8,501 stories from Backstage
Daniel Beaty's thrilling play conjures a community of African Americans whose lives intertwine in a series of epiphanies, narrow escapes, and tragic accidents on a single summer night.
Two battling sisters anxiously await the return of their prodigal brother, with whom they share a fraught relationship. No, it's not a revival of Lillian Hellman's "Toys in the Attic."
There is an embarrassment of riches to be found at Ars Nova with the premiere of playwright Carly Mensch's gorgeous one-act "Now Circa Then."
Luck has had something to do with the success of Ken Davenport's production company, but so has a keen business savvy. And that's significant when his latest plan is considered.
SAG and AFTRA have issued an alert against the big-budget adaptation of The Hobbit, stating that their members are advised not to accept work on this non-union production.
Unwilling to be an opera and afraid to be a musical, Adam Bock and Todd Almond's adaptation of this classic Shirley Jackson novel never gathers sufficient force.
Anton Chekhov famously referred to his stage works as comedies, a characterization that may puzzle anyone who has ever sat through an uncut "Uncle Vanya."
Screenwriter Janus "Jannie" Cercone sums up the difference between working in film and live theater: "Movies are for pussies. Musicals are hard."
The first thing you have to ask when you consider material for a musical is: "Does it sing?" Is the emotion so strong it makes sense that somebody would burst into song?
Pixar has named its first female director, Brenda Chapman, who will also write the animated film, "Brave." Voicing characters will be Reese Witherspoon, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, …
Corporate life goes all dreamlike in this jumbled multimedia performance from Title: Point Productions that's part of Incubator Arts Project.
Wallfly Theatre Company's fine production turns a single incident at London's Paddington Green police station into a thoughtfully rendered look at the tangled politics of Northern Ireland.
W.H. Smith's 1844 "The Drunkard" is a seminal play in American social and theatrical history. It was the nation's most popular drama until the advent of "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
Lots of young writers spin fictional stories from real worlds they know. But not too many have the experience to tell the tale of a juvenile who's committed murder.
The American Theatre Wing announced today the recipients of its 2010 National Theatre Company Grants.
In a SAG election that was widely considered a referendum on merger with the AFTRA, proponents of that idea emerged with a clear mandate.
Gregory S. Moss' carefully crafted new play is, like its hard-hearted heroine, a little too lacking in warmth.
Sarah Ruhl continues her hot streak with a memorable adaptation of Virginia Woolf's complex novel of sexual ambiguity.
Despite having worked as an actor for more than 30 years, Brooke Shields has never been given the chance at an opening night in a musical. All that changes when "Leap of Faith" premieres nex…
For many Twitter-using actors, the site has become an opportunity to connect with people who had previously seemed out of reach, by following the tweets of successful actors, agents, manager…
AFTRA has put off the continuation of talks with Teamsters Local 399. The Teamsters cover 11 AFTRA-employed business representatives who have been working without a contract since Sept. 5.
David St. Louis and Tongayi Chirisa from "Ruined" spoke with Back Stage about winning their roles, fleshing them out, and taking them on the road.
Back Stage spoke with casting director Phyllis Schuringa about finding replacements for the Geffen's co-production with the Intiman Theatre of Lynn Nottage's "Ruined.
Irish playwright Deirdre Kinahan is making a vivid New York debut with the tightly written two-hander "Hue & Cry." This imaginative account of two cousins meeting on the eve of a family …
The always genre-defying Laurie Anderson's new music-theater piece is as full of craft as of magic, resulting in an enchanting journey to the limits of the imagination.
