8,501 stories from Backstage
Founder Resigns From Valdez Conference; Albee Not Participating
At the 2004 New York ActorFest, casting director Joseph McConnell moderated a panel of his professional colleagues, examining their considerations in casting actor talent for stage, film, an…
You probably recognize William Sadler, but it may take you a few minutes to figure out where you know him from.
What do stage managers want?
Fed up with the standard Shakespeare? Bored by the Bard? A glance at the cast breakdown of Machomer might clue you in that you're about to witness a new twist on an old classic. The characte…
Work on cruise ships has long been a means by which performers can acquire stage experience, make money, see the world, and taste a little bit of the good life.
"There's a lot of responsibility in carrying a film of this size." So asserts the 18-year-old, New York City-born Emmy Rossum....
Fifteen Back Stage critics take a look back at 2004's theatre and dance offerings and select their favorite productions and performances of the year, from A Year of Mothers to Wide-Ranging J…
For actors and the industry, it's been a stressful time of gains and losses, of battles fought, of triumphs scored, of worries growing and allayed. Looking at the year's top films, plays, an…
Musicians demonstrated Tuesday outside the opening-night performance of the musical "Oliver!" at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.
The recent American Theatre Wing seminar "Humor in Performance" brought together comedic performers Julie Halston, Michael McKean, Mario Cantone, and Judy Kaye.
As the HBO series Six Feet Under enters its fifth and final season, Michael C. Hall will begin to explore life after the hit show about death.
Four years ago, Fred Kahl decided he needed to make some "good, clean fun." But Kahl -- better known in the New Burlesque community as "The Great Fredini" -- has more of a Blue State definit…
The new film "The Phantom of the Opera," scheduled to open nationwide on Jan. 21, is just that -- a film, stresses producer, composer, and co-screenwriter Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Touring can be hard on relationships among cast members in just the way extensive traveling can compromise friendships and even marriages.
Welcome to the world of the wardrobe supervisor, a largely unsung, behind-the-scenes practitioner and member of a little-known subculture.
Perhaps the most striking thing about "Doubt," John Patrick Shanley's new play, is the 2004 lens through which a contemporary audience views the work and, in so doing, distorts what emerges …
The Broadway Theatre Archive keeps great theatrical performances alive.
Grants for theatre went to 34 New York City organizations. The Vivian Beaumont Theater led the NYC grantees with $60,000 to support the world premiere of "Dessa Rose," a new musical based on…
