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The acting community is in an uproar since the audition postings for the upcoming “Kinky Boots” and “Newsies” national tours at the end of December. Many assumed that…
After 16 years on the road, the Echo Theater Company has found a home in Los Angeles’ Atwater Village neighborhood.
The gypsy company’s settling down could be a boon for actors&m…
This year’s fourth annual Clive Barnes Award winners were announced at the Walter Reade Theatre Jan. 6. The prizes were given to Jonny Orsini for his work as the sweet but naive charac…
There’s nothing more exciting than when one of your favorite stars comes to Broadway, because this means seeing them in person, right there, practicing the craft you’ve watched t…
Actors' Equity Association is kicking off 2014 with a flurry of regional membership meetings and a town hall on touring productions.
The theater actors' union has four events slated for Janu…
From arranging flu shots to regulating members’ working conditions, Actors’ Equity Association prides itself on protecting its community of approximately 49,000 members nationwid…
So you might’ve heard that it’s curtains for a few Broadway shows. So, to soothe your anxiety about themm, we’ve compiled a list of some shows we’re looking forward t…
With the holiday season coming to an end, some of us are thinking we might be in need of a little vacation break, so here’s a list of some of the best destinations for live theater. If…
The time is up for some of Broadway’s great shows. It’s indeed one of the best (and sometimes saddest) things about theater, but it’s out with the old and in with the new, …
Looks like the 2015-2016 season won’t bring Hugh Jackman back to Broadway—at least, not in “Houdini.”
The long-gestating musical with a score by Stephen Schwartz that…
Here’s a list of theater-related books that we thought you might enjoy! Whether you're interested in learning more about Bob Fosse or Annoying Actor Friend, 2013 did not disappoint.&nb…
Los Angeles theaters are gaining prestige and exposure for some of their actors by mounting shows in New York, but profits remain elusive.
SoCal theaters ranging from the Geffen Playhouse to…
Yellow school buses dominated 53rd Street Dec. 5, when 3,200 children visited the Broadway Theatre to go behind the scenes at “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.”
Hosted b…
The Los Angeles theater community is a step closer to forming an umbrella organization that would coordinate outreach efforts for its full range of theaters.
The Theatrical Producers League …
The Director’s Playhouse, which bills itself as “West L.A.’s premiere acting school,” will be closing its doors in the coming weeks, Backstage has learned.
The school…
James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim have been linked together in the minds of theatergoers and fans of musicals since they first collaborated on the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Sunday in the…
A Broadway revival set in the circus. A re-imagined Tennessee Williams classic. A Shakespeare musical. A post-apocalyptic play about “The Simpsons.” A comedy about being Jewish. …
Playing a gig at a Hollywood nightclub could soon be a steppingstone for musical theater actors eyeing the Broadway stage.
Starting in December, young performers in Southern California will …
The Los Angeles musical theater community is banding together to raise money to help storm victims in the Philippines.
Earlier this month the country was pounded by Typhoon Haiyan. Some 5,00…
Creating art has never been easier thanks to technology—but the economy and lack of institutional support has created a new set of problems. Non-profit Fractured Atlas is leading the c…
Even the A listers had to audition for “August: Osage County.” The film, based on the Pulitzer Prize– and Tony Award–winning play about a Midwestern family reuniting …
In a recent open letter to the Hollywood Reporter, Woody Allen offered support for the notion of Academy Award recognition for casting directors—and upheld as an exemplar of why such r…
The New York Musical Theatre Festival recently celebrated its annual gala by honoring Tony-Award winner Billy Porter and commemorating the festival’s 10th anniversary. Having birthed s…
Susan H. Schulman has been elected to replace Karen Azenberg as president of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), the national labor union representing some 2,600 profession…
“It’s the best theater camp ever!” Lin-Manuel Miranda says, gushing about his experience at New York Stage and Film, a theater company dedicated to developing new works. &l…
