All stories by Robert Viagas on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Film Program Unearths Rare Footage of Classic Vaudeville Acts by Robert Viagas

NY's Film Forum plans to screen them later this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:05PM

Angela Lansbury Will Appear on Season 7 of Game of Thrones by Robert Viagas

Broadway's Mrs. Lovett and TV's Jessica Fletcher joins another murderous project.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:55PM

Mel Brooks Preparing Young Frankenstein Revival With 2 New Songs by Robert Viagas

The original film also is returning to cinemas in October.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:57AM

Massachusetts Theatre Hosts Ambitious 45 Plays for 45 Presidents, Starting Today by Robert Viagas

The Neo-Futurists have written two-minute plays for each chief executive.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Cirque du Soleil's Toruk Flies High at the Barclays Center Today by Robert Viagas

NY fans of the Canada-based troupe have three shows to choose from this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Freestyle Love Supreme, With Lin-Manuel Miranda, Will Return to NY's Gramercy Theatre by Robert Viagas

The Hamilton creator/star will perform live with his hip-hop comedy crew.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:40PM

Bryan Cranston’s HBO Recreation of All the Way Arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray Today by Robert Viagas

Robert Schenkkan’s Tony-winning drama charts LBJ's battle to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AM

Kristin Chenoweth Plans Broadway Concert This Fall by Robert Viagas

My Love Letter to Broadway will play the Lunt-Fontanne.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AM

Sally Field Broadway Glass Menagerie Sets New Dates by Robert Viagas

Performances will begin in February 2017.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:11AM
Monday, September 5, 2016

Theatre Lovers Head to Coney Island for Second Annual Labor Day Elsie Fest by Robert Viagas

The “Coachella for Broadway music” features Megan Hilty, Cynthia Erivo and others.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tony-Winning Humans Will Spend This Week as the Only Non-Musical on Broadway by Robert Viagas

Now in a bigger theatre, the drama is on its way to rare recoupment.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, September 4, 2016

Barbra Streisand’s Encore Enters Billboard Chart at #1 by Robert Viagas

The entertainment icon’s latest studio recording of Broadway duets also hit #1 in the U.K.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:50PM

Three Broadway Shows Ring Down the Final Curtain Today by Robert Viagas

Les Misérables, Curious Incident and Act of God close.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, September 3, 2016

Theatre-Makers Share Their Memories of Jimmy Nederlander by Robert Viagas

Broadway lost one of its titans this summer when James M. Nederlander, chairman of the producing and theatre-owning conglomerate the Nederlander Organization, died at age 94.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, September 2, 2016

Fiddler on the Roof Alumni Plan Theodore Bikel Memorial Concert by Robert Viagas

Lyricist Sheldon Harnick will take part in the event, for which tickets go on sale today.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:26AM

Roger Bart, Seth Rudetsky and Other Disaster! Cast Members Plan CD Signing and Concert by Robert Viagas

The Broadway cast album will be released September 9.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AM
Thursday, September 1, 2016

19th Century Master Actor Edwin Booth Getting a Musical Stage Bio by Robert Viagas

The namesake of Broadway's Booth Theatre emerges from his brother's shadow.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:02PM

Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge Is Being Adapted as a Stage Musical by Robert Viagas

John Logan is adapting the Oscar-nominated film about a man obsessed with a charismatic singer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AM

Broadway Paramour Returns After Hiatus to Make ”Creative Changes” by Robert Viagas

The international circus troupe has re-tailored its first show created expressly for Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Complete Casting Announced for Broadway’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Robert Viagas

Janet McTeer and Liev Schreiber will lead a cast that includes Mary Beth Peil and others.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:07PM

The Black Crook, the “First” Broadway Musical, Will Return to New York by Robert Viagas

A tiny production of the massive spectacle coincides with the show's 150th anniversary.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:04PM

Watch Renee Elise Goldsberry Sing Deleted Hamilton Song at Final #Ham4Ham Concert by Robert Viagas

Here's your chance to hear a trunk song from the hit musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PM

Hamilton Hosts Final Live #Ham4Ham Concert Today by Robert Viagas

In just a year of existence, the weekly concerts had become a Broadway tradition.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:04PM

David Henry Hwang Remembers How Gene Wilder Almost Starred in M. Butterfly on Broadway by Robert Viagas

In his blog he recalls a dinner with Wilder and his then-wife, Gilda Radner.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AM

The Verdict: See How Critics Reviewed New Film Musical La La Land by Robert Viagas

Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling and J.K. Simmons star in the film, with songs by Pasek and Paul.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:53AM
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Report: Warner Bros Wants to Turn Harry Potter Play Into Movie Trilogy by Robert Viagas

And they want Daniel Radcliffe to play grownup Harry.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:08PM

MOMA to Host Breaking Bard: Shakespeare on Film Series by Robert Viagas

The October series includes movies based on or inspired by Shakespeare’s plays.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:17PM

Curious Incident North American Tour Announces Cast by Robert Viagas

The Tony-winning play will launch its tour in September in Rochester, NY.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:11PM

Actors’ Equity Makes Historic Endorsement of Hillary Clinton for President by Robert Viagas

It’s the first presidential endorsement for the actors’ union.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM

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