Good morning, Baltimore! An upcoming production of “Hairspray,” the Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman musical, will run for a limited engagement in Jupiter, Florida, but you can audition right in New York City. With Bob Cline at the casting helm, the team will hold Equity Chorus Calls on Sept. 5 at Pearl Studios in Midtown, on the search for “teenage looking dancers-singers to play ensemble parts throughout the show.” All auditioners should be prepared to dance first in either jazz shoes or sneakers, as well as sing a selection that’s in the style of the show (songs from the show are also welcome). Talent should also bring a picture and résumé. Watch: Have a Motown-Era Audition Coming Up? Here’s What You Need to Know By-appointment auditions will be held concurrently for several principal roles including Link Larkin, Amber Von Tussel, and the lead Tracy Turnblad, a role that won...
- 8/18/2017
- backstage.com
Today’s Backstage casting roundup has fabulousness built right into the title. “Find Your Fabulous,” an upcoming scripted comedy depicting a women’s fashion accessories company, seeks actors for lead and supporting roles. We also have three more awesome opportunities on stage and screen. Check them out below! “Find Your Fabulous”Male and female actors are sought for “Find Your Fabulous,” a half-hour workplace comedy “centered around the marketing department of a women’s fashion accessories company, filled with ambitious fashionistas willing to do whatever it takes to work in fashion.” A table read will be held on Sept. 26 in New York City, with shooting slated for Oct. 1–3, also in New York. “In The Heights”Casting is underway for lead, supporting, and ensemble roles in an upcoming union production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights.” Auditions for the production, which will be helmed by director Bob Cline, will be...
- 9/14/2016
- backstage.com
New York actors! Want to be seen on the stage or screen? We have four exciting acting opportunities for men and women of all ethnicities and ages that’ll have you touring the country, streaming on Netflix, and more. “Disney’S Beauty And The Beast” Bonjour, bonjour, bonjour! Touring director Sam Scalamoni and casting director Bob Cline—and Belle, of course—invitee you to be their guest Jan. 20 in New York, N.Y., when they hold auditions for the national domestic touring company of “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.” Looking to cast future replacements for all roles, leads and ensemble alike, this is an incredible opportunity for Disney-loving actors old and young. “A Series Of Unfortunate Events” Netflix’s highly anticipated adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events” novels is in search of its two leading children, Violet Baudelaire (a “self-confident, capable and smart beyond her...
- 1/19/2016
- backstage.com
Get your daily dose of what Backstage has to offer our actors! From theme park gigs to a short film shooting on the east coast there are opportunities to be seized! And with the new year just around the corner, it’s time to look into a few. Busch Gardens Williamsburg 2016 Spring Season PERFORMERSFifteen ensemble members, male and female, are being cast for paid positions out of this Williamsburg, Va. theme park. Triple threats are welcome but Bob Cline Casting is seeking strong actor/singers and dancer/actors. Shows open March 25 and run through Sept. 5. “Home Movie”This dark comedy indie feature is casting 10 actors out of Fairfield County, Conn., who will be ready to shoot in the winter and spring of 2016. “The Rob MacOn TV Show” And “Jd’S School Bus”A co-host male and female team is being cast out of Hollywood, Calif., for this scripted programming. Compensation,...
- 12/30/2015
- backstage.com
Viewers of the "Today" show this morning learned what Backstage readers already knew: If you want to keep up with what's casting or find an agent, Call Sheet and Backstage are the places to start. Talent agent Heather Finn and casting director Bob Cline appeared on the Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford-hosted fourth hour of "Today" to talk about how talented children can break into the business. Finn said the important first step is to find an agent, and advised flipping through Backstage and Call Sheet to find one. Moments later, Cline added that both publications are great resources for finding out what's currently casting and who is casting it. View the full interview (including a shot of our Shailene Woodley cover!) below: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...
