Merri Sugarman News

Carrie Preston (True Blood), Jennifer Morrison (House), Elizabeth Reaser (Twilight), Michael Shannon (Little Flower of East Orange), and Patrick Wilson (Little Children, Angels in America, All My Sons) have been added to the roster of presenters at tonight's Casting Society of America New York 25th Annual Artios Awards® ceremony at The Times Center, in the newly built New York Times Building (620 Eighth Avenue). Comedian Janeane Garofalo will host this year's New York reception that will commence at 5:30 p.m. Simultaneously, the Los Angeles award ceremony will be held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel reception will commence at 5:45 p.m. PST.

The nominees of the 2008 Casting Society of America Artios Awards have been announced. The awards will be presented nationwide on November 11th, 2008. The New York area awards will take place at Caroline's on Broadway. PDF Print E-mail What is CSA? The Casting Society of America is the premier organization of theatrical Casting Directors in film, television, and theatre. Although it is not a union, its members are a united professional society that consistently set the level of professionalism in casting on which the entertainment industry has come to rely. It's more than 350 members are represented not only in the United States, but also in Canada, England, Australia and Italy.

Legally Blonde's Paul Canaan, Christian Borle and Lindsay Nicole Chambers, plus Broadway's Adam Pelty, Merri Sugarman and Randy Redd will participate in Usdan Center's Second Annual 'The Craft of Broadway' as part of the 'Summer in September' workshops, Saturday and Sunday, September 29 & 30.

Broadway stars such as Sutton Foster, Christian Borle and Patrick Wilson will advise theatre students during the Moveable Arts workshops, which will be held in New York from August 17th through 21st