Started in December 1960 by Ira Eaker and Allen Zwerdling, Back Stage quickly became required reading for New York actors who came to the city to cut their teeth. The newspaper's blue-and-red logo soon became as synonymous with NYC actors as a class at The Actors Studio. With the initial release of Back Stage West in Los Angeles in 1994 and the launch of BackStage.com in 1997, the name came to signify something greater:Back Stage is where actors nationwide connect with the greater performance community. Back Stage is owned by Netherlands-based VNU Inc., whose other entertainment and media publications includes The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Adweek, Mediaweek, and Ross Reports. VNU also owns measurement company Nielsen Media Research. For more information on VNU, visit www.vnu.com.
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