Cracking down on pay-to-play auditions & a bonus Oscars banter
Paying to audition is illegal. Last year, Gary Baum of the Hollywood Reporter conducted an investigation into this practice, which has taken root in sessions known as casting workshops.
Today is Saturday, June 13, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Ally Sheedy Marissa Chibas Jonathan Hogan Richard Thomas Cynthia Darlow Paul Lynde Rex Everhart Percy Rodrigues Bernard B. Jacobs Shirl Conway Robert Lenn Frederic Franklin Samuel Taylor Maurice Copeland Mary Wickes Ian Hunter Basil Rathbone Harry Shannon Irene Franklin Jean Adair William Butler Yeats Lady Duff-Gordon Clinton Allmon Justine Johnston John Barry Osceola Archer Marvin Tarplin Hugh Whitemore Anna Sosenko Vincent Rose