News and Features
Charles E. Conrad, one of the entertainment industry's most distinguished acting teachers, died Oct. 29 of kidney fai... More »
Linda Day, one of the few female TV directors to find steady work in Hollywood in the 1980s, died Oct. 23 in Georgeto... More »
Five leading British theatrical companies have signed on to a new online service called Digital Theatre that will mak... More »
Features
A Weekend of Musicals Made to Order
Imagine, if you will, standing onstage with nothing but a brief suggestion from an audience member for the musical you're about to perform. More »
Knight Music
It's a noble tradition. Think of Rex Harrison in "My Fair Lady," Richard Burton in "Camelot," Katharine Hepburn in "Coco," and Lauren Bacall in "Applause." More »
Voice-Over Voice Acting
Voice-over actors Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt talk to Backstage.com about the dos and don'ts of the demo reel. More »
Blood-Sucking Fiend
Somerhalder nabbed the role of nefarious Damon Salvatore, a devilish bloodsucker who spends most of his time tormenting his younger, more earnest sibling. More »
News
Broadway Finds Its 'Spider-Man' in Reeve Carney
Broadway has found its Spider-Man - rock singer Reeve Carney. More »
Dancers Gather to Honor Patrick Swayze
Before Patrick Swayze was a film actor, a TV actor and People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive," he was a dancer. More »
Is Broadcast TV Too Big to Fail?
Given the flurry of ill omens floating around the major networks one unthinkable question bears thinking about: Can a television network die? More »
Summer Theater Producer John Kenley Dies at 103
John Kenley, a theater producer who ran a legendary summer stock circuit in Ohio beginning in the 1950s that attracted numerous Broadway and Hollywood stars, has died. More »
Bulletins
'The Last Station' Screening with Michael Hoffman
Join Back Stage for An Evening With "The Last Station." The Los Angeles screening of "The Last Station," will be held... More »
Spotlights
The New Survival Jobs
While the weakened economy and competition from unemployed nonactors may mean that traditional survival jobs are hard... More »
Editorials
'Brighton Beach' Bombs
Broadway is still reeling from the abrupt closing Sunday of the revival of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" after only nine p... More »
Who Got the Part
Laura Cook
A combination of flexibility, training, and careful preparation helped Laura Cook land the role of Fruma-Sarah in the... More »
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