Theater

There are always actors who you recognize by face, but don’t necessarily know their name. These are the often the hardest working people in the business – and one such woman rising up the ranks is actress Melanie Haynes.

Not sure who she is? Well, Melanie has been working with some of the biggest names in the business.

On the big screen, Melanie joined the Marvel Universe, or at least her voice did, for the Oscar winning Best Animated Feature film, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” The Sony release crosses parallel dimensions and teams up with the Spider-Men of those dimensions to...

Diversity is something that the entertainment industry is starting to embrace in a real way. A variety of fresh voices are beginning to be heard, no matter what the color, gender or sexual orientation of the artist.

Two recent examples include Sandra Oh, the first Asian actress to be nominated for an Emmy award as a Leading Actress in a Drama Series; and playwright Young Jean Lee, the first Asian-American woman to premiere a play on Broadway.

This is a big step that others Asian artists are definitely looking to follow. One such actress hoping to ride the diversity wave is Kathy Huynh-Phan....

Of the many schools and institutes offering acting education in and around Los Angeles or Hollywood, TOA is the oldest link west of New York, established in 1927 by studio mogul Ben Bard. Located in the heart of the Hollywood, Toa acting school provides innovative performing arts curriculum designed to prepare students for professional careers in theatre, television and film. The coursework includes: voice and accent workshops, cinema studies, dances, singing, music, yoga, combat skills, scriptwriting, audition and technique.

Students seeking cinema a diverse innovative and challenging career...

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Actor Chase Mangum, who first caught attention for his recurring role as Young Martin Riggs on FOX’s "Lethal Weapon" series, even earning a Young Entertainer Award.

This talented Los Angeles native also made his way to ABC for a stint on "The Goldbergs," and landed in the comedy-horror anthology series, 20 Seconds to Live.

But it’s his latest role in the Peacock limited docuseries, “Paul T. Goldman,” that has audiences wondering where fiction ends, and reality begins.

If you’re not familiar with it, the show follows Paul T. Goldman as he discovers...