Robert Viagas is editor-in-chief of Encore Monthly, as well as an author, a journalist, a lecturer, a podcaster, and a professor. He has spent much of his career working on Broadway with Playbill Inc., the iconic theatre-program company, including as the founding editor of Playbill.com and the Playbill Broadway Yearbook series. His books on the performing arts include The Amazing Story of The Fantasticks and Good Morning, Olive: Haunted Theatres of Broadway and Beyond.