So, You Wanna Start a Theater Company? by Simi Horwitz

Always on the lookout for a new opportunity, Anderson reflects on his past efforts and the hurdles he faced.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:08am on August 4, 2011☆⚑

Three Enterprising Actors on Minding Their Own Businesses by Simi Horwitz

Entrepreneurial actors agree that they prefer running a business of their own to temping at law firms or waiting tables or tackling the many other jobs that actors typically take between a…

SOURCE: Backstage at 4:32am on July 27, 2011☆⚑

Danny Aiello Does It His Way by Simi Horwitz

Danny Aiello is excited to talk about his current project, Susan Charlotte's "The Shoemaker," in which he plays the title role, a character who reaches high emotional levels.

SOURCE: Backstage at 4:00am on July 26, 2011☆⚑

Finding Common Ground in 'Dirty Paki Lingerie' by Simi Horwitz

Aizzah Fatima's solo show, "Dirty Paki Lingerie," slated to be presented at the Midtown Festival, explores the lives of six Pakistani-American women, each struggling to define herself whil…

SOURCE: Backstage at 3:20am on July 14, 2011☆⚑

Performing 'Spoon River' in a Brooklyn Cemetery by Simi Horwitz

Site-specific theater is often gimmicky at best, but staging Edgar Lee Masters' 1915 classic poetry cycle "Spoon River Anthology" in a cemetery is such a natural, it's hard to believe it h…

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:55am on June 16, 2011☆⚑

First-Time Nominees Share Their Broadway Experiences by Simi Horwitz

These four first-time Tony nominees are a pragmatic lot. They are deeply gratified to receive a Tony nod—and, with one exception, to be making their Broadway debut.

SOURCE: Backstage at 2:42am on May 26, 2011☆⚑

Sutton Foster Taps Another Tony Nomination by Simi Horwitz

Sutton Foster has earned a Tony Award and a host of other prizes to enhance bragging rights, but the thrill in being recognized yet again for a Tony has not diminished at all for the star …

SOURCE: Backstage at 1:20am on May 26, 2011☆⚑

Producing a Solo Show by Simi Horwitz

Michael Bonnabel's solo show "The Good Boy" is now running at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, and it has been quite a journey for the writer-performer.

SOURCE: Backstage at 1:29am on May 19, 2011☆⚑

Iris Rainer Dart: From Stage to Page and Back Again by Simi Horwitz

Iris Rainer Dart says she is relieved to be home on the West Coast following the grueling experience of writing her first Broadway musical, "The People in the Picture."

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:56am on May 12, 2011☆⚑

Chester Gregory Shows His Gentler Side in 'Sister Act' by Simi Horwitz

Chester Gregory is quite serious when he says he won't sign on for any project without "integrity, heart, and a message that inspires."

SOURCE: Backstage at 6:00am on April 28, 2011☆⚑

Karen Mason Shakes Her Booty in 'Wonderland' by Simi Horwitz

Karen Mason seamlessly merges the worlds of cabaret and musical theater in the recently opened Broadway musical "Wonderland."

SOURCE: Backstage at 10:58am on April 20, 2011☆⚑

Playing 'Catch' with Tom Wopat by Simi Horwitz

Tom Wopat admits that working for close to six years on the musical "Catch Me If You Can," from workshop to a Seattle run to Broadway, was both "productive" and "painful."

SOURCE: Backstage at 2:26am on April 13, 2011☆⚑

Catching His 'Star' by Simi Horwitz

Christian Borle is enjoying a star turn in the Off-Broadway hit "Peter and the Starcatcher," based on Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson's novel, a prequel to "Peter Pan."

SOURCE: Backstage at 12:00pm on March 30, 2011☆⚑

In Left-Leaning Business, Conservative Actors Feel Marginalized by Simi Horwitz

Dale Morris is a Republican, and he has at times gone to such great lengths to hide that fact that he even pretended to be a Democrat when he ran a theater company.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:13am on March 23, 2011☆⚑