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Thursday, October 29, 2015

Latest Ham4Ham Video Offers "Olive Branch to the Sports Kids" by Robert Viagas

Ham4Ham, the impromptu concerts that happen periodically on the front steps of the Richard Rodgers Theatre where Hamilton is playing, offered what creator/star Lin-Manuel Miranda called …

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

London Harry Potter Stage Show Conjures "Unprecedented" First-Day Ticket Sales by Robert Viagas and Mark Shenton

Earlier Oct. 28, producers of the upcoming London stage sequel Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II announced that the first three-month block of tickets had sold out withi…

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Megan Hilty and Andy Karl Sing Greatest Showbiz Anthem Ever in Annie Get Your Gun Highlights! (Video by Robert Viagas

Andy Karl, Megan Hilty, Brad Oscar and Ron Raines put a new generation's stamp on Irving Berlin's classic "There's No Business Like Show Business" in New York City Cent…

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Watch Megan Hilty and Andy Karl Sing the Greatest Showbiz Anthem Ever (Video) by Robert Viagas

Andy Karl, Megan Hilty, Brad Oscar and Ron Raines put a new generation's stamp on Irving Berlin's classic "There's No Business Like Show Business" in New York City Cent…

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Revived Ziegfeld Club Announces Winner of Billie Burke Award and Plans for New Ziegfeld Ball by Robert Viagas

Composer-lyricist Masi Asare was named the winner of the inaugural Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award, being given by The Ziegfeld Club to honor women who create new work in musical theatre.

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Tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Disappear Within Hours; New Block On Sale by Robert Viagas and Mark Shenton

All tickets for the first booking period (June 7-Sept. 19, 2016) for the London stage sequel Harry Potter and the Cursed Child sold out within hours during priority sale Oct. 28. As a re…

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American Songbook Concerts Will Feature Liz Callaway, Rita Moreno, Andy Karl and More by Robert Viagas

Tickets go on sale Nov. 2 for the 2016 American Songbook series, featuring evenings dedicated to Maltby & Shire and the late Peggy Lee, as well as solo concerts from Liz Callaway, Vaness…

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It's Popular! Wicked Celebrates 5,000th Performance Tonight by Robert Viagas

The hit Stephen Schwartz-Winnie Holzman musical Wicked celebrates its 5,000th performance Oct. 28 at 8 PM at the Gershwin Theatre.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Lin-Manuel Miranda Returns to Hamilton Tonight by Robert Viagas

Lin-Manuel Miranda, who has been out of his Broadway hit Hamilton since Oct. 20 with the flu, returns to the show as of the Oct. 27 performance.

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From Shining City to Sleep No More: The Scariest Moments Onstage by Robert Viagas

The undead are frequently found at movie theatres, but restless spirits have also taken up residence on Broadway stages. Read on to learn about the frightful friends and foes that have haunt…

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From Shining City to Sleep No More: The Scariest Moments On Stage by Robert Viagas

The undead are frequently found at movie theatres, but restless spirits have also taken up residence on Broadway stages. Read on to learn about the frightful friends and foes that have haunt…

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Universal Passes on Barbra Streisand "Gypsy" Film by Robert Viagas and Andrew Gans

Universal Pictures has officially passed on producing the film remake of the classic musical Gypsy, starring Barbra Streisand as the infamous stage mother Rose, according to Deadline Hollywo…

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Check Out Fun Home Kids Dressed Up in Revolutionary Hamilton Halloween Costumes! by Robert Viagas

Halloween is just a few days away, and two of the kids from Fun Home are definitely not throwing away their shot.

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Low-Income Students Will Only Pay $10 One "Hamilton"  to See Hamilton by Robert Viagas

Low-income New York City high school juniors are going get one of the Holy Grails of today's Broadway — tickets to the sold-out Lin-Manuel Miranda musical Hamilton,…

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Megan Hilty Shows There's Still "No Business Like Show Business" in City Center's Annie Get Your Gun by Robert Viagas

Chuck Cooper, Andy Karl, Judy Kaye, Ron Raines and Brad Oscar join "Smash" star Megan Hilty in New York City Center's concert performance of the Irving Berlin classic Annie Get…

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Matt Magnusson Heads Cast of New Musical Breaking Through, Starting Tonight in Pasadena by Robert Viagas

Matt Magnusson plays the role of Scorpio in The Pasadena Playhouse production of the new musical Breaking Through, which begins previews Oct. 27 at Pasadena Playhouse.

