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'''''Backstage''''' is a Canadian [[teen drama]] series,<ref name="IA"/> which has been commissioned by [[DHX Media]]. It is created and produced by [[Fresh TV]]. The premiere of the series was on the [[Family Channel]] in Canada on March 18, 2016.<ref name="EA">{{cite web|url=http://www.dhxmedia.com/newsreleases/family-channel-lifts-the-curtain-on-the-series-premiere-of-backstage-on-friday-march-18/|title=FAMILY CHANNEL LIFTS THE CURTAIN ON THE SERIES PREMIERE OF BACKSTAGE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 18|publisher=DHX Media Ltd.|accessdate=March 20, 2016}}</ref> In the United States, the series premiered on the [[Disney Channel]] on March 25, 2016.<ref name="USA">{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Disney-Channel-Announces-March-2016-Programming-Highlights-20160226|title=Disney Channel Announces March 2016 Programming Highlights|work=Broadway World|date= February 26, 2016|accessdate=March 20, 2016}}</ref>
'''''Backstage''''' is a Canadian [[teen drama]] series, which has been commissioned by [[DHX Media]]. It is created and produced by [[Fresh TV]]. The premiere of the series was on the [[Family Channel]] in Canada on March 18, 2016. In the United States, the series premiered on the [[Disney Channel]] on March 25, 2016.


The [[Disney Channel]] secured the license for series in several countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle-East as well as for the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.<ref name="IA">{{cite news|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dhx-media-licenses-backstage-to-disney-channel-in-the-us--internationally-568018971.html|title=DHX Media Licenses Backstage to Disney Channel in the US & Internationally|publisher=DHX Media Ltd.|date=February 8, 2016|accessdate=March 20, 2016|via=[[PR Newswire]]}}</ref>
The [[Disney Channel]] secured the license for series in several countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle-East as well as for the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dhx-media-licenses-backstage-to-disney-channel-in-the-us--internationally-568018971.html|title=DHX Media Licenses Backstage to Disney Channel in the US and Internationally|work=PR Newswire|date=February 8, 2016|accessdate=March 20, 2016}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
''Backstage'' follows a group of outstandingly talented teenagers as they live through the highs and lows that come with attending the prestigious Keaton School of the Arts, an arts school and a key to their future and rise to their stardom, from the angst and disappointments to the new friendships and crowning achievements. Through diary-style confessionals and dramatic cliffhangers, ''Backstage'' will lift the curtain on these would-be stars as they chase their dreams and deal with the day-to-day reality of being a student, a sister, a son, a brother, a daughter, a boyfriend or a girlfriend, and a teenager. However, only a few of them can make it to the graduation.

''Backstage'' follows a group of outstandingly talented teenagers as they live through the highs and lows that come with attending the prestigious Keaton School of the Arts, an arts school and a key to their future and rise to their stardom – from the angst and disappointments to the new friendships and crowning achievements. Through diary-style confessionals and dramatic cliffhangers, ''Backstage'' will lift the curtain on these would-be stars as they chase their dreams and deal with the day-to-day reality of being a student, a sister, a son, a brother, a daughter, a boyfriend and a girlfriend — a teen. But only a few teens can make it to the graduation.


== Production ==
== Production ==


Actors in the series are all real dancers and musicians embodying the true spirit of the performing arts.<ref name="EA"/><ref name="playbackonline">{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2015/07/06/family-channel-goes-backstage/|title=Family Channel goes Backstage|first=Julianna|last=Cummins|website=playbackonline.ca|date=July 6, 2015|access-date=March 25, 2016}}</ref>
Actors in the series are all real dancers and musicians embodying the true spirit of the performing arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2015/07/06/family-channel-goes-backstage/|title=Family Channel Goes Backstage|work=Playback Online|last=Cummins|first=Julianna|date=July 6, 2015|accessdate=March 25, 2016}}</ref>


