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Back Stage Invites You to "The Successful Actor"

Back Stage Invites You to "The Successful Actor."  This month's topic is: Working Actors: How to Get--and Keep Getting--the Gigs!

Scorsese to Direct Pilot for HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire'

HBO is building a "Boardwalk Empire" with a series order for the Martin Scorsese-directed pilot. The premium cable network has picked up 11 episodes of the period drama.

As Miss Marple, Actress Gets Fresh Start at 68

Not many actresses get a career-changing chance at 68. For Julia McKenzie, it came when she was chosen as British television's new Miss Marple, Agatha Christie's famous amateur detective.

As 'Guiding Light' Turns Off, An Institution Ends

Until not so long ago, Stage 42 at CBS' Broadcast Center held a honeycomb of chambers where "Guiding Light" was shot. Except that, by a Friday in early August, half of Stage 42 was a void.

Rock Icons Celebrated in Broadway-Bound Musical

Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley are characters in "Million Dollar Quartet," a new musical heading to Broadway next spring.

Designer Sentenced to 59 Years for Assaulting Models

Fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander was sentenced Monday to 59 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting aspiring models he lured to Los Angeles.

Fringe Winners, Extended Runs Announced

In a brief ceremony Sunday night at The Gramercy Theater in New York, winners of the overall excellence awards for the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival were announced.