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Good to Be King: Andrew Rannells Joins Hamilton as George III Tonight by Robert Viagas

Andrew Rannells, a Tony nominee for creating the role of Elder Price in the Tony-winning hit The Book of Mormon, returns to Broadway Oct. 27-Nov. 29 as King George III in this year&#…

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Monday, October 26, 2015

Scandals and Secrets of the Supernatural: The Stories Behind Broadway's Haunted Theatres by Robert Viagas

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. 

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Wick! Original Cast Member Daisy Eagan Joins Rebecca Luker in Secret Garden Benefit; Second Performa by Robert Viagas

Daisy Eagan, who won a Tony Award as the original Mary Lenox in Broadway's Secret Garden, will return to the show as host of a pair of benefit performances of the musical in January 2016…

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Jersey Boys Author Working on Stage Musical About Pop Goddess Cher by Robert Viagas

Rick Elice, Tony-nominated co-librettist of Jersey Boys, is working on a stage musical based on the tumultuous life of pop goddess Cher.

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Broadway Producers Launch On-Demand Streaming of Stage Shows by Robert Viagas

Two Broadway producers have launched BroadwayHD, an on-demand service that will stream recorded theatre productions as Netflix and Hulu have been doing for broadcast media, according to …

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First Daughter Suite, Featuring Alison Fraser and Caissie Levy, Is Recording Original Cast Album by Robert Viagas and Andrew Gans

The Public Theater's world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa's First Daughter Suite, a follow-up to the composer's 1993 musical First Lady Suite, will be recorded by Ghostlig…

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Woman Removed from Bodyguard Tour Audience for Singing "Loudly and Badly" During Show by Robert Viagas and Mark Shenton

An audience member who insisted on singing "loudly and badly" during an Oct. 24 performance by the national touring company of The Bodyguard in Nottingham, U.K., was removed from t…

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As the NY Mets Head to World Series, Theatre Actress Sings an Ode to Player Daniel Murphy by Robert Viagas

Having clinched the National League pennant, New York Mets are headed to the World Series Oct. 27. To celebrate, one of their most devoted fans, theatre actress Maxine Linehan, has written a…

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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: October 26 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Sam Maher and Steve Luber

1844 William Harrigan, half of the iconic 1880s writing and performing team of Harrigan and Hart, is born today. He and Tony Hart will create the popular Mulligan Guards characters reflectin…

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Tonight's Equality Concert Features Actors from Hamilton, Fun Home, Kinky Boots and More by Robert Viagas

Songs in the Key of Equality, the benefit concert for the gay-straight alliance Swish and the Swish Ally Fund of The Stonewall Community Foundation, sings at 8 PM Oct. 26 at Le Poisson R…

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Nathan Lane and Debra Messing Are Part of Wesley Taylor's Bridging the Gap Event Tonight by Robert Viagas and Michael Gioia

Nathan Lane, Debra Messing, Stockard Channing and Billy Magnussen perform in Bridging the Gap and other short plays by Wesley Taylor, the sold-out Oct. 26 reading of six new 10-minut…

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Sunday, October 25, 2015

Starry Quartet Lip Sync and Switch Genders in Latest Ham4Ham Video by Robert Viagas

Ham4Ham, the impromptu concerts that happen periodically on the front steps of the Richard Rodgers Theatre where Hamilton is playing, presented an all-star gender-reversed lip sync t…

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Jonathan Groff, Brian d'Arcy James and Andrew Rannells Surprise Fans as Gender-Bending Schuyler Sist by Robert Viagas

Ham4Ham, the impromptu concerts that happen periodically on the front steps of the Richard Rodgers Theatre where Hamilton is playing, presented an all-star gender-reversed lip sync t…

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Amazing Grace Ends Broadway Run Today by Robert Viagas

The new Broadway musical Amazing Grace, which opened July 16 to mixed reviews and struggled to find an audience, plays its final performance Oct. 25 at the Nederlander Theatre.

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Saturday, October 24, 2015

Krysta Rodriguez Reacts to Audience Member Filming at Spring Awakening by Robert Viagas

Krysta Rodriguez, co-star of the current Broadway revival of Spring Awakening, used sign language to tell off an audience member filming her performance at Oct. 24.

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