television

Tracy Spiridakos on Her Role in the Upcoming TV Series 'Revolution'

The actor stars in NBC's “Revolution,” a new post-apocalyptic sci-fi series set 15 years after a disaster destroyed all of the world’s technology. Read Backstage's Q&A with Spiridakos to learn why she calls it her “dream role.”

Emmy Awards: Can Anything Beat 'Mad Men'?

Something groundbreaking will happen in the Outstanding Drama category at the Emmy Awards this year. Either AMC's "Mad Men" will snag its fifth win a row, setting a new record for consecutive wins in the category, or there will be a major upset. Either way, it will be exciting.

Cali. Tax Credit Bill Nears Full Passage

Assembly Member Felipe Fuentes’ bill adding two years to the California Film & Television Tax Credit Program passed unanimously through two Senate committees.

Alicia Silverstone and Malin Akerman Land New Roles

Silverstone will return to Broadway in the porn industry comedy “The Performers,” while Akerman has been cast in a key recurring role on the ABC sitcom “Suburgatory.”

Brooklyn’s Steiner Studios Plans Expansion of Sound Stages and Media Campus

The largest studio for film and TV production outside Hollywood could double in size over the next decade, adding to New York’s growing entertainment industry infrastructure.

TV Networks Commit to More Pilots in Development

ABC, NBC, Fox, and the CW go on a late summer shopping spree for new scripted projects to develop for the 2013-14 television season.

Casting Director Bernard Telsey on TV, Auditions, and his First Emmy Nod

Bernard Telsey, one of the top CDs for stage and film, recently added TV casting to his repertoire. The result was three shows in one season and his first Emmy nomination, for “The Big C.”

'The Newsroom' Recap: Episode 10, 'The Greater Fool'

The phrase “Greater Fool,” which refers to a naïve buyer of bad stocks, is a metaphor used liberally by Aaron Sorkin. So who are “The Newsroom’s” “greater fools” by season’s end?

On the Emmy Campaign Trail

An interesting article from The Hollywood Reporter today raises an age-old question: Can an actor win an Emmy Award if they aren’t willing to campaign for it?

How I Went From Harvard to Hollywood

"Grimm's" Bitsie Tulloch shares her unlikely journey to acting by way of academia.