Upcoming Auditions: May 23-June 20

Backstage knows you have a busy schedule of meetings, auditions, callbacks, rehearsals, performances, and shoot dates coming up, so we're here to help!

5 Tips From Dave Franco on Carving out Your Own Career

The younger brother of James Franco has managed to carve out his own niche with Funny or Die videos and memorable turns in films like “21 Jump Street” and “Warm Bodies.” He will be seen on the big screen this weekend in the magician-themed caper “Now You See Me."

The Cannes Diary: May 23

Film critic Tim Grierson is attending the Cannes Film Festival for the first time. For Backstage, he’ll be filing occasional diary entries about his thoughts and impressions of the granddaddy of all film festivals.

Backstage Predicts the 2013 Tony Winners

We’ll learn the winners during the June 9 Tony Awards broadcast on CBS, but for now, here are our best guesses at whom we’ll be toasting on awards night.

Tony Nominee Patina Miller Makes Magic in ‘Pippin’ on Broadway

Two-time Tony nominee Patina Miller re-invents the central role of the Leading Player in Diane Paulus’ circus-filled revival of Stephen Schwartz’s “Pippin.”

Best of the Week Ahead: May 23–29

“Hannah Arendt” at Film Forum; “Balanchine Festival Red”; a Q&A with Tony nominee Billy Porter; the Elton John installment of Birdland Jazz’s “The Pop Show”; and “The Scottsboro Boys” at the Ahmanson Theatre are some of the things we’re looking forward to this week.

Asian-Americans Given Film Opportunities With 72 Hour Shootout

Playwright David Henry Hwang, ABC executive director of casting Marci Phillips, and Fox Entertainment Japan producer Dan Smith are among the judges for this year’s Shootout competition, in which filmmakers have three days to complete a five-minute-long short.

The Drama League Opens Downtown Theater Center

Located in Tribeca, the brand-new Drama League Theater Center will offer artists and audiences ways to enjoy being part of the theatrical community.

The Television Fallout From the Upfronts

With the television networks’ schedules finalized, we look at the trends (stars! supernatural dramas!) of the slate of upcoming new shows.

Patina Miller on the Cover of Backstage This Week!

"Pippin" star Patina Miller is on the cover of Backstage this week! She chats about how she prepared to play the Leading Player - it involves the trapeze! - and why she feels lucky to be on Broadway.