ABOUT: Allison Janney
Playful Player
The four-time Emmy winner for 'The West Wing' tackles craft questions with conscientiousness. You can sense her strong realization, maybe only recently achieved, that an actor's career at midlife has...
Elizabeth Franz, Mamie Gummer, Maryann Plunkett, and Jay O. Sanders will join Allison Janney in the cast of The Autumn Garden this summer at Williamstown Theatre Festival, organizers announced Monday.
Who would have thought a 28-year-old film comedy with a women's-lib theme could be parlayed into a surprisingly fresh musical frolic that has Broadway blockbuster written all over it?
Actors' Equity Foundation celebrated newcomers and veterans this week.
Los Angeles' Center Theatre Group will present Spring Awakening and Frost/Nixon in its 2008-09 Ahmanson Theatre season.
Next week Chicago's Steppenwolf will travel to the West Coast for its fifth annual Celebrity Golf Classic.
Following is the Back Stage Garland Critics list.
Allison Janney's appearance in Lillian Hellman's The Autumn Garden and Noël Coward's classic comedy Blithe Spirit will be among the attractions this summer at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in...
Actors weathered a number of storms in 2008, several of which won't pass anytime soon.
Memorable ensemble acting, featuring many vivid performances, always finds a soft spot in the hearts of actors and critics. Still, SAG is one of the few organizations to honor ensembles.
Jay O. Sanders gets heated on the topic of defining success. "Is success about achieving recognition or greatness?" he asks. "Is the actor who has a fabulous career in repertory any less successful...
Broadway has benefited from legendary impresarios — Harold Prince, David Merrick, Cameron Mackintosh, to name a few. Adam Epstein seems poised to join that illustrious company.
"Psych" is the brainchild of Steve Franks, whose own father was an LAPD officer for 26 years. When Franks says that there's "no correlation" between his own life and that of Shawn Spencer, he can...
Should Felicity Huffman's raw emoting in a hostage sequence be considered for laughs or for tears? In which category does the hour-long show 'Ugly Betty' belong? These are the questions plaguing the...
When No Country for Old Men wins the best picture award at the Oscars, the film's casting director, Ellen Chenoweth, will not be there. But her stamp on the film is indelible.
Back Stage lists major U.S. film and TV productions that are currently casting or accepting submissions. On this page you'll find productions occurring in the greater New York area.
Back Stage lists major U.S. film and TV productions that are currently casting or accepting submissions. On this page you'll find productions occurring in the greater New York area.
Back Stage lists major U.S. film and TV productions that are currently casting or accepting submissions. On this page you'll find productions occurring in the greater New York area.
Back Stage lists major U.S. film and TV productions that are currently casting or accepting submissions. On this page you'll find productions occurring in the greater New York area.
Hal Holbrook broke our hearts; Cate Blanchett out Dylan-ed Dylan; Ryan Gosling fell in love with a blow-up sex doll. Back Stage takes a look at all the actors in a theatrical motion picture and the...
The four-time Emmy winner for 'The West Wing' tackles craft questions with conscientiousness. You can sense her strong realization, maybe only recently achieved, that an actor's career at midlife has...
August 24, 2007 | Back Stage
Franz, Plunkett Join Janney in Williamstown
Elizabeth Franz, Mamie Gummer, Maryann Plunkett, and Jay O. Sanders will join Allison Janney in the cast of The Autumn Garden this summer at Williamstown Theatre Festival, organizers announced Monday.
May 02, 2007 | Back Stage
9 to 5: The Musical
Who would have thought a 28-year-old film comedy with a women's-lib theme could be parlayed into a surprisingly fresh musical frolic that has Broadway blockbuster written all over it?
September 23, 2008 | Back Stage
Fields, Ritter, Houdyshell, and Dale Honored
Actors' Equity Foundation celebrated newcomers and veterans this week.
May 26, 2006 | Back Stage
'Awakening,' 'Poppins' Coming to CTG
Los Angeles' Center Theatre Group will present Spring Awakening and Frost/Nixon in its 2008-09 Ahmanson Theatre season.
March 24, 2008 | Back Stage
Steppenwolf, MCC Tap Actors to Raise Funds
Next week Chicago's Steppenwolf will travel to the West Coast for its fifth annual Celebrity Golf Classic.
March 05, 2008 | Back Stage
Garland's Critics List
Following is the Back Stage Garland Critics list.
March 13, 2009 | Back Stage
Janney, 'Blithe Spirit' to Haunt Williamstown
Allison Janney's appearance in Lillian Hellman's The Autumn Garden and Noël Coward's classic comedy Blithe Spirit will be among the attractions this summer at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in...
March 21, 2007 | Back Stage
Stormy Weather
Actors weathered a number of storms in 2008, several of which won't pass anytime soon.
December 19, 2008 | Back Stage
It Takes a Village
Memorable ensemble acting, featuring many vivid performances, always finds a soft spot in the hearts of actors and critics. Still, SAG is one of the few organizations to honor ensembles.
December 20, 2007 | Back Stage
Bottom's Up
Jay O. Sanders gets heated on the topic of defining success. "Is success about achieving recognition or greatness?" he asks. "Is the actor who has a fabulous career in repertory any less successful...
August 07, 2007 | Back Stage
Smarts and Heart
Broadway has benefited from legendary impresarios — Harold Prince, David Merrick, Cameron Mackintosh, to name a few. Adam Epstein seems poised to join that illustrious company.
November 23, 2007 | Back Stage
Extrasensory Prevarication
"Psych" is the brainchild of Steve Franks, whose own father was an LAPD officer for 26 years. When Franks says that there's "no correlation" between his own life and that of Shawn Spencer, he can...
July 06, 2007 | Back Stage
Category Confusion: TV SAG Awards
Should Felicity Huffman's raw emoting in a hostage sequence be considered for laughs or for tears? In which category does the hour-long show 'Ugly Betty' belong? These are the questions plaguing the...
December 19, 2006 | Back Stage
The Winners Should Be...
When No Country for Old Men wins the best picture award at the Oscars, the film's casting director, Ellen Chenoweth, will not be there. But her stamp on the film is indelible.
February 22, 2008 | Back Stage
NEW YORK CITY PRODUCTION LISTINGS
Back Stage lists major U.S. film and TV productions that are currently casting or accepting submissions. On this page you'll find productions occurring in the greater New York area.
June 05, 2008 | Back Stage
NEW YORK CITY PRODUCTION LISTINGS
Back Stage lists major U.S. film and TV productions that are currently casting or accepting submissions. On this page you'll find productions occurring in the greater New York area.
April 03, 2008 | Back Stage
NEW YORK CITY PRODUCTION LISTINGS
Back Stage lists major U.S. film and TV productions that are currently casting or accepting submissions. On this page you'll find productions occurring in the greater New York area.
January 31, 2008 | Back Stage
NEW YORK CITY PRODUCTION LISTINGS
Back Stage lists major U.S. film and TV productions that are currently casting or accepting submissions. On this page you'll find productions occurring in the greater New York area.
January 31, 2008 | Back Stage
SAG Awards Voters Guide: Film
Hal Holbrook broke our hearts; Cate Blanchett out Dylan-ed Dylan; Ryan Gosling fell in love with a blow-up sex doll. Back Stage takes a look at all the actors in a theatrical motion picture and the...
January 11, 2008 | Back Stage
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