Spotlight

The Backstage Kids Issue

Backstage takes a look at how to get the best headshot, labor laws for children, and how to handle rejection for child actors.

What and How Networks Order During Pilot Season

From put pilot to cast-contingent order, we break down the pilot ordering categories.

SAG Noms: Male Actor In a Leading Role (Slideshow)

From a former president to an individual suffering from mental illness to a convict on the run, this year's SAG Award nominees for Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture delivered admirable and moving performances.

Backstage’s Guide to Getting to—and Around—the Major Studio Lots

PDF maps of the back lots and a custom Google map to help you navigate Sony, Paramount, Disney, Universal, Warner Bros., Fox, and CBS Studio Center.

Cruise Clues

The "Love Boat" stereotype of low-rent entertainment has recently given way to innovative new shows with budgets of hundreds of thousands, and sometimes millions, of dollars.

5 Short Films to Catch at the Tribeca Film Festival

We take a look at five of the short films to check out at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.

SAG Noms: Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture (Slideshow)

Casting an ensemble is a tough task, but the SAG Awards have nominated some incredible groups of actors this year. We showcase the honored ensembles in the slideshow below!

How Sundance Affected the Oscar Race

2012 Sundance favorite “Beasts of the Southern Wild” stormed the Academy Award nominations, even as other Sundance faves—“Middle of Nowhere,” John Hawkes in “The Sessions”—were left out in the cold.

The Backstage Chicago Issue

From the rise of storefront theater companies to the Windy City’s long history with turning out groundbreaking comedians to the films and TV shows shooting there, we look at Chicago’s healthy and vibrant arts scene

How to Find the Perfect College Acting Program

Kevin Kittle narrows your circle of concentration in the search for the training program that will best fit you.