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IATSE, AGVA, and other local unions reach agreement with Foster Mollison Entertainment to hire union stagehands for its "Empire New York" tent show.
Tara Rubin is casting the upcoming Broadway revival of "The Heiress," directed by Moises Kaufman and starring Jessica Chastain and David Strathairn.
Forty new shows opened on Broadway during the 2011-12 season, which took in $1.14 billion for the highest-grossing year on record.
Casting director Seth Yanklewitz explains how Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, and the rest of the "Rock of Ages" cast ended up rocking out.
Nick Wyman, Paige Price, Rebecca Kim Jordan, Ira Mont, and Sandra Karas take top national positions, while regional officers and principals are also chosen.
Union stagehands from New York's Local One of IATSE protest Speigelword's nonunion labor force for its "Empire New York" tent show.
"Once," "Death of a Salesman," "Follies," "Other Desert Cities," and Audra McDonald were honored by the Drama League on Friday, May 18 in New York.
The star of Broadway's "Venus in Fur" and the new film "Hysteria" shares his worst audition experience and why a film career caught him by surprise.
Enter to win tickets to the Broadway show and a backstage tour. The winning video, chosen by the cast of "Once," will be featured on the show's website.
Actors Susan Pourfar and Finn Wittrock are the recipients of the Actors' Equity 2012 Clarence Derwent Award.
Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad are both moving from Broadway's "Book of Mormon" to half-hour comedy series on NBC this fall.
NBC's "Smash" partners with iTheatrics to help create sustainable musical theater programs in schools across the country this fall.
The national tour of "Once," the acclaimed Broadway musical based on the Irish indie movie of the same name, kicks off next summer.
The legendary comic spoke to the press after receiving the Stand-Up Icon Award at the second annual Comedy Awards in New York.
As he begins rehearsals for "Harvey" on Broadway, actor Rich Sommer opens up about planning his post-"Mad Men" career and being too honest on Twitter.
"Mad Men" star and Back Stage subscriber Rich Sommer explains how improv helped his career and admits he's "freaking out" about his upcoming Broadway debut.
The Circle in the Square co-founder and Off-Broadway pioneer, who died Feb. 24 at age 87, will be honored with a public memorial service.
AEA will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a year of special events honoring actors and theater professionals.
Rori Bergman on casting "Nancy, Please," a new film that will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 21.
New York theater actor Tom O'Brien makes his feature film debut as actor, writer, and director of "Fairhaven," co-starring Chris Messina and Rich Sommer.
After 30 years, the Theatre Alliance calls it quits and spreads out its programs to the Walnut Street and Wilma theater.
The dancers' union claims that the resuscitated DTH, led by Executive Director Laveen Naidu, is "endangering its new dancers" by withdrawing from AGMA.
Actors’ Equity Association will honor Philadelphia's InterAct Theatre Company with the 2012 Rosetta LeNoire Award on April 13.
NBC's "Smash" partners with iTheatrics to create sustainable musical theater programs in underserved schools nationwide.
Actor Neil Patrick Harris will return to host the annual Broadway awards ceremony for a third time this year.