- 8/7/2013
- backstage.com
There are many kinds of national tour; mine was a nonunion, bus-and-truck one-nighter. A typical day consisted of an 8 a.m. bus call for a 3 p.m. hotel check-in, two hours of downtime, a two-hour call to address spacing and sound, performing the show, and then leaving as the crew began load-out. Sound exhausting? It is. Sound exciting? It's that too. No contract teaches you the meaning of the gypsy life like a tour, and few will teach you more about yourself.Traveling daily meant getting comfortable with a swing-seat rotation, bus beds, and the rest of the company. The sense of community we developed turned a potentially miserable six-hour roadside breakdown into a pizza party. And yes, it can be a pizza party. Little Caesar's in Utah can and will deliver to your highway Gps location.A positive attitude is important in the casting process as well. Bob Cline,...
- 5/16/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Angelica Richie)
- backstage.com
According to the results of an MPAA-commissioned study that was released by accounting firm Ernst & Young today, state tax incentive programs that encourage film production are beneficial to both state and local economies. Thirty-seven states currently offer tax credits to attract productions and create a sustainable film industry. These incentive programs tends to suffer when state budgets are cut, but the Ernst & Young study outlines the ways that film production boosts these economies in the long run and shows that the benefits of these tax incentives can greatly outweigh the costs."The primary benefits of film credits to state residents are increased employment and higher incomes generated by film production activities," Robert Cline, Ernst & Young Llp’s National Director of State and Local Tax Policy Economics, said in a statement. "However, the economic benefits to residents extend beyond the production activities themselves and include increased activity by suppliers to...
- 5/10/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Daniel Lehman)
- backstage.com
Image Entertainment takes a look at a unique American and an extraordinary leader with the release of Ronald Reagan: An American Journey and M&C.s giving away five copies of the DVD! Produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Robert Kline (Oliver Stone.s Heaven and Earth, .The Kennedys: America.s Emerald Kings.), Ronald Reagan: An American Journey is a film in Reagan.s own words; words taken from the debates, speeches and discussions of the man dubbed .The Great Communicator.. Synopsis: The Reagan Era was marked with names, triumphs and tragedy that made history that became the fabric of American life and memory: Iran-Contra; the Cold War; the Solidarity Movement and the candle in the White House window; Pan Am 103; the Challenger...
- 2/1/2011
- by Patrick Luce
- Monsters and Critics
Following is Back Stage's comprehensive list of New York acting schools and career counselors. 29th Street Repertory School Of THEATRE56 Seventh Ave.Studio 5HNew York, NY 10011(212) 712-8712, Fax: (212) 242-900810 per class. Beginners and intermediate. Auditing is permitted Ongoing.Classes focus on learning to make truthful acting choices using contemporary material and personal life experience, preparing students to become working actors.Acting School Category: Acting Technique; Monologue/Audition/Coaching; On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial).A Class Act NYJessica Rofe, Artistic Director80 Park Ave., Ste. 5-ENew York, NY 10016jessica@aclassactny.comwww.aclassactny.com(212) 479-848012-14 per class. All levels. Ongoing.Focuses primarily on musical theatre, drama, and on-camera weekend workshops for kids and teens. Educators are professional industry folk including Broadway veterans as well as casting directors and talent agents. Private coaching also available. Classes held at Ripley Grier Studios, 131 W. 72nd St., NYC.Acting School Category: Children/Teens.Gregory ABELS120 Washington Pl.
- 4/9/2009
- backstage.com
The following is a list of New York-area stage and film acting schools, teachers, and coaches organized alphabetically. Also included is a separate list of career coaches/counselors. Entries are divided into six categories: Acting Technique, Children/Teens, Comedy/Improv, Monologue/Audition/Coaching, Multipurpose, and On-Camera (Film/TV/Commercial). Each of the entries contains the following information, if applicable and supplied by the teacher or school: (a) name of teacher or school, (b) address, (c) phone and fax numbers, (d) email address and/or website, (e) average number of students per class, (f) whether beginning, intermediate, or advanced students are taught, (g) whether auditing is permitted, (h) whether classes are ongoing or by sessions, (i) any special emphasis used in classes or coaching, (j) whether a work/study program is offered, and (k) acting school categories. Descriptions of the class, school, or coaching are provided by the instructor or institution and edited by Back Stage.
- 9/11/2008
- backstage.com
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