Tax Breaks Flourish; So Do Regional Film Markets
Because of state tax incentives enacted in New England and New York, film and TV production is booming in the region.
Coping in Connecticut
Theatre in Connecticut is showing signs of economic stress: Stamford Theatre Works has closed.
Roundabout Picks 11 for 'Twelve' Tour
The Roundabout Theater Company announced Thursday it has finished jury selection for the touring company of Twelve Angry Men.
Expand Your Opportunities: Working the Tri-State Area
Expand Your Opportunities: Working the Tri-State Area
Review: 'Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn'
Long before one of the singers in Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn pushes a big, fat, red heart onstage, you know this is the one organ that best defines the composer-lyricist.
Two Musical Theatre Writers Earn $100,000
Jeremy Desmon and Joe Iconis have won this year's Kleban Awards, one of the most prestigious and lucrative annual grants for writers who work in musical theatre.
When Free WiFi Isn't Free
While no one loves a bargain more than I do -- I'm a fiend at a sale rack -- using an unknown network can be lethal to your computer's health and your financial well-being.
Friend Confirms Paul Newman Has Cancer
Actor Paul Newman told friends as far back as 18 months ago that he was battling cancer but has remained energetic.
Behind the Screens: Film & TV Projects on the Horizon
Some of the many film and television projects currently in development at the production companies, networks and studios.
Charles Esposito, President of World Casting
Charles Esposito, President of World Casting
New York Triples Film Tax Incentives
Film and television producers who shoot in New York got a huge boost Wednesday when state lawmakers approved a budget measure that tripled the tax credits.
Actor-Comedian Brett Somers Dies at 83
Brett Somers, the husky-voiced television character actor who also found fame on the game show Match Game, died Saturday at her home in Westport, Conn., of stomach and colon cancer. She was 83.
Charlotte Harmon, Ex-Editor at Back Stage, Dies
Charlotte Harmon, a former Back Stage editor, summer stock producer, and radio commentator, died at her Manhattan home Sunday. She was 96.
Warren Pincus, Casting Director, Dies at 68
Warren Pincus, a casting director for the musical productions at Connecticut's Goodspeed Opera House for more than 25 years who also worked on Broadway as a CD and press agent, died on Dec. 31 at his...
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club, with its panorama of the lives of four immigrant Chinese women and their American-born daughters, is lovingly rendered in this revival by Pan Asian Repertory Theatre.
Damned if You're Young, Damned if You're Old
It's the ultimate paradox: How do you get jobs if you don't get credits, and how to do get credits if you don't get jobs? Our Working Actor has some words of advice.
Review: 'The Front Page'
Jeff McCarthy, who made his mark in Broadway's Urinetown and Barrington Stage Company's Follies, is at the scene-stealing game again.
Rose
Although this solo performance by Naomi Newman in the title role is presented as a personal history, it is even more a history of European Jews in the 20th century.
Review: 'Pippin'
Resembling such successful musicals as Godspell and The Fantasticks, Pippin also uses a circuslike atmosphere to tell its coming-of-age tale.
Diva Dish
Luke Yankee, son of the incomparable Eileen Heckart, knows the cliché "there's no business like show business" is true: His legacy from his mother was a lifetime of meeting celebrities who were part...