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Talent Managers Hold on While Industry Shifts

When Industry Entertainment partner Keith Addis recently went looking to add a talent manager to his company's roster, he didn't exactly need to hang a Help Wanted sign.

Keeping Up with the Beat

Taro Alexander carefully counted the number of paragraphs and students ahead of him. The grammar-school student tried to avoid each moment he may have had to read aloud because of his debilitating stutter.

Spotlight  on Los Angeles Acting Schools and Coaches

Back Stage shines the spotlight on Los Angeles Acting Schools and Coaches.  Following is a comprehensive list of schools and coaches as well as an article on one-on-one coaching.

Bartlett Sher to Leave Intiman Post

Bartlett Sher, the Tony Award-winning director noted for staging some of the most acclaimed revivals of the past three Broadway seasons, will step down in a year as artistic director of the Intiman Theatre in Seattle.

'Star Wars' Actor to Publish Memoir

Aurum Press is to publish the autobiography of Warwick Davis, the actor who played Wicket the Ewok in "The Return of the Jedi" and the eponymous hero of "Willow."

For 'August,' a June Swoon

The producers for "August: Osage County," who just installed Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad in the lead role, announced today that the play will close June 28.