Casting Directors Announced for New Pilots from 'Shameless' Show Runner

John Frank Levey and Melanie Burgess will cast the one-hour drama pilot "Bad Girls" for NBC, Back Stage has confirmed. John Wells, the showrunner for Showtime's "Shameless" and creator of "E.R.," is executive producer for this adaptation of the long-running British crime drama of the same name.

In crisis-hit Vegas, locals bet on Romney

Las Vegas retiree Catherine Scherer's problems are, unfortunately, all too common in the Nevada gambling city: "I lost everything I had," she said, before voting for Mitt Romney.

School gives back with ‘Annie’

GLENS FALLS -- As principal of St. Mary's-St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School, Kate Fowler isn't known for wringing little necks, despite what she sings about on stage.

A Musicial Version of Back to the Future?

Is a musical version of Back to the Future so far-fetched? After all, Marty introducing rock music at the school dance is one of the highlights of the movie. Deadline.com reports that director Robert Zemekis is in talks with the film’s co-writer Bob Gale and composer Alan Silvestri about bringing the franchise to Broadway: A [...]

Sony teases Spidey fans with preview

Sony gave fans around the world a sneak peek at a slightly edgy Spidey in the rebooted webslinger franchise during simultaneous events at 13 cities on Monday.