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Friday, December 2, 2016

Pop Stars Sing Hamilton Score on Mixtape, Released Today by Robert Viagas

Album features Alicia Keys, Sia, Usher, Kelly Clarkson, Jimmy Fallon, and many more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Thursday, December 1, 2016

See How the Critics Reviewed Robert De Niro's Broadway Musical, A Bronx Tale by Robert Viagas

The Alan Menken/Greg Slater musical opened December 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24PM[SHARE]

Anti-"Ticket Bot" Act Approved by U.S. Senate by Robert Viagas

Bots are the automated programs that buy up all the best seats to popular events.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:45PM[SHARE]

La La Land Named Best Film of 2016 by New York Film Critics Circle by Robert Viagas

The movie musical has a score by Dear Evan Hansen’s Pasek & Paul.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM[SHARE]

Broadway Paramour Will Relocate While Theatre Undergoes Renovations by Robert Viagas

The Cirque du Soleil musical will move to another theatre to be announced.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:46PM[SHARE]

Cuban Member of Broadway On Your Feet! Cast Reacts to Fidel Castro's Death by Robert Viagas

The musical tells the story of Cuban emigrés Gloria and Emilio Estefan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:47PM[SHARE]

Lin-Manuel Miranda Declines to Apologize to Donald Trump by Robert Viagas

Hamilton creator responds to Trump tweet.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM[SHARE]

These Streets: Broadway's A Bronx Tale Musical Opens Tonight by Robert Viagas

The Alan Menken musical bows at the Longacre Theatre starring Nick Cordero.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Stage Musical Bows in NY Today by Robert Viagas

The beloved TV special comes to life on the stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 30, 2016

No Pay, Nudity Film, With Nathan Lane and Gabriel Byrne, Plans Digital Release by Robert Viagas

Lee Wilkof's film also features Boyd Gaines, Donna Murphy, and Frances Conroy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PM[SHARE]

Hear an Exclusive Track from Forthcoming Duddy Kravitz Cast Album by Robert Viagas

It captures the original Canadian cast of the musical by Alan Menken and David Spencer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:33PM[SHARE]

Ambassador Theatre Group to Expand Operations in North America by Robert Viagas

Two new U.S. executives have been hired for the company that now owns two Broadway theatres and is seeking more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Jersey Boys Creators Guilty of Copyright Infringement by Robert Viagas

A Nevada court finds that the show copied unlawfully from an unpublished biography.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:41PM[SHARE]

Theatre Folk Among Winners of 2016 Gotham Awards by Robert Viagas

The Best Film was based on an unproduced play by Tarell Alvin McCraney.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:55PM[SHARE]

Lin-Manuel Miranda Plans Adaptation of Kingkiller Chronicle by Robert Viagas

The Hamilton creator adds yet another project to his plate.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PM[SHARE]

Tickets Go on Sale for Broadway Amélie Musical by Robert Viagas

Hamilton’s Phillipa Soo stars as the quirky French girl on a mission.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37AM[SHARE]
Monday, November 28, 2016

Broadway-Aimed Madame Sousatzka Musical Announces Full Cast for Toronto Production by Robert Viagas

The production would also mark the Broadway return for troubled Canadian producer Garth Drabinsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:01PM[SHARE]

Michael Urie's Buyer & Cellar Sets PBS Broadcast Dates by Robert Viagas

WNET recorded a recreation of his Off-Broadway solo show in Connecticut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:58PM[SHARE]

Judy Garland Musical Weighs Post-Goodspeed Options by Robert Viagas

Ruby Rakos played Judy in the Broadway-aimed Chasing Rainbows.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:03PM[SHARE]

Lin-Manuel Miranda Will Narrate Drunk History's Hamilton Episode November 29 by Robert Viagas

Watch a clip from the Comedy Central series episode about Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM[SHARE]

Lin-Manuel Miranda Discusses Film Versions of Hamilton and In the Heights by Robert Viagas

After the smash opening of Moana, he may be angling for EGOT status.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AM[SHARE]
Sunday, November 27, 2016

Tony-Winning Broadway and Film Actor Fritz Weaver Is Dead at 90 by Robert Viagas

He played Sherlock Holmes in the musical Baker Street.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01PM[SHARE]

Tony-Winning Broadway and Film Actor Fritz Weaver Dead at 90 by Robert Viagas

Played Sherlock Holmes in the musical Baker Street.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:16PM[SHARE]
Saturday, November 26, 2016

Watch New Trailer for Denzel Washington's Fences Film by Robert Viagas

The movie version of August Wilson’s Pulitzer winner opens Christmas Day.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AM[SHARE]
Friday, November 25, 2016

Phantom of the Opera Will Hit a Majestic New Milestone by Robert Viagas

Broadway's longest-running musical plays its 12,000th performance November 28.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:31PM[SHARE]

Phantom of the Opera Hits a Majestic New Milestone Today by Robert Viagas

Broadway's longest-running musical plays its 12,000th performance November 28.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:31PM[SHARE]

Long Runs on Broadway by Robert Viagas

See where today's shows stand among the classics.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:42PM[SHARE]

Broadway and TV Star Florence Henderson Dies at 82 by Robert Viagas

She starred in Fanny and other musicals before TV's Brady Bunch.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AM[SHARE]

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