8,501 stories from Backstage
Performers often rely on makeup, wigs, sets, props, lights, music, or even fellow cast members to help create a world onstage. But what if you have too little of that?
Morlan Higgins is now performing what is probably the most daunting role onstage in L.A., and perhaps one of the most daunting roles ever written.
"Address Unknown," a play based on the best-selling 1938 novel by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor, has all the ingredients, making it a hell of a lot of fun to play.
HUD Reviewing 20-Year Pact by Owner, Tenants' Group, Unions
Accent reduction, not accent removal, should be your goal.
In a city where creating new musicals remains a perennial challenge, the closing of the not-for-profit Musical Theatre Works (MTW) after 21 years of operation is an indication that the economic recovery has yet to fully reach some Off- and Off-Off-Broadway groups.
Acting despite emotional or physical agony.
Having produced and directed movies that run the gamut from small independents to big-budget blockbusters, Irwin Winkler takes on his biggest challenge with "De-Lovely".
Kevin Kline has earned his success, step by step, onstage and on-set.
Contemporary Reception and Interpretation of Gay-Themed Classics
Production Pact Expires on Sunday
What can you get out of a commercial acting class?
With cheeky enthusiasm and slapdash sense of style, the Wau Wau Sisters (pronounced vow-vow) have a carved a unique niche in NYC's slow-emerging Neo-Burlesque scene.
Jordan Lage feels a biggest stumbling block to playing more than one role in a play is an actor's ego. "There is the danger of creating false distinctions between characters that may not be there."
While it's true that various theatre people have groups to represent them, it has long been equally true that there must be a fundamental trust in the industry for it to run.
This is not an earth-shattering issue, but every time I hear an actress refer to herself as an "actor," I wince.
Almost 20 years ago, Arthur Laurents told a group of graduate writing students, "I take great comfort in Verdi. He wrote his masterpieces after he was 80."
From Hello, Dolly! to Mrs. Puff, Mary Jo Catlett's remarkable 40-year career has encompassed a lengthy and diverse roster of credits in all mediums.
Don't just get up and dance when auditioning for Rob Ashford, the Tony-winning choreographer of Thoroughly Modern Millie, currently delighting audiences at the Ahmanson Theatre. He'd better see some characterization, some commitment, some acting--the same effort you'd put into auditioning for a speaking role.
The cast of "Thoroughly Modern Millie"'s national tour has issued a unanimous, highly critical "letter of concern" to Actors' Equity Association regarding the union's handling of the product…
