
Back Stage News
Michael Fassbender got his big break when Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks cast him in their "Band of Brothers" World War Two mini-series. He also appeared in the hit movie "300."
Source:News & Features
Posted:2009-11-07 17:00:00 GMT

Back Stage News
Michael Fassbender got his big break when Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks cast him in their "Band of Brothers" World War Two mini-series. He also appeared in the hit movie "300."
Source:News & Features
Posted:2009-11-07 17:00:00 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
OGT 2010 SHAKESPEARE FEST Old Globe Theatre is casting their 2010 Shakespeare Fest. Shows will be performed in rotating repertory. Adrian Noble, artistic dir.; Samantha Barrie, casting dir. Rehearsals start Apr. 20, 2010. Performances run June 12, 2010-Sept. 26, 2010. Seeking—Katherina: female, late 20s-early 30s, The Shrew, el...
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-07 02:33:10 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
'CAVE QUEST' East/West Players is casting Cave Quest. Diane Rodriguez, dir. Rehearsals start Jan. 12, 2010. Performances run Feb. 17-Mar. 14, 2010. Seeking—Padma: female, 40s, Asian American, attractive, serene, seeking enlightenment, Buddhist nun who has sequestered herself in isolation in a faraway cave; Justin Yi
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-07 02:16:36 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
'RED FLAG' Women's Film Collective is casting Red Flag, a pilot for a web series. "A young woman who has recently graduated from college is attempting to apply for an apartment when she is stopped by a cop for her violation of the rules of the road. Antics ensue!" Amy Slucter and Neelam Patil, prods.; Victoria Foster, dir.; Kelly R...
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-07 01:57:20 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
'CINDERELLA' City of Rancho Cucamonga and Mainstreet Theatre Company is casting Cinderella. "Everyone thinks they know the story of Cinderella, but this musical version is full of surprises. In this version of the story, the Fairy Godmother meets Harold, Alice's White Rabbit, who has fallen through the wrong hole, and instead of ...
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-07 01:30:12 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
OCC, 'LOST CALL' Experimental Motion Pictures is casting Lost Call, an undergrad short HD horror film for Orange Coast College. "A girl is on a road trip alone when a flat tire causes her to drop her phone which makes her boyfriend think she was in an accident and tries to find her on the side of the road." Joshua Lang, dir.
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-07 00:48:01 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
'ROCK 'N' RIDICULE' City in a Swamp Productions is casting Rock 'n' Ridicule, a political satire/musical comedy revue. Karen Zill, production coord. Rehearsals start Nov. 16 (must be available during the week of Nov. 16-22). Performances run Dec.-Jan. 2010 (with an additional showcase performance in late Nov. or early Dec.) at a ...
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-07 00:39:37 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
'THE WAYSHOWER' Scott J-R Productions, Inc. is casting The Wayshower, a three-scene project shot on video green screen. Rick Ojeda, prod. Shoot starts Nov. 27 in Santa Monica. Seeking—Kabir: male, 60-70, Persian look, guru; Raja: male, 30-35, Persian look, student. Email pix & résumés to jsu1@mac.com. For more...
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-07 00:24:43 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
'THE PEE-WEE HERMAN SHOW' Mr. Herman Productions, Inc. is casting The Pee-wee Herman Show. Scott Sanders, prod.; Alex Timbers, dir.; Paul Reubens, Bill Steinkellner, John Paragon, writers. Rehearsals start Nov. 30. Performances begin Jan. 12, 2010. Seeking—Cowboy Curtis: male, 35-50, African-American, an old fashioned ma...
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-07 00:14:50 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
LACC, 'LEAVING LAS VEGAS' SCENE Los Angeles City College is casting a scene from Leaving Las Vegas, an in-class DV drama short about a woman who is having an affair with her fiancée's son. Dong Chul Oh (aka Ashton), dir. Rehearses Nov. 20, 21, and 23. Shoots Nov. 24 from 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-06 23:10:25 GMT

Back Stage NYC Theater Review
This play delivers too much too fast in its creepy and campy portrayal of adolescence.
Source:NYC Theater Reviews
Posted:2009-11-06 10:27:00 GMT

Back Stage Espresso
The Cartoon Network has picked up two scripted live-action series, the first break from animated fare for the cable channel. Thirteen episodes of both "Tower Prep" and "Unnatural History" have been ordered, with production set to begin in January, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network is launching the series as part of a shifting emphasis toward more live-action and movie content....
Source:Espresso
Posted:2009-11-06 22:35:13 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
ANTI-AGING SKINCARE INFOMERCIAL Darren Anderson (prod.) is casting for testimonials for a "proven anti aging skincare infomercial. Now is your chance to get beautiful, youthful looking skin for free and you may even appear on television in an infomercial. Clinically proven skincare system designed to reduce the appearance of wrinkles an...
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-06 22:44:51 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
‘DECEMBER’ EoA Film Productions is casting December, an experimental short film that “explores the erotic language in unfulfilled relationships.” Filmmaker’s previous work has been screened at several major festivals including Sundance, Edinburgh, and Berlin International. Myriam Roche, casting. Shoots for two days in early Dec. ...
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-06 22:36:34 GMT

Back Stage Espresso
According to Variety, Gwenyth Paltrow has signed on to play Greta, the wife of Nicole Kidman's Einar Wegener, the first post-operative transsexual. The film, "The Danish Girl," is an adaptation of David Ebershoff's novel about the relationship between Einar and his wife Greta. Set in 1920s Copenhagen, the plot follows ...as Greta, a photographer, asks her husband to stand in for a female model, inadvertantly setting of his transition into "Lili,"...Read More
Source:Espresso
Posted:2009-11-06 22:00:44 GMT

