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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Workshop It: First Chance to See Prince Jen, Bad Night, The Lobby by Robert Viagas

The musicals and plays of the future often start in professional readings and workshops. Here are three on the drawing board.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:47PM

NY Times Yanks Hello, Dolly! Ad as “Too Political” by Robert Viagas

Producer Scott Rudin tries to have some fun with the Grey Lady.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:31PM

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell Will Host Bright Star Reunion Concert in NY by Robert Viagas

The concert will celebrate the original cast album.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41PM

Kids’ Night On Broadway Sets 2017 Date by Robert Viagas

Kids get a free ticket when accompanied by a full-paying adult.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AM

Tony Award Winner Will Run in NYC Marathon by Robert Viagas

The annual 26-mile trot is scheduled for November 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

Stage Parody of Game of Thrones Bows Today in Chicago by Robert Viagas

Graeme of Thrones is a low-budget spoof of HBO's megahit sword-and-sorcery series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

Great Comet Billing Dispute May Be Headed for Resolution by Robert Viagas

Broadway producers offer a deal that gives the Off-Broadway company the billing it seeks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:44AM

Game of Thrones Stage Parody Bows Today in Chicago by Robert Viagas

This low-budget parody of HBO’s Game of Thrones makes its U.S. premiere at the Broadway Playhouse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Monday, October 31, 2016

Tammy Grimes, Star of The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Dies at 82 by Robert Viagas

A favorite of Noël Coward's, she starred in his musical High Spirits.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:35PM

Paula Vogel’s Indecent Books a Broadway Theatre by Robert Viagas

It tells the story of an ahead-of-its-time lesbian play produced in the 1920s.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:22PM

Oregon Book Store Closes After Clash With The Wiz Cast by Robert Viagas

The actors objected to the display of a controversial book at the store.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PM

Neil Patrick Harris and Frozen Songwriters Create a Song About House Speaker Paul Ryan by Robert Viagas

The song was heard on This American Life.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53AM

Grand Ole Opry to Open an Entertainment Complex in Times Square by Robert Viagas

The Nashville landmark will become an urban cowboy with Opry City Stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:52AM

From Shining City to Sleep No More: Theatre’s 9 Scariest Onstage Moments by Robert Viagas

Think horror is just for the movies? These shows prove theatre can be just as terrifying.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Sunday, October 30, 2016

How Did the Critics Respond to Janet McTeer’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses on Broadway? by Robert Viagas

Liev Schreiber co-stars in the revival at the Booth Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:35PM

Broadway Color Purple Posts Closing Notice by Robert Viagas

Cyntha Erivo still toplines the Tony Award-winning revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:57PM

Did You Know Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre Has a Ghost? by Robert Viagas

Onetime Ziegfeld Girl Olive Thomas has been actively haunting Aladdin’s theatre. Seriously.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Broadway Casting Directors Seek Recognition of Their Union by Robert Viagas

Teamsters release a letter to the Broadway League asking for benefits.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:30PM

Friday, October 28, 2016

Watch Leslie Odom Jr. Imagine Obama’s Thoughts in New Sara Bareilles Song by Robert Viagas

”Seriously” was recorded for This American Life.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:11PM

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.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:37PM

Playwright Compares Trump’s Daughter to Medea in New Play Ivanka by Robert Viagas

Bad Jews author Joshua Harmon put the new work together this fall in response to the presidential campaign.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:44PM

Exclusive: Hear Delta Rae Cover a Steve Martin-Edie Brickell Song from Broadway’s Bright Star by Robert Viagas

The Broadway cast album topped the country chart last spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AM

Exclusive: MADtv Star Jordan Peele Comes Aboard TADA! Youth Theatre by Robert Viagas

The comic actor was trained at TADA!

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AM

Thursday, October 27, 2016

JLo To Star in NBC’s 2017 Holiday Musical, Bye Bye Birdie by Robert Viagas

Jenny from the Block will sing “Spanish Rose.”

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37PM

See What the Critics Thought of the Falsettos Revival by Robert Viagas

The Broadway production stars Christian Borle and Andrew Rannells.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00PM

Bernadette Peters Cast in Good Wife Spinoff by Robert Viagas

The Tony-winning actress adds to her TV credits.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:13PM

Theatregoers Can Take the ”W” Train to Times Square Once More by Robert Viagas

The city government restored the line with an amusing sign.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM

Workshop It: First Chance to See Rushmore, Love and War, Paris by Robert Viagas

The musicals of the future often start in professional readings and workshops. Here are three on the drawing board.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PM

Watch Front Page Stars Trade Backstage Stories on The View by Robert Viagas

Nathan Lane, John Slattery, and John Goodman discuss the “grand and glorious beast.”

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:10PM

New Bio Says Joan Rivers Buried with Script to Sally Marr by Robert Viagas

The late comedian fulfilled nearly all her dreams—except one.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PM

Acting Company Plans New Drama About Malcolm X and Rare Revival of R.U.R. by Robert Viagas

The company will tour the U.S. and come to NY in March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM

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