8,501 stories from Backstage
Pre-show announcements about cellphones and pagers have become their own high art.
The flood of new shows that land ashore in NYC every October give me entirely too many ways to spend my meager paycheck.
Owing to Hurricanes, Union Extends Contract Past Expiration Date
How Today's Music Is Remaking Musical Theatre
Playing clinging, dependent women is a bit hard for contemporary New York-based actresses Margaret Colin and Ally Sheedy in Edna O'Brien's "Triptych."
See review below.
The sixth annual Los Angeles Edge of the World Theater Festival promises to be as edgy as ever, albeit on a smaller scale.
To what degree the image of the intensely driven theatre actor is more myth than reality is arguable. We talked with casting directors and agents to see what's really happening.
"Puppetry is a primal and profound experience and we're certainly seeing more of it today incorporated into other genres," observes the puppeteer Basil Twist.
Philanthropies must now comply with laws designed to prevent terrorists from using not-for-profits to finance their activities. The question is how aware arts groups are of the practice.
Union Wants Feedback on LORT Contract
By the time Anne Bancroft decided to produce Ann Randolph's multiple-character solo show, "Squeeze Box," Randolph had been performing it at her own expense over a year.
In a time when it costs outrageous sums to create one work, the festival idea has almost an irresistible selling point: There is strength in numbers,
Tom Hulce's career follows a harmonious path.
Performers' self-awareness and self-reliance catch the eye of choreographer Twyla Tharp.
Gordon Davidson's 37-year theatrical career is worthy of a standing ovation.
Staged readings help the playwrights but also give actors chances to break out of habits and boundaries.
Back Stage West asks agents and casting directors the tough question-- will your training get you in the door?
Working with a scene partner requires self- reliance and flexibility
For someone who hopes to be an actor, the months after graduation is one of the most critical moments in your life. We talked to six recent grads about their experiences.
It's all too easy to turn the insect-eating Renfield into a high-camp caricature. And campiness is precisely what actor Don Stephenson hoped to avoid.
These days films crackle with fightin' females. Not only that but actors are depending less and less on stunt doubles. Now is the time, ladies, to add a new tool to your kit: choreographed c…
In helming plays, Daniel Sullivan likes to foster all possible links--character to character, and writer to performer.
More and more, L.A. and N.Y.C. are sharing the wealth, moving productions from coast to coast.
