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New York auditions at a Glance – Dec. 2-10

The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans.

Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below.

California Auditions at a Glance – Dec. 2-10

The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans.

Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below.

Regional Auditions at a Glance – Dec. 2-10

The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans.

Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below.

Reality TV Casting Highlights - 11/30/10

Back Stage runs hundreds of casting notices every year for reality television shows, games shows, reality competitions, talk shows, documentaries, commercials, and multimedia projects and events seeking real people, hosts, contestants, and performers. And now with the help of it's partner RealityWanted.com, we're pleased to bring you even more reality casting opportunities than ever before. See below for some of this week's top reality casting calls and auditions:

Entertainment Industry Opportunities - 11/30/10

Every week Back Stage posts hundreds of casting notices and entertainment-industry opportunities in the BackStage.com Casting/Jobs Database. Check out the following sampling of over 30 new notices -- performance venues, film festivals calling for entries, staff/tech/crew jobs, casting workshops, and more:

West Coast Casting Highlights - 11/30/10

Every week Back Stage publishes hundreds of notices -- casting notices, entertainment-industry job notices, and calls for submissions to talent contests and film festivals. Back Stage is the premier resource for actors, dancers, singers, comedians, and all performing artists -- plus those talented individuals working behind-the-scenes, including writers and crew -- looking for quality opportunities.  BackStage.com's casting database includes all of the notices from  the  popular weekly Back Stage publications, plus hundreds of additional items.

WEST COAST:

Below are a few highlights from this week's West Coast notices, compiled by West Coast Casting Editor Cassie Carpenter:

Child Actor Found for Lead Role in 'Dance of the Mirlitons'

THR reports that Chloe Moretz, Jackie Earle Haley, and Bailee Madison have joined the cast of the independent feature film Dance of the Mirlitons, which already features Kristen Bell as the "young, overbearing mother of an overweight would-be ballerina who will stop at nothing to make her star." Madison will star as her daughter, while Moretz will play Madison's nemesis. Haley will play "a subtly sadistic Russian ballet teacher of the highest order."

Earlier this year, Back Stage published a casting notice for Dance of Mirlitons, specifically seeking girls for the lead role of young ballerina Jesse Urchin. THR adds:

[Writer-director Evan] Greenberg and the producers spent months trying to cast the lead for the role, which has the potential for a breakout in the way Billy Elliot and Little Miss Sunshine proved a launching point for actors Jamie Bell and Abigail Breslin.

Even though 10-year-old Madison (Brothers, Just Go With It) eventually landed the role, did any of our Back Stage readers apply? (And do you think Madison saw the casting notice in Back Stage before she got the part?) Read the original casting notice below, including a detailed description of the role:

'DANCE OF THE MIRLITONS'

FMW Casting is casting Dance of the Mirlitons, an independent feature film from the producer of Juno and Up in the Air. Joel Michaely & Daniel Dubiecki (exec. prod. of Juno and Up in the Air), prods.; Evan Greenberg, writer-dir.; Barbara Fiorentino, Rebecca Mangieri, and Wendy Weidman, casting dirs.; Danielle Aufiero & Karina Walters, casting assocs.

'Winter's Bone' Wins at Gotham Awards

The 2010 Gotham Independent Film Awards were presented last night at Cipriani Wall Street in New York, with the rural drama "Winter's Bone" taking home the prizes for best feature and best ensemble. "Littlerock" won the award for "best film not playing at a theater near you," which comes with a one-week run at New York's Cinema Village and advertising in The New York Times.

Read the story at BackStage.com

Theater Indicates 'Spider-Man' Could Close Early

After weeks of delays while state officials conducted safety checks, Spider-Man on Broadway began previews Sunday. The show was plagued with technical issues, stopping five times and running over three hours long. It seems the staff at Foxwoods Theater, which hosts the show, don't have high hopes the $65 million production—the most expensive in Broadway's history—will improve. The theater's general manager, Erich Jungwirth, has reached out to several Broadway producers about keeping Foxwoods in mind as they develop and option new productions, according to several sources cited in both the New York Post and New York Times.

Read the story at BackStage.com.

DGA Negotiations Go Into Third Week

Talks between the Directors Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have gone into a third week, with no news yet to leak. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the deal between the organizations may resemble the recent agreement between SAG and AFTRA, which included a three-year contract, 2-percent annual wage bumps, and a shift from first class to business and coach when traveling. Talks between DGA and MPATP are scheduled through the first week of December.

Read the story at The Hollywood Reporter.