8,501 stories from Backstage
During the run-up to the passage of state budgets in early 2003, news reports of potentially devastating arts funding cuts were standard fare for newsgathering organizations.
"When only one in 300 theatre companies survive their first year, I'd say we're doing pretty well," asserts Brad Fryman, co-producing artistic director of the NYC-based Oberon Theatre Ensemb…
If you're a musical theatre performer, especially one who is a strong singer and actor, then this week's cover story, "Finding Work in Today's Musicals On and Off-Broadway," is a must-read f…
For the second time, Anthony Crivello and Jennifer Leigh Warren are appearing onstage together--and thrilled about it.
In an era when videotapes, DVDs, CDs, and audiocassette recordings are available for virtually everything, can teaching acting via recording be far behind? Well, it's not.
Read about how one bad turn created off-off Broadway hits "Who Killed Woody Allen?" and "Citizen Walken."
What should a director do when working with a musical that exists in multiple texts? There are a number of commercial successes that fall under this category.
Karen Kondazian may play great divas, but she knows how to open doors for herself.
Sara Finney-Johnson may have made a name writing for TV, but she feels her playwriting brings her even greater opportunities.
The chronic depression that afflicted Spalding Gray could be a wake-up call for an industry given to depression, stress, and other mental-health concerns.
Despite the obvious classism and racism evoked in the musical "Caroline, or Change," Tony Award-winning actress-singer Tonya Pinkins views Caroline's plight from a personal perspective.
For our semiannual spotlight, Back Stage writers spoke with a dozen working actors about what criteria they use for choosing an acting teacher, coach or school. Learn from those who know!
I don't like contemplating that my desire to write will outlive my ability to produce something creditable. Still, there is some correlation between age and what one produces.
In his latest message to TCG members, executive director Ben Cameron encourages not-for-profit theatres to get involved in "cultural citizenship," commonly called advocacy.
As playwrights explore new ways of delivering storylines and delineating characters, they are tinkering more boldly with innovative ways to theatrically depict the passage of time.
What is comic timing, anyway? Is it a skill or technique, or is it merely a fancy way to say "good comic acting"? And, if it exists, is it innate, or can it--must it--be taught?
Stephanie Barton-Farcas insists she wants only "the best possible actor for the role." But actors who are blind, deaf, or physically disabled are well represented in her productions.
In 2003, union leaders aimed at solidifying relationships in ways that would strengthen them against the growing power of producers.
It might surprise people to see the classical actor hamming it up on a cartoon, but it turns out that what Sir Ian McKellen really wants is to show people his silly side, something he wasn't…
"I've often wondered how one play gets to Broadway and another, that's equally good or better, does not. I'm still not sure," asserts playwright Nilo Cruz.
Always consistent, always versatile, Marcia Gay Harden was destined for greatness because she always understood how to make the most of every role, and she had the hunger to go the distance …
Some dates in history can never be forgotten, while others get relegated to the margins of memory. Theatre artists are beginning to use historically obscure people, places, and events for st…
Known best for co-writing cult classic "Liquid Sky," Nina V. Kerova recently sat down with us to discuss her stage career and new NYC project, "Rabbithead."