Back Stage Advice
Until relatively recently, when a casting director had a gig, he or she had two options.
Source:Advice Columns
Posted:2009-11-06 10:00:00 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
'COMING OUT HOMECOMING,' CT Digital Filmmakers Network is casting Coming Out Homecoming, a short comedic film (approx. four minutes) about a female couple who contemplate their coming out to one partner's family. The project will be shot in HD 24p, and the final film will be submitted to film festivals. David Distinti, prod.
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-06 22:13:19 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
'CELADINE' Colony Theatre (prod.) is casting Celadine. Andrew Barnicle, dir.; Patricia Cullen, casting dir. Rehearsals start Jan. 4, 2010. Performances run Feb. 3-Mar. 7, 2010. Seeking—Celadine: female, 45-55, any ethnicity, pronounced SELL-a-deen, formerly a well-known playwright, she now eschews the theatre and runs a ...
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-06 21:38:49 GMT

Back Stage Blog Stage
Alexander Hamilton embodies hip-hop. While this seems a lofty claim--and a shaky premise for a song--Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony-winning writer and star of "In the Heights," appears to feel so strongly about this notion that he's working on a concept album on this foundation. Here's a video of the first track from the... album--a tribute told from the perspective of Hamilton's rival and killer, Aaron Burr--performed at a poetry night event at...Read More
Source:Blog Stage
Posted:2009-11-06 21:23:58 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
UNTITLED WEB SERIES The Artist's Den Production is casting "a new reality-based web series. The nature of this project is confidential therefore title and description will not be available via casting notices. It is, however, in the vampire genre." Dawn Szabo, project coord. Shoot starts Nov. 15. Seeking—Carla: female, 18-25, a...
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-06 20:46:49 GMT

Back Stage Espresso
Retail giant Wal-Mart has slashed prices on upcoming releases of the summer’s big movies, marking them down to $10 on its website. According to the L.A. Times, this move could “signal a price war that would benefit the major movie studios and cash-strapped consumers.” The Times cited representatives from studios’ home ...entertainment divisions as claiming that Wal-Mart’s rates seem to be the lowest ever on the initial release of high-profile films....Read More
Source:Espresso
Posted:2009-11-06 20:15:00 GMT

Back Stage Espresso
The Warner Brothers film adaptation of "Yogi Bear" has drawn interest from Anna Faris, Dan Aykroyd, and Justin Timberlake. The actors are currently in talks to star in the "live-action/CG hybrid," based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The studio is aiming to start production in New Ze...land in December under the direction of Eric Brevig and the production of Donald De Line and Karen Rosenfelt....Read More
Source:Espresso
Posted:2009-11-06 19:14:16 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
'CREEPY' Rad Productions is casting Creepy, an HD 24p ultra-low budget horror movie. "This is somewhere in the psychic realm of Paranormal Activity, however the concept of the movie started months before it's release." Keith Kurlander, prod. Shoot starts Nov. in Joshua Tree and L.A. Seeking—Female: early 20s, Caucasian, ...
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-06 19:21:42 GMT

Back Stage Blog Stage
Supermodel Molly Sims wants you to know she's more than a bikini model. And to prove it (in this Funny or Die exclusive video), Sims has compiled an acting reel full of dramatic moments -- during which she wears a bikini the entire time. Sims says by way of introduction: "I know most of you think of me as a bikini girl, or just a girl in a bikini....
Source:Blog Stage
Posted:2009-11-06 18:37:51 GMT

Back Stage Advice
When I first meet actors at my studio, I notice one thing they have in common: a disease I call "classitis."
Source:Advice Columns
Posted:2009-11-06 06:00:00 GMT

Back Stage LA Theater Review
There was palpable excitement in the air on opening night of Musical Theatre West's revisit to this 1989 stage adaptation of the beloved Judy Garland film classic.
Source:LA Theater Reviews
Posted:2009-11-06 06:00:00 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
THE ACTOR'S GREEN ROOM The Actor's Green Room is seeking actors to attend classes, workshops, and networking events. Past guests at The Actor's Green Room have included casting directors from ABC, NBC, FOX Television, CBS, Ugly Betty, 30 Rock, Law & Order, daytime dramas, Telsey + Company Casting, Calleri Casting, Alexa Fogel Casti...
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-06 18:29:03 GMT

Back Stage Casting Notice
PA, 'THE FOREIGNER' & 'UP' Bristol Riverside Theatre (Bristol, PA) is casting The Foreigner (Larry Shue, writer; Keith Baker, dir. Rehearsals begin Jan. 26, 2010; closes Feb. 14, 2010) and Up (Bridget Carpenter, writer. Rehearsals begin Feb. 23, 2010; runs March 18-April 4, 2010). Susan Atkinson, prod.; Keith Baker, artistic...
Source:Casting & Job Notices
Posted:2009-11-06 18:25:29 GMT

Back Stage Espresso
Sacha Baron Cohen has launched a new production company, Four By Two Films, and hired Todd Schulman, co-producer of "Bruno" in the position of vice president of development. The company's first venture—an untitled project to be written by Baron Cohen, Ant Hines, Peter Baynham, and Dan Mazer—has already been picked up by Columbia Pictures with a seven-figure price tag, Variety reports....
Source:Espresso
Posted:2009-11-06 17:37:00 GMT

Back Stage News
As Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel's "Sonny With A Chance," Tiffany Thornton is one sunny person indeed. In fact, it's almost impossible to imagine her saying a mean thing about anyone.
Source:News & Features
Posted:2009-11-06 17:00:00 GMT




















