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The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is notable for its stellar acting conservatory program as well as its renowned theatrical alumni (it counts Anthony Hopkins and Rob Brydon among …
The creative forces behind beloved early-aughts series, “Lizzie McGuire,” have launched a brand new show for Disney, and today’s casting notices give you the chance to be a…
This week’s roundup of casting notices is for you gypsies out there—or those who hope to become one someday. Broadway’s currently running “The Color Purple,” wh…
Today in Backstage casting notices, you have the opportunity to get in on the ground floor with the development of a brand-new musical, parodying the beloved “Oregon Trail” compu…
Want to know how to win the world’s top acting awards and become a big-screen icon? Your first step might be to book a national commercial or two. At least, that’s how it worked …
Gretchen Mol is doing double duty this fall, with roles in both the new Hulu series “Chance” (premiering Oct. 19) opposite Hugh Laurie, and a juicy turn in awards season contende…
The cast of the upcoming Broadway-bound “Frozen” has yet to be announced; how these actors will be compensated, however, has.
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week t…
For L.A. actors craving a new performance space catered to showcasing compelling artists, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has you covered. Beginning in December and runni…
Theatre West, the oldest continuously running theater company in Los Angeles, currently seeks talent to join its company of performers.
The non-profit organization established in 1962 …
Viola Davis is continuing her streak of playing strong, no-nonsense women who get the job done—even when the job is robbery. But don’t expect to see a Robin Hood–type tale …
This week’s casting roundup can show you the world (or something like that). Disney’s musical adaptation of “Aladdin,” currently running on Broadway, is casting union…
Listen up kids, now is your chance to be in the band! Broadway’s currently running “School of Rock” musical seeks possible replacements for several principal roles.
T…
Big news for New York–based SAG-AFTRA members: Oct. 5 marked the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s grand opening of its New York City screening room and education space, the Robin Williams …
If you’ve ever wanted to join the Lannister family but have mixed feelings about incest, today’s Los Angeles casting notices are for you. “Winter is Coming: A Musical Parod…
This week’s casting roundup is all about feature films—potentially starring you! These are five feature film opportunities you don’t want to miss, including Disney’s …
How can anyone follow up a Broadway season that gave us “Hamilton,” “The Humans,” and “Shuffle Along”? Don’t underestimate the 2016–17 slate, …
Before there was “Hamilton,” there was “In the Heights,” the first Tony Award-winning musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda. In today’s casting notices, you have the …
The Broadway plays and musicals on offer in the Fall 2016 season are worth their exorbitant ticket prices! Here’s your complete list of all 13 shows opening between now and the end of …
Although they’re the lesser-known talent behind the onscreen stars, agents and casting directors are the oil that keeps a film, television series, or theater production running. Thankf…
This week’s casting roundup has something for everyone! BET’s Gabrielle Union–starring series, “Being Mary Jane,” seeks background talent, as do two network dra…
It was the musical heard ’round the world, and now it’s coming straight to your living room! PBS just released the first trailer for its anticipated documentary on Lin-Manuel Mir…
Any actor who’s done their share of film work is familiar with the debilitating fear that comes before seeing their performance with an audience for the first time. Which takes did the…
September 16, 2016 marked the passing of renowned playwright Edward Albee at the age of 88. Albee (pronounced “AWL-bee,” as he continually corrected people), was at the forefront…
She’s lookin’ swell, fellas! Bette Midler’s anticipated Broadway revival of “Hello, Dolly!” broke the record for most first-day ticket sales for any Broadway sh…
We’ve known since his early days on “Parks and Recreation” that Chris Pratt had the talent and the charisma of a movie star. The last few years have gratiously seen that po…
