8,501 stories from Backstage
Eight times a week at Roundabout’s American Airlines Theatre, Danny DeVito eats a hard-boiled egg onstage. Playing the slovenly, fast talking furniture dealer in the Terry Kinney-direc…
Actors are needed for three leading roles in “Avalon: The Mysterious History of the American Revolution,” a multi-tiered project billed as “a musical dramatic dance film an…
Stay in the loop on industry and casting news with our write-up on who’s been slated for recent film and television roles!
“The Lion King”It’s going to be a busy year…
“Dear Evan Hansen,” “Come From Away,” “Oslo,” and “Sweat” are among the nominees for the 71st annual Tony Awards, announced May 2 by Jane Krak…
Since the days of Shakespeare, theater has welcomed politics to the stage. For that reason, it’s been an acting medium that “Orange Is the New Black” and “The Handmai…
Actors Pro Expo, the organization created by and for actors in order to galvanize their professional pursuits, is gearing up to host its New York edition of annual installments. Kicking off …
Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o are totally down to make a heist movie together.If this dream comes true, we’ll have Tumblr and Twitter to thank. (Gizmodo)
The Writers Guild…
Today’s casting roundup veers theatrical, with performance gigs spanning a Disneyland resort, a regional production of “James and the Giant Peach,” and a new touring produc…
New York theater favorites woke up early today to honor the best of Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway, with Laura Benanti and Javier Muñoz unveiling the nominations for the …
Welcome to our new series, What’s Casting: L.A.! Check back every week for a spotlight on the biggest projects looking for talent in the city that never sleeps.
Union actors in Los Ang…
Hong Kong Disneyland will hold open casting calls in Los Angeles next month for union and nonunion talent to join its company of performers.
The Disney team seeks male and female singers and…
The Tony’s have a host!Tony and Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey has been announced as the host of the 71st annual Tony Awards, which will be broadcast from New York City’s Radi…
Actors know it best—the training never stops when you live in busy, beautiful New York City. Here, Backstage has rounded up seven cultural and entertaining events all creatives should …
Whether you’re recovering from Coachella, prepping for weekend two, getting psyched for that big audition, or shopping for your next project, make sure you set aside time to check out …
Terrible Enfants Theatre Company seeks a slew of Texas talent to join its troupe. The company is casting male and female performers ages 18–30 who are singers, dancers, actors, or aeri…
Nominees for the 83rd annual Drama League Awards—in other words, the best of the 2016–17 season both off and on Broadway—were announced today, April 19, at Sardi’s Re…
Sarah Steele of “The Humans” and “The Good Fight” fame bids adieu to the teen roles that were once her calling card with her turn in “Speech & Debate,&rdquo…
What, like it’s hard? In today’s casting roundup, a nonunion production of “Legally Blonde” the musical is casting for several roles, including sorority gal-turned-li…
Tony and Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey has been announced as the host of the 71st annual Tony Awards.
The ceremony, which will be broadcast from New York City’s Radio City Music Ha…
Spring has officially sprung in the City Within a Forest (even though you could say it happened as early as February). And while Atlanta isn’t usually as walkable as cities on the East…
For New York City theater-makers (and their fans), spring is the most wonderful time of the year. Voters from various organizations are attending a final wave of Broadway and Off-Broadway pr…
New York may be glitzier and Paris may be French-ier, but if you’re an actor, London has it all. (At least that’s what us Londoners tell ourselves as we deal with the ups and dow…
Step out of the spotlight and step into the weekend. Even though we know the training never truly stops, performers in the busy, beautiful city need to pencil in a break every once in a…
In today’s casting roundup, you have the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a brand new musical, which will run this September in L.A. We’ve also got three more paid gi…
In a festive ceremony hosted by Jason Manford at the Royal Albert Hall, the 2017 Laurence Olivier Awards honored the best of London theater April 9. Shattering the record for most statues ev…