Directors for the series include top music video directors such as RT! (Snoop Dogg, Sean Paul, Shane Harte), Director X (Drake, Rihanna, Iggy Azalea, T.I.,), Wendy Morgan (Dragonette, Janelle Monáe), and Warren Sonoda (Johnny Reid, George Canyon) as well as Mario Azzopardi (Stargate SG-1, The Outer Limits, Degrassi) and Lara Azzopardi (I Am an Apartment Building, Rewind).<ref name="EA"/><ref name="playbackonline" />
Directors for the series include top music video directors such as RT!, Director X, Wendy Morgan, and Warren Sonoda as well as Mario Azzopardi and Lara Azzopardi.


== Cast ==
== Characters ==
* Devyn Nekoda as Vanessa Morita – A ballet dancer. Vanessa attends Keaton upon insistence from her best friend, Carly. Although their friendship hits a few snags when Vanessa is chosen to dance with the Primas, the best dancers in the school, they care about each other deeply and are always there to support one another. She's also known by her nickname, Vee.
* Vanessa (Devyn Nekoda) is a ballet dancer. Vanessa attends Keaton upon insistence from her best friend, Carly. Although their friendship hits a few snags when Vanessa is chosen to dance with the Primas, the best dancers in the school, they care about each other deeply and are always there to support one another. She's also known by her nickname, Vee.
* Alyssa Trask as Carly Catto – A ballet dancer. Carly is close friends with Vanessa, and begs her to join Keaton with her. Though Vanessa thinks highly of Carly's dance skills, Carly doesn't, and believes Vanessa to be much better than her. She's also known by her nickname, Cee.
* Carly (Alyssa Trask) is a ballet dancer. Carly is close friends with Vanessa and begs her to join Keaton with her. Although Vanessa thinks highly of Carly's dance skills, Carly doesn't and believes Vanessa to be much better than her. She's also known by her nickname, Cee.
* Josh Bogert as Miles Lennox – A music student. He plays guitar, "dabbles in" percussion, and can also sing. He has a rare form of kidney disease. Despite being considered attractive by a large majority of the girls in school and seen as pretentious by several others, he's quiet and a little shy, though he shows special interest in Alya. He is called a "teachers pet" by Jax and other students.
* Miles (Josh Bogert) is a music student. He plays guitar, percussion, and can also sing. He has a rare form of kidney disease. Despite being considered attractive by a large majority of the girls in school and seen as pretentious by several others, he's quiet and a little shy, though he shows special interest in Alya.
* Aviva Mongillo as Alya Kendrick – A music student. She plays guitar and sings. She also has a low self-esteem, fueled by teasing from Bianca. She is friends with Miles and has a small crush on him.
* Alya (Aviva Mongillo) is a music student. She plays guitar and sings. She also has a low self-esteem, fueled by teasing from Bianca. She is friends with Miles and has a small crush on him.
* Matthew Isen as Jackson "Jax" Gardner – A music student. He is a self-proclaimed professional deejay, by the name of DJ G. He tends to be a bit self-centered and doesn't work well with others, and also is easily offended, feeling slighted when Miles gets away with things he is punished for.
* Jax (Matthew Isen) is music student. He is a self-proclaimed professional deejay, by the name of DJ G. He tends to be a bit self-centered and easily offended, feeling slighted when Miles gets away with things he is punished for. He also doesn't work well with others.
* Julia Tomasone as Bianca Blackwell – A music student and a singer. Bianca is an actress from a number of shows, most recently Chase on ''Chase and Chance''. Because of this, she believes herself to be above the rest of the students of Keaton, only attending to "better herself" and not because she needs to learn anything.
* Bianca (Julia Tomasone) is a music student and a singer. Bianca is an actress from a number of shows, most recently Chase on ''Chase and Chance''. Because of this, she believes herself to be above the rest of the students of Keaton, only attending to better herself and not because she needs to learn anything.
* Adrianna Di Liello as Jenna Cristinziano – A dance student. Jenna is one of the first people to meet Carly and Vanessa, and is partnered with Vanessa by Ms. Helsweel.
* Jenna (Adrianna Di Liello) is a dance student. Jenna is one of the first people to meet Carly and Vanessa and is partnered with Vanessa by Helsweel.
