- Show Business Weekly
Show Business, also known as "Show Business Weekly," is a
performing arts trade paper published byManhattan -based publisherShow Business Inc. The paper's editorial mission is to guideactor s,singer s anddancer s toward success in their performing arts careers. It does this by running casting and audition notices (primarily for theNew York City area) and by reporting on entertainment-related news and information.According to its masthead, "Show Business Weekly's" principal staff includes publisher & editorial director David Pearlstein, managing editor Christopher Zara and contributing editor Annie Chadwick. The paper has been publishing since
1941 , aside from a hiatus during the 1990s.Show Business in Pop Culture
Alan Parker's 1980 film "Fame," which follows students of New York's High School of Performing Arts, features characters reading "Show Business". [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZSi7M2VjOc]
In her autobiography "By Myself",
Lauren Bacall credits "Show Business" with helping her early career.External links
* [http://www.showbusinessweekly.com/ Newspaper's website]
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