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Anderson Gets Wired Chris Anderson, U.S. business editor of The Economist, has been named editor in chief of Wired and is joining the magazine as of June 4. Working as [...]

EMMA MADDOCK was browsing Backstage when she came across an audition notice for 'Lovers and Friends L.A..' a series centered on LGBT characters. She spotted a role that she'd be [...]

AGUSTINA BERENGUER was recently cast in '1989,' a musical set during one of Argentina's most politically tense and economically strenuous periods. The creative endeavor combined live rock music, original choreography, [...]

ERICA TAZEL is featured among a starry ensemble on History's adaptation of 'Roots.' She portrays several decades of life as Matilda, the mother to Kunta Kinte's eight great-grandchildren. On source [...]

Chatty characters may be fun to play, but the memorization definitely poses a challenge! Still, ADAM DULIN TAVARES says that playing Ben in the feature film 'Four Bottles' was 'a [...]

Two roles in one Off-Off-Broadway play? KIAN KAVOUSI saw this as the perfect opportunity to grow. He was cast in 'Defendant Maurice Chevalier' thanks to the audition listings in Backstage. [...]

Imagine Jim Halpert and Dwight Schrute combined into one winning role. When MICHAEL DAVID ANDERSON was cast in the comedic student film 'The Cold War,' that's how he saw his [...]

The first thing MARIA ELENA HEREDIA did when she moved to Los Angeles was create an account on Backstage. Now, the SAG-eligible actor has been cast in several projects, including [...]

A PAID GIG AND A GETAWAY GO HAND IN hand for actors performing in theme parks. There are plenty of fun opportunities all around the country for singers, actors, and [...]

ROBERT BERLIN got his blood pumping thanks to Backstage after he was cast in the action-packed thriller 'The Closer.' He plays Steven, an entrepreneur with a dark past. '[Steven] comes [...]

MAX HELM was so excited to audition for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' that he walked in, greeted the director and producer-and completely blanked. 'I couldn't remember anything!' Helm recalls. 'Luckily [...]

DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON knows the ropes, both onstage and Backstage. The veteran actor has been getting cast through our audition listings since 1980. Of the number of projects he's landed, [...]

EZRA JOSEF was recently cast in the upcoming horror film 'Adopted.' Despite being one of only two child actors on set, he says he had tons of fun while filming. [...]

Sometimes, there's no audition necessary! DANA K. BROWN was cast in 'On the Spot,' a live cabaret event, directly from her submission through Backstage. Her performance took place earlier this [...]

All the world's a stage for STEVE MCMAHON, who was recently cast in two Shakespearean productions via Backstage! A video audition led to McMahon performing with the Adirondack Shakespeare Company [...]

MEGAN CARVER didn't need any charms or potions to get cast in a new (and still untitled) 'Harry Potter' fan film! After finding the opportunity via Backstage, she will be [...]

SAG-AFTRA--eligible JAYNE NICOLETTI was cast in the feature film 'This Side of Heaven' after scrolling through the Backstage casting notices. The movie follows V, an older transgender woman who is [...]

ROBINSON GARCIA landed a role in the avant-garde film 'She's in Love With the Stars' after scanning Backstage's casting notices! The silent film examines outgoing social media personas in contrast [...]

GUY WHITLOCK can be seen tickling the ivories in a new television comedy, thanks to Backstage's casting notices! Whitlock landed the role of Tom in 'Expecto Patron,' a series that [...]

Through Backstage audition listings, RACHEL ALIG was cast as Therese, the lead role in 'Mi Navidad.' a feature film. '[Therese] is a very competent woman who is often the voice [...]

Accio audition! QUARTAY DENAYA went from getting cast to casting spells when she landed a gig at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Since joining Backstage nine months ago, Denaya [...]

On a recent Sunday morning, a sea of volunteers in matching T-shirts made its way down Eighth Avenue. Their chatter halted only momentarily upon arriving at the New Amsterdam Theatre, [...]

SHEZI SARDAR was cast in 'The Checkout Line.' a dark, postapocalyptic short film, after browsing the audition listings of Backstage. The drama, which has already screened at two film festivals, [...]

Christmas came early for ALISON NICOLE MARTIN, who was cast in the Dynamite app Christmas character videos through Backstage! Martin explains that the app uses virtual masks, so she was [...]

Pearl Studios was packed with colorfully clad dancers all there with the same purpose: to audition for the '42nd Street' national tour. Among them was KAHLIA DAVIS: it marked the [...]

EBONY OBSIDIAN browses Backstage audition listings every day, which is how she was cast in the short film 'Punkin Pie.' Obsidian is taking on the titular role of Katrina 'Punkin'' [...]

Typing the letter 'N' into the search bar and slamming the enter key: thus begins a ritual of binge-watching, days without sleep, and the ultimate sense of groggy accomplishment. Netflix [...]

LUCY FREYER says that after a particularly 'personable' audition, she was cast in the action-packed 'Dead@17: Rebirth,' a short film based on Josh Howard's comic book series of the same [...]

TYLER SHEA MOORE is new to Backstage, but it sounds like he's here to stay after landing the role of Greg in the two-part film 'Pieces of Me.' The film's [...]

Thanks to Backstage, KRISTIN DAWN-DUMAS was cast in three productions: 'A Little Grits and Butter,' 'Witness the Beginning,' and 'Songs of the Harlem River.' The three characters Dawn-Dumas portrayed existed [...]

For REGINA MIROVA, checking Backstage's casting notices regularly for over a year and a half has landed her numerous roles, including a spot on 'We Are Stars,' a comedic Web [...]

THE CONSTANT GARDENER Directed by Fernando Meirelles Starring: Ralph Rennes, Rachel Weisz THE CONSTANT GARDENER (U.K.-GERMANY) A Focus Features release (in U.S.) presented in association with the U.K. Film Council [...]

Brooklyn real estate specialist Rachel Weiss has joined Douglas Elliman as executive vice president and director of sales for the company's Brooklyn Heights Office. Weiss will work to strengthen Elliman's [...]

A Warner Bros. release of a Silver Pictures production, in association with David Dobkin Pictures and Jessie Nelson Prods. Produced by Joel Silver, David Dobkin, Jessie Nelson. Executive producer, Paul [...]

For the longest time, pastry chefs were buried deep in the kitchen and away from the spotlight of the head chef. Today, pastry chefs and the fruits of their efforts [...]

(DOCU) A Sony Pictures Classics release of an Electric Entertainment presentation of a Dean Devlin/Plinyminor production in association with Papercut Films. Produced by Jessie Deeter. Executive producers, Dean Devlin, Tavin [...]