Cast Announced for Mufti Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill Revue by Robert Viagas

Rachel de Benedet among the performers to be featured in the Off-Broadway cast, starting February 11.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:39pm on January 31, 2017☆⚑

Hamilton Producer Plans TV Series About a High School Drama Department by Robert Viagas

NBC has ordered a pilot episode for Drama High from Jeffrey Seller and his partners.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:37pm on January 31, 2017☆⚑

Be Prepared: Broadway Lion King Welcomes New Villain by Robert Viagas

Stephen Carlile takes over as Scar in the long-running Disney musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:34pm on January 31, 2017☆⚑

London "Touts" Getting $6k for Hamilton Tickets Despite Anti-Scalping Measures by Robert Viagas

Producer Cameron Mackintosh is experimenting with an all-electronic ticketing system.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:59pm on January 31, 2017☆⚑

Tony Award Nominations Will Go Digital in 2017 by Robert Viagas

Toronto company Yangaroo tapped to provide the secure voting platform.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17am on January 31, 2017☆⚑

Second Suspect Arrested in Attack on Dallas Stage Director by Robert Viagas

Derek Whitener of Firehouse Theatre was left with a fractured skull.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25am on January 31, 2017☆⚑

Harry Potter, The Flick, Groundhog Day Win U.K. Critics Circle Theatre Awards by Robert Viagas

Awards also went to Glenda Jackson, Billie Piper, and Stephen Dillane.

SOURCE: Playbill at 8:30am on January 31, 2017☆⚑

Watch Full Final Trailer From Live-Action Beauty and the Beast Film by Robert Viagas

The movie musical opens March 17.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:38pm on January 30, 2017☆⚑

Must Listen: Check Out an Advance Track from the Dear Evan Hansen Cast Album by Robert Viagas

Ben Platt and the cast sing “You Will Be Found.”

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:48pm on January 30, 2017☆⚑

Must Listen: Check Out a Track From the Dear Evan Hansen Cast Album by Robert Viagas

Ben Platt and the cast sing “You Will Be Found.”

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:48pm on January 30, 2017☆⚑

Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford to Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New Broadway Theatre by Robert Viagas

Repurposed since 1968, the Hudson Theatre will relight in February.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:27pm on January 30, 2017☆⚑

Watch the Voice of the NYC Subways Visit Broadway In Transit by Robert Viagas

Voiceover actor Charlie Pellett got to deliver his famous warning in person.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:06pm on January 30, 2017☆⚑

Beautiful Keeps It in the Family With New Leading Lady by Robert Viagas

Abby Mueller will join the cast of the Broadway musical as Carole King.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56am on January 30, 2017☆⚑

2 Firms Sued for Falsely Promising to Deliver Stars for Broadway Shows by Robert Viagas

Al Pacino, Miley Cyrus, and Keira Knightley are among those allegedly promised.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08am on January 30, 2017☆⚑

Clive Owen Will Return to Broadway in M. Butterfly Revival by Robert Viagas

David Henry Hwang’s Tony winner is headed for a revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 8:26am on January 30, 2017☆⚑

Movie About Theatre-Obsessed Woman Opens at Film Festival Jan. 30 by Robert Viagas

An NYU film student funded the pic through a Kickstarter campaign.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 30, 2017☆⚑

Tony Winners Repeat Wins for Same Roles at 2017 SAG Awards by Robert Viagas

See how theatre-related nominees did in the annual awards from the Hollywood actors union.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53pm on January 29, 2017☆⚑

Tony Winners Repeat for Same Roles at 2017 SAG Awards by Robert Viagas

See how theatre-related nominees did in the annual awards from the Hollywood actors union.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53pm on January 29, 2017☆⚑

SAG Awards Presented Jan. 29 by Robert Viagas

Audra McDonald, Viola Davis, Tituss Burgess, Bryan Cranston are up for the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 29, 2017☆⚑

Audience Serves as Jury for Terror, Opening Jan. 29 by Robert Viagas

Maria Tucci and Mía Maestro star in the German drama at Colony Theatre in Miami Beach.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 28, 2017☆⚑

Feds Break Up an $81 Million Ponzi Scheme Built Around Success of Hamilton by Robert Viagas

Three are charged with using the promise of hard-to-get (but nonexistent) tickets to lure investors.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49pm on January 27, 2017☆⚑

Waitress Plans "Cast Album Karaoke" on Its Stage by Robert Viagas

Members of the February 1 audience will be invited to sing along with songs from the show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:11pm on January 27, 2017☆⚑

New Jersey School Decides Ragtime Will Go on as Written by Robert Viagas

Decision is a victory for anti-censorship groups.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:59pm on January 27, 2017☆⚑

Alice Ripley Books Las Vegas Engagement by Robert Viagas

The Tony-winning star will perform Ripley Reflects in April.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:13pm on January 27, 2017☆⚑

Mark St. Germain's Hamlet Prequel to Get Florida Reading by Robert Viagas

Gertrude and Claudius is by the author of Freud’s Last Session.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36am on January 27, 2017☆⚑