Entries by Tony Nation

What do values have to do with acting?

Can relying on your values lead to booking a national commercial? Can your values lead to an Academy Award?  Click here to read Dallas Travers’ advice on values and acting. Respected as one of the entertainment industry’s leading experts, Dallas Travers’ book, The Tao of Show Business, has won over five awards including first prizes at […]

How do you meet a casting director at HBO?

One way to do it, for certain, it so sign up for Actors Connection’s On Camera Intensive with with New York casting director Christine Kromer. Currently, Kromer is working on the HBO series Treme (recently picked up for a 2nd season) for HBO, the Comedy Central pilot Black Jack and just wrapped casting the first […]

How to get fantastic headshots!

If you’re acting in new York City, you need great headshots. Dallas Travers offers five tips for headshot success.  Click here to read Dallas Travers’ advice. Respected as one of the entertainment industry’s leading experts, Dallas Travers’ book, The Tao of Show Business, has won over five awards including first prizes at The Hollywood Book […]

Ari Gold and the phone.

Ari Gold from HBO’s Entourage spends most of his time on the phone. How can you use the phone to help your acting career? Click here to read Dallas Travers’ advice about mastering the phone. Respected as one of the entertainment industry’s leading experts, Dallas Travers’ book, The Tao of Show Business, has won over […]

Four Secrets to Setting Smart Goals

How important is goal setting when trying to perform in NYC? Click here to read Dallas Travers’ advice about setting smart goals. Respected as one of the entertainment industry’s leading experts, Dallas Travers’ book, The Tao of Show Business, has won over five awards including first prizes at The Hollywood Book Festival and the London […]

Tony Awards: any surprises?

Nothing too surprising this year except for the entertaining opening and closing numbers. The Book of Mormon won Best Musical. Warhorse won Best Play. Click here for a complete list of 2011 Tony Award winners.  Click here to watch the acceptance speeches.