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Friday, October 7, 2016

Exclusive: Caissie Levy, Mamie Parris, Ali Stroker Among Broadway Stars Set for NAMT New Musical Festival by Robert Viagas

New musicals by Kerrigan & Lowdermilk and Drewe & Stiles will be unveiled at the three-day celebration.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56AM[SHARE]

Alan Menken's Duddy Kravitz Musical Sets Cast Album Release by Robert Viagas

David Spencer penned lyrics and book for the musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:46AM[SHARE]

Producers Eyeing Wicked Composer's Latest Musical for Transfer by Robert Viagas

The opulent Schikaneder, about Mozart's librettist, just bowed in Vienna.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:12AM[SHARE]

Kennedy Center Appoints Broadway Producer New VP of Theatre Programming by Robert Viagas

Jeffrey Finn has been nominated four times for Tony Awards.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23AM[SHARE]

Himself and Nora Off-Broadway Cast CD Released Today by Robert Viagas

Whitney Bashor and Matt Bogart are featured on the recording of the 2016 musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 6, 2016

HBO Greelights Green Day's American Idiot Film by Robert Viagas

Billie Joe Armstrong will play St. Jimmy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:22PM[SHARE]

Disney's Enchanted Sequel Seeking Hairspray Director by Robert Viagas

The musical film is scheduled to start shooting in summer 2017.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:38PM[SHARE]

Brecht's Arturo Ui Returns Just in Time for the Presidential Election by Robert Viagas

His tale of the "resistible rise" of a Hitler-like thug offers a cautionary tale.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PM[SHARE]

Eric Yves Garcia Salutes Great Cabaret Keyboardists in Keeper of the Keys by Robert Viagas

His show rolls into Feinstein's/54 Below later this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31PM[SHARE]

Julie Andrews-Directed My Fair Lady Breaks Sydney Opera House Record by Robert Viagas

The 60th anniversary revival recreates the original Broadway staging under the direction of its original leading lady.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AM[SHARE]

No, Beautiful Is Not Closing Any Time Soon by Robert Viagas

The award-winning musical plays the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:47AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Almost, Maine Author John Cariani Revises Cul-de-sac for NY Revival by Robert Viagas

The co-star of Something Rotten! is developing his 2006 drama.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:58PM[SHARE]

Wait Till You See Who Hamilton Got for Its Latest Get-Out-the-Vote Video by Robert Viagas

Stephen Sondheim and George W. Bush are just a few of the notable participants.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:19PM[SHARE]

Tickets for Othello, with David Oyelowo and Daniel Craig, Sell Out in a Flash by Robert Viagas

Previews begin November 22 for the New York Theatre Workshop production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PM[SHARE]

PA Officials Say Hammerstein Home Can Become a Museum, But Not a Theatre by Robert Viagas

Oscar Hammerstein wrote many of his country-themed lyrics there.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PM[SHARE]

Front Page Producer Insists Critics Come on the Actual Opening Night by Robert Viagas

The requirement flies in the face of the recent standard practice.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM[SHARE]

Sally Field's Glass Menagerie Switches Broadway Theatres by Robert Viagas

Performances still begin in February 2017.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41AM[SHARE]

Get Happy: Goodspeed's Judy Garland Musical Opens Tonight by Robert Viagas

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]

Tickets Go on Sale Today for Othello, with David Oyelowo and Daniel Craig by Robert Viagas

Previews begin November 22 for the New York Theatre Workshop production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 4, 2016

See Which Hamilton Songs Will Be Performed in Upcoming PBS Documentary by Robert Viagas

The film will air October 21.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35PM[SHARE]

Disney's Live-Action Mulan Film Sets Release Date by Robert Viagas

It's launching a "global casting search" for an actress to play the title character.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:19PM[SHARE]

New Hope Arrives for Off-Broadway's Cagney by Robert Viagas

A new Bob Hope, that is.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:38PM[SHARE]

Broadway's Heisenberg Announces Extension While Still in Previews by Robert Viagas

Simon Stephens' two-hander stars Denis Arndt and Mary-Louise Parker.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:58AM[SHARE]
Monday, October 3, 2016

Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre Renovation Underway by Robert Viagas

Broadway's smallest theatre is getting an extensive interior and exterior renovation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:15PM[SHARE]

Gordon Davidson, Founder of L.A.'s Mark Taper Forum, Dies at 83 by Robert Viagas

The giant of U.S. regional theatre also directed, produced and stage-managed on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:22PM[SHARE]

Soho Rep Explains Abrupt Closing of Theatre by Robert Viagas

The loss of the performance space has left My Name is Gideon without a venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:58PM[SHARE]

Alec Baldwin Unveils His Trump Impression on SNL by Robert Viagas

The Tony nominee will make occasional appearances as the Republican presidential candidate.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:38AM[SHARE]

Many Broadway Shows Cancel Election Night Shows by Robert Viagas

Several have substituted Monday performances that week so people can vote in the presidential election.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AM[SHARE]

Touring Lion King Reconfigured to Fit Smaller Venues by Robert Viagas

Original director-designer Julie Taymor is recreating her designs.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AM[SHARE]

Watch Saturday Night Live Sketch Spoofing Lin-Manuel Miranda by Robert Viagas

The Hamilton creator raps all his comments in a Family Feud parody.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:44AM[SHARE]
Sunday, October 2, 2016

Heather Headley Bids Farewell to Color Purple Today by Robert Viagas

The Aida star has been in the hit revival since May.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]
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