8,501 stories from Backstage
The application window for the Jerry Herman Awards has moved up to meet demand from high school musical theater productions clamoring for recognition.
The awards, organized by the Holl…
Hollywood theaters need to act fast if they’re going to keep a foothold in a neighborhood of Los Angeles that’s experiencing a renaissance of development.
That was the message de…
During his tenure as The New York Times’ chief theater critic, Clive Barnes could make or break a performance with one review. Yet his acuity for discovering fresh talent is, perhaps, …
The Weinstein Company will be hosting a live Q&A with the cast of its movie, "August: Osage County," including producer George Clooney and cast members Julia Roberts, Julianne Nicholson,…
Most actors would love to forget their embarrassing onstage mishaps. But nine celebrated stars of stage and screen took a walk down memory lane to raise money for The Performing Arts Project…
Approximately 18 productions of Shakespeare are taking place in New York this season. Sure, every actor wants to play Hamlet at least once, but who is today’s Shakespeare? And wouldn&r…
Fifteen years ago the Metropolitan Opera created customized platform Tessitura, an electronic database that tracked donations, ticketing, and contacts to better engage with patrons. In 2000,…
A long, chugging train, straining to climb but doing so steadily and with the mountaintop in view: That’s the economic picture painted by the Theatre Communications Group’s annua…
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A new road to Broadway has opened up for African-American singers from the South and it runs straight through Motown.
Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy ann…
"The rent is too damn high in Los Angeles!” has become the rallying cry of several small theater companies that have recently seen unprecedented rate hikes.
Two experienced companies a…
Not everyone is celebrating the opening of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
The venue, which encompasses the 1933 Beverly Hills Post Office and the new 500-seat Bram Gold…
We chatted with the cast of the upcoming Lincoln Center revival of “Macbeth,” starring Ethan Hawke in the title role, about their Shakespeare training and how they’re appro…
Pasadena Playhouse is partnering with the University of Southern California in a mentorship program for emerging playwrights.
GREENHOUSE at The Playhouse, set to begin during the 2013-14 aca…
Performers used to have one shot to nail their audition in a studio, but we are now in an age of technology in which actors looking to break into the business may be smart to first shine on …
Doug Hamilton thought he would be making a documentary about the clashing worlds of musical theater and punk, but he ended up with a movie about how a rock star found a community through the…
They threw a party and everyone came.
The Skylight Theatre Company is feeling like the Little Engine That Could after it raked in enough cash from a weekend of fundraising events to fu…
Finding yourself in the company of a seasoned professional in your field who is open to your insistent questions about how to succeed in your career is typically a rare opportunity. Thankful…
The tour will go on for the San Francisco Ballet.
The American Guild of Musical Artists, which represents the dancers, has reached a deal with the ballet's management, ending a labor brouhah…
Some major marquee names are coming to Broadway this fall.
Ethan Hawke will play the title role in Lincoln Center’s “Macbeth.” Mark Rylance is bringing his critically accla…
The most recent performer to be harmed while working on Broadway’s “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” is contradicting the production’s claims regarding his injuries. Ac…
A teenage girl, blond and composed, stood at the corner of the playground facing Fourth Avenue and, with a welter of parents and aspiring performers behind her, sang a song to herself and pa…
A brouhaha between the San Francisco Ballet and its dancers union could reverberate in upcoming labor negotiations around the country.
The American Guild of Musical Artists, which represents…
Broadway stars have been singing more than just show tunes lately, thanks to popular concert series “Broadway Sings.” The new series celebrates the music of iconic artists in the…
We all need to make ends meet while we are chasing our dreams. But sometimes life is trying to tell you to find a new job. Here are a few signs that it is time to move on.
1. The kids…