* Colin Petierre as Sasha Roy – A dance student. Sasha has taken Ms. Helsweel's class before, and has learned how to figure out her compliments disguised as insults. He also is responsible for TMK, Keaton's gossip blog.
* Sasha (Colin Petierre) is a dance student. Sasha has taken Helsweel's class before and has learned how to figure out her compliments disguised as insults. He also is responsible for TMK, Keaton's gossip blog.
* [[Mckenzie Small]] as Scarlett Dunn- A 10th grade music student and a singer. Scarlett is called "Scarlett the Starlet" by most students of Keaton and considered one of the most talented singers at the school. She is also somewhat of a control freak, which causes trouble between her and Julie, who is similarly bossy.
* Scarlett ([[Mckenzie Small]]) is a tenth-grade music student and a singer. Scarlett is called Scarlett the Starlet by most students of Keaton and considered one of the most talented singers at the school. She is also somewhat of a control freak, which causes trouble between her and Julie, who is similarly bossy.
* Romy Weltman as Kit Dunn – A music and art student. Kit is a producer, considered talented by even Jax, and an artist. She is friends with Denzel, as they both have the same art and production classes.
* Kit (Romy Weltman) is a music and an art student. Kit is a producer, considered talented by even Jax, and an artist. She is friends with Denzel, as they both have the same art and production classes.
* Isiah Hall as Denzel – A visual arts student. Denzel is a producer and an artist, and close friends with Kit.
* Denzel (Isiah Hall) is a visual arts student. Denzel is a producer and an artist and close friends with Kit.
* Kyal Legend as Julie Maslany – The student body president. Julie is responsible for the freshman orientation, though it's usually a failure due to her being a control freak. She shows up to school dressed in different costumes every day, and is considered an amazing artist.
* Julie (Kyal Legend) is the student body president. Julie is responsible for the freshman orientation, though it's usually a failure due to her being a control freak. She shows up to school dressed in different costumes every day and is considered an amazing artist.
* Chris Hoffman as Mr. Park – The music teacher. Unlike Ms. Helsweel, Mr. Park shows compassion towards his students.
* Park (Chris Hoffman) is the music teacher. Unlike Helsweel, Park shows compassion toward his students.
* Jane Moffat as Ms. Helsweel – The dance teacher. Ms. Helsweel is harsh and rather emotionless, making vaguely nice statements as opposed to directly complimenting her students. She is also considered scary by several students, including Sasha, even though he's worked with her before.
* Helsweel (Jane Moffat) is the dance teacher. Helsweel is harsh and rather emotionless, making vaguely nice statements as opposed to directly complimenting her students. She is also considered scary by several students, including Sasha, even though he's worked with her before.


== Episodes ==
== Episodes ==
* Mckenzie Small, Romy Weltman, Isiah Hall, and Chris Hoffman are absent for one episode each.
* Kyal Legend and Jane Moffat are absent for two episodes each.

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== International broadcast ==
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| [[Family Channel]]
| March 18, 2016
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| [[Disney Channel|Disney Channel USA]]
| March 25, 2016
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| [[Disney Channel UK and Ireland]]
| May 9, 2016
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| [[Disney Channel France]]
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| <ref name="IA"/>
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| [[Disney Channel Spain]]
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| <ref name="IA"/>
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| [[Disney Channel (Italy)|Disney Channel Italy]]
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| [[Disney Channel Portugal]]
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| <ref name="IA"/>
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| [[Disney Channel Scandinavia]]
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| <ref name="IA"/>
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| [[Disney Channel (Netherlands