8,501 stories from Backstage
Back Stage West critic, columnist, and one of Los Angeles' most beloved theatre supporters Polly Warfield died Oct. 2. She was 89.
Two years after the disastrous events of Sept. 11, 2001, the Off- and Off-Off-Broadway theatre scene is still going strong. Content varies from total escapism to sober reflections on the ter…
Sponsored by the not-for-profit Americans for the Arts, hundreds of towns will celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month during October for a 10th consecutive year.
Liz Thompson, executive director of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, dryly notes that LMCC's biggest achievement is "its continued existence."
Director Frank Galati brings his unique vision to L.A.
On the occasion of their retirement, after 55 years in the business, Bob and Margery Boyar, known by industry insiders as the first couple of theatrical insurance brokerage, take a backwards…
Rupert Holmes lays it all out with his new book, Where the Truth Lies.
"Slaving away at a job is no way to go for the new millennium!" So asserts actor John "Bones" Rodriguez, who supplements his acting income by running a small business.
Sixteen Theatre Groups Prepare 90-Minute Peeks at Upcoming Work
Hey, sisters: Who would you be if you were a man? If you have a Y chromosome, read no further.
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, long a beacon for new American drama, announced it is no longer maintaining an open submission policy beginning with its 2004 Playwrights Conference. The organization has instead created a "National Selection Committee" consisting of 150 as-yet-unnamed "esteemed theatre professionals" who will, in turn, nominate a total of 250 scripts to be considered, with the deadline set for the end of October.
You can't properly consider the Equity Showcase Code without a historical perspective. Here's an overview.
While the Equity Showcase Code is perhaps the most popular way for artists to get their work in the public eye, it remains the subject of debate, criticism, concern -- even fury from many in…
Though Fringing throughout middle August burnt out many of us, there are a bevy of new off-off Broadway shows and other activities worth attending in the next week.
Broadway has seldom been so busy. Musicals, new plays, revivals, and solo shows will vie for consumer dollars and provide jobs for actors, singers, and dancers.
Composer Jimmy Roberts finds the suggestion that his musical, "The Thing About Men," is ultimately a celebration of bourgeois yuppie lives, unfair. "Those terms are derogatory."
Northern California's Humboldt County focuses attention on an old Italian performing style.
For those who know Victor Garber only as emotionally isolated spy/father Jack Bristow on the ABC series Alias, let's for a moment discuss range.
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How much evidence does a politician need to realize that cultural investment, whether through direct budget appropriations or alternative forms of revenue-raising, leads to economic dividend…
At the announcement for the Barrymore Awards nominations, a happy crowd responds with pleasure to the news that Tom McCarthy will receive the Barrymore Lifetime Achievement Award.
Times may be hard for nonprofit theatres, but there's always an audience for summer Bardfests--which means plenty of work for actors who want to brush up their Shakespeare.
