8,501 stories from Backstage
A score of companies will receive grants for general operating expenses from the JPMorgan Chase Regrant Program for Small Theatres, a project of the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A…
"Today, we are mainstreaming the arts more and more into the lives of citizens -- it's an integral part of the marketing of a city," says John DeStefano, the Mayor of New Haven, Conn.
At first glance it seems like an oddball decision: opening an Off-Off-Broadway show at the same time -- in some instances in the same neighborhood -- as the NY Int'l Fringe Festival.
The best way to achieve a truthful performance may be to sleep on it.
The national tour of 42nd Street does its darn'dest to keep those dancing feet injury-free and on the road.
Canada's Shaw Festival is expected to reinvent itself under a new director this year -- with works by current writers, Shaw-era plays written by women and new adaptations of foreign works.
In an effort to take the relentless discomfort out of networking, producers and/or promoters have created special settings for mingling-cum-self-display.
We talked to a small but growing group of actors who are finding ways of earning part or all of their livings performing outside the confines of the institutions of theatre, film, or televis…
"In this production, my character has less time to evolve... I have to be completely invested in the language. I can't cheat. Every moment counts," notes actor Ty Jones, who portrays the Scottish king in CTH's new version.
A title, naturally, should impart to an audience some sense of what a show is about. When the work is about a famous or notable person, for example, their name in the title makes the topic c…
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has announced over $5.2 million in grants through its arts program, mostly targeting cultural institutions in New Jersey, the foundation's home.
For Some Localities, However, A Silver Lining May Be Near
Director Mark Wing-Davey is aware that "Henry V" is conventionally viewed as a patriotic call to arms. Nonetheless, he insists that the play also subtly hints at another equally potent and timely subtext.
When told he would be the cover story of our "Welcome to L.A." issue, Fred Willard was more than willing to poke a little fun at the Hollywood life.
Includes his thoughts on his musical theater experiences, and how Craig Bierko crushed his dream.
Now in its seventh year, the Philadelphia Fringe Festival is, according to producing director Nick Stuccio, "in an evolving phase for 2003 and beyond."
In interviewing theatre practitioners on the subject of "ethnic theatre," this idea of self-identity kept returning to the fore. It began with language -- the terms that should or shouldn't …
The 14-year run of Culver City's Gascon Center Theatre--current home to the Ziggurat Theatre Company --has come to an end.
Actors' Union Urging Members to Write Congress
The French have a great word for it: la grippe. Or it could be a scratchy throat, strained cords, or a creeping allergy attack that will make your voice sink into a croak, or even disappear.
Includes a quote from Laura Bell Bundy.
Attributing lofty -- perhaps even political -- significance to the boom in plays set in the '60s is undoubtedly tempting. Parody, homage, pastiche lend themselves to interpretation. What doe…
Now that most state governments have reached accord on their budgets, the day-after discussions among arts advocates are underway.
