8,501 stories from Backstage
"Theater should both contain and inspire action," says Cara Blouin. "If we walk out of a play feeling that we are in the right, that play has not only wasted our time, but insidiously allowe…
The impact of the Broadway musicians' strike will carry far beyond last weekend's walkout and Tuesday's agreement. It's actually an important experience in solidarity.
To what extent a new vision of women represented onstage is perhaps up for grabs. Has political correctness died? Have old taboos given way to a new batch? Back Stage takes a look.
"Do you want to take a chance that we could be wilder than the ocean?" Tracy Stark asked in "Walk This World," the first of the songs she pulled from her bag at Don't Tell Mama recently.
Among the best things in life that are free, some of the very best are songs. Nowhere is this truer than in cabaret.
Writer/performer/producer Luis Alfaro's banner year comes after years of service and creation.
"Today, people are more willing to speak up and point out that they continue to be gifted," regardless of their advanced years, asserts actress Catherine Wolf.
Within 42 countries and all 50 states, over 700 readings of the Greek comedy "Lysistrata" are currently planned for Mon., March 3, as a theatrical protest against the United States' impendin…
The Austin Agency's John Lyons loves the theatre and has most success with clients who share his passion.
Back Stage met with leading actors from both the RSC and the National to talk to them about their experiences working in a repertory company.
Audition waiting rooms can be the most uncomfortable places on earth--but there are ways to make it better for all of us.
As the recent reviews of "Moulin Rouge" and "Chicago" have made clear, it has become commonplace wisdom that today's film musicals cannot work if songs arise naturally and directly out of di…
Playwright Chiori Miyagawa is one of the most original voices in New York theatre. In today's feature, we get her views on interviewing death row inmates, reality theater, and the one qualit…
Back Stage West sits down with the pair to discuss their latest project-- Neil Simon's world premiere Rose and Walsh.
Back Stage spoke with actors, directors, choreographers, designers, and producers about their summer stock experiences to find out what it taught them, how they liked it, and whether they wo…
For this year's annual spotlight on singing and music, Back Stage takes a look at musicals with an eye toward filling you in on what you need to know in order to get cast in one of them.
Some tips for surviving the pilot season crunch.
David Chase, the musical director of Broadway's "Flower Drum Song" and a mid-February "Encores!" performance at City Center, sides with the musicians.
Globe Theatres' Brendon Fox gives directors his best choices, and gives auditioning actors room to shine.
The Tony Awards Administration Committee made several rulings last week designed to help categorize the season's hard-to-classify productions. The wisdom of their decisions is ripe for debat…
True mentorship in the acting profession is largely a thing of the past--but inspiration and camaraderie remain.
Six Los Angeles choreographers reveal what they look for in auditions.
Including Jeff Calhoun.
Audition feedback is always hard to get--and maybe that's a good thing.
