Radio City Music Hall by Robert Viagas

The broadcast will be held June 11.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19PM[SHARE]

Harlem Arts Center and Theatre Named National Historical Landmark by Robert Viagas

The Schomburg Center houses the 347-seat Langston Hughes Auditorium.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:52AM[SHARE]

Love for Sale, Celebrating 1930s Cabaret, Begins Jan. 12 Off-Broadway by Robert Viagas

The show celebrates the works of Kurt Weill, Cole Porter, and others.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:56AM[SHARE]

Matilda Musical Launches National Tour January 12 by Robert Viagas

The tour uses some elements of the long-running Toronto production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Kia Corthron and Ayad Akhtar Among Winners of MacDowell Fellowships by Robert Viagas

The award-winning playwrights will take part in residencies at the New Hampshire artist colony.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:51PM[SHARE]

New Play by Buyer & Cellar Author Planned for Westport Playhouse by Robert Viagas

The theatre’s New Works Initiative is set for January and February.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PM[SHARE]

Man Who Disrupted Chicago Hamilton Banned From Theatre by Robert Viagas

The ban is part of his sentencing.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PM[SHARE]

Telly Leung Taking the Title Role in Aladdin by Robert Viagas

He appeared on Broadway in Allegiance, In Transit, and Flower Drum Song.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:43PM[SHARE]

Walnut Street Theatre Plans Sondheim and Karam Shows for 209th Season by Robert Viagas

America’s oldest continuously operating theatre looks to 2017-18.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:55PM[SHARE]
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