All My Children has been on the air for 40 years and, come September, Erica Kane will no longer be a part of the television landscape. One Life to Live also has been cancelled. Very soon, there will only be 4 daytime soap operas left on t.v. According to the Chicago Sun Times, ….the demise […]
Okay, so we’ve been a little heavy on the self-promotion the last two posts but Richard Kline & Merri Sugarman are exceptions to the rule. 🙂 Merri Sugarman, in case you didn’t know is a casting director with Tara Rubin. Their office currently casting the Broadway and national tours of Jersey Boys, Billy Elliot, Shrek, Mamma […]
Remember the hit t.v. show Three’s Company? Well guess who’s going to be teaching a 4-week class about comedy for film and television at Actors Connection starting this Sunday? Richard Kline, who played the sleazy neighbor and used car salesman, Larry Dallas, on the sitcom, Three’s Company. What you may not know is that Richard is a professional Broadway/TV […]
Sean Leibowitz of ICM and Val McKeon of Innovative Artists share their perspectives. Boost your “je ne sais quoi” by attending one of our fabulous and reasonably priced NY acting classes. Click on the Classes tab at the top of the page for more information.
Back in 1983, a little film hit the big screen. You may have heard of it: Flashdance. The reviews weren’t great but many critics, including Roger Ebert, singled out the young Jennifer Beals as an actress with promise and talent. Some reviews even praised Beals’ dancing abilities. But then someone leaked a little information: Beals […]
The Perfect Resume: Part 2 by Tony Nation Your resume should list your credits in three columns with title of show or film in the first column, role in the second column and theater/production company/network in the third column. If you list directors, they should be names that will be recognized otherwise don’t list them! […]
It’s hard to believe that Elizabeth Taylor is no longer alive. She was an actress who successfully transitioned from child actress to 2-time Academy Award winner. She also was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the 1981 revival of Lillian Helman’s The Little Foxes. The list of her honors and awards go on and […]
The Perfect Resume-Part 1 by Tony Nation Now that you’ve got some acting training and credits under your belt, your headshot and resume are your TWO most important tools in your show business arsenal. Your resume is not only your body of work, it’s also your list of referrals. Here are some tips for creating […]
By Paul Liberti I recently watched a demo coach direct a voice actor to give “one feeling” during a piece of commercial copy. That is the obvious mistake that many voice actors and less experienced coaches make. The reality is that you have to change during your copy. Even with just a line or two. […]
America is fascinated with celebrity meltdowns: from Lindsay Lohan and her rehab problems to Tom Cruise going nuts on Oprah’s couch to Zsa Zsa Gabor slapping a policeman to Mel Gibson’s phone calls and more. But nothing has been more fascinating in the past month or so than the performance of Charlie Sheen, the actor who […]
