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Roz Coleman on being fit

Roz Coleman, who will be teaching “inTreatment,” an on-camera New York City acting class, beginning April 26, recently offered some observations on “A-listers” she has worked with in film, stage and television. Here is one observation that she shared about the stars: Another thing about the stars, they are in much better shape than the […]

Insider Acting Tip #11

Now You Can Always be a LOCAL! by Tony Nation As a working actor performing in NYC, it’s important that agents and New York casting directors ALWAYS recognize your contact phone number as a local number.  You don’t want to lose work because the industry thinks you’re either out of town or too far away […]

What’s to become of Erica Kane?

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 […]

Tonight! Tonight!

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 […]

Come and knock on our door!

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 […]

Dance doubles…

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 […]

Insider Acting Tip #10

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! […]