The lore behind Ariana Grande’s lifelong pursuit of “Wicked” feels as much like a fairy tale as “Wicked” itself. The adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s revisionist prequel to “The Wizard of Oz”—existing ...

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Casting is now underway for the second season of the Amazon psychological thriller series “We Were Liars.” U.S. and Canada-based female actors, aged 18 or older, are sought to play the 18-year-old ...

A young redhead girl in her 14s-19s; closest resemblance to Sadie Sink, actress, in her teenage years. Traits: Expressive, emotionally grounded, strong screen presence. Experience: Acting or modelling ...

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A drama-style online ad is casting for its upcoming shoot in Los Angeles. Production is seeking a lead male role, aged 20–36, to play Ethan/Secret CEO, a lead female role, aged 20–33, to play Gretchen ...

SAG-AFTRA ratified its latest TV/Theatrical Agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers in November 2023, following almost four months of striking and intense negotiations.

Look closely at the Golden Age of Hollywood, and you’ll see the darker, more complicated layers beneath all that glitz and glamour. The era coincided with the Motion Picture Production Code, also ...

From the cutthroat halls of “The West Wing” to the boozy nightclubs of “Casablanca,” drama has the power to transport us into a different place, time, and perspective (if only for a little while). But ...

Mask work is a centuries-old theater practice that transcends nations and eras. From the exaggerated visages of commedia dell’arte to the spiritually significant faces of Japanese Noh, the art of ...

Hollywood is dominated by five major studios: Disney, Universal, Sony Pictures, Paramount, and Warner Bros. What sets these names apart from their peers is not only longevity (all five have reached ...

If you’re performing any form of comedy, you may play a role that seems, on the surface, not to have any jokes. In fact, all you do is talk about other people’s jokes. What gives? Well, you might just ...