8,501 stories from Backstage
A solo show written and performed by Dulcy Rogers, “I Am a Tree,” at the Theatre at St. Clements, registers more forcefully in its acting than its story.
Playwright Mayank Keshaviah borrows too heavily from Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” for “Rangoon,” a Pan Asian Repertory Theatre production.
“Empire,” Spiegelworld’s latest show, is packed with astonishing acts but lacks the giddy raunchiness that has long been the Spiegeltent’s hallmark.
"Red," "Other Desert Cities" and "The Exorcist" are among the upcoming plays scheduled for productions at L.A. theatres.
IATSE, AGVA, and other local unions reach agreement with Foster Mollison Entertainment to hire union stagehands for its "Empire New York" tent show.
Act quickly and grab some balcony tickets to see Brian d'Arcy and Brooke Shields host The Drama Desk awards this weekend.
Back Stage will host a Tony Award viewing party at Manhattan's Bounce Sporting Club on Sunday, June 10.
Chad Kimball and Guy Burnet Take on Kevin Bacon’s and Christian Slater’s roles in the stage version of “Murder in the First,” which will open June 6 at 59E59 Theate…
Tara Rubin is casting the upcoming Broadway revival of "The Heiress," directed by Moises Kaufman and starring Jessica Chastain and David Strathairn.
The Shubert Foundation/MTI Broadway Junior program allows students in middle schools across the city the opportunity to perform in a Broadway Junior musical.
The "Wizard of Oz" prequel tops the Broadway box office and "Death of a Salesman" takes in over $1 million.
Forty new shows opened on Broadway during the 2011-12 season, which took in $1.14 billion for the highest-grossing year on record.
The producers of “Annie" are holding a nation-wide contest for local productions of “Annie” or “Annie Jr.”
Actors' Equity is sponsoring Tony Award viewing parties in Culver City and San Diego.
Wonderful performances enhance this eerie stew of a story cooked up around fascinating real-life Japanese theater and school of male impersonators Takarazuka.
Casting director Seth Yanklewitz explains how Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, and the rest of the "Rock of Ages" cast ended up rocking out.
Mark Roberts, writer-producer of the Emmy-winning "Mike and Molly," hits the stage with three plays.
Julia Murney of "The Wild Party" and "Wicked" celebrates Audra McDonald's work in the Gershwin revival.
This minor August Strindberg comedy about a love triangle is adapted for an all-black cast and set on Martha's Vineyard in the 1920s.
The ingenious Alex Webb does double duty, as writer and actor, in "Amelia," a riveting Civil War play made even more affecting by its site-specific setting.
Moises Kaufman over-stresses the comic elements in an uneven production of Simon Gray’s brilliantly structured 1984 play for Roundabout Theatre Company.
Nick Wyman, Paige Price, Rebecca Kim Jordan, Ira Mont, and Sandra Karas take top national positions, while regional officers and principals are also chosen.
The musical featuring Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis will still be touring and Roundabout is casting "Cyrano De Bergerac."
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