Actress and podcaster discusses the art of storytelling. Ashley Victoria Robinson is a Canadian hobbit currently living and creating in Los Angeles, California. She is the creator and star of The Red Shirt Diaries, co-host of the Geek History Lesson podcast (with over 400 episodes!), Ringo-nominated comic book writer of…

Broadway director and choreographer shows how failures are a part of success. Nine years ago, Jerry Mitchell received the Abbott Award, a lifetime achievement award from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation. The award is named in honor of renowned director George Abbott and is presented to a director or…

Talent agent shares the traits of successful actors. When it comes to theater, Brian Keith Graziani has been many things — actor, singer, casting director, talent agent. And each job has given him new perspective and understanding of what it means to succeed in this very subjective and finicky industry…

By Brooke Tyler Benson (Backstage) Last January, actor, writer, and financial coach Brooke Tyler Benson discussed the importance of having a financial plan, which outlines your current money situation and future goals as well as the steps it will take to get there. For too long we’ve been fed the…

Writer and actor shares experiences from his life on the page and onstage. Originally from Louisa, Kentucky, David Dean Bottrell began his career after studying with the legendary New York acting teacher, William Esper. On stage he’s performed everything from Shakespeare to offbeat new comedies and edgy experimental work.​ His…

Actress and singer takes a unique and wondering journey to Broadway. As an actress and singer whose career has spanned the world, Carmen Cusack has made a name for herself and her stellar voice onstage, in recordings, and with intimate cabaret performances. …

Broadway actor talks about the journey to and from his latest Broadway show. For the past four years, Joshua Morgan has been playing the part of legendary music manager Shelly Berger in the Broadway musical Ain’t Too Proud: the Life and Times of the Temptations. …

Star of stage and screen shares his thoughts and insights on life in the arts. From a failed musical that would’ve been his Broadway debut to starring in one of the most iconic musicals of all-time, Anthony Rapp has experienced almost every high and low that comes with being an…

A child actor now finding his place as an adult actor. As a child actor in the 1970s, Steven Warner was working with some of the most talented and famous actors and directors in Hollywood — like Gene Wilder, Stanley Donen, Bob Fosse, and Elizabeth Taylor. He recently sat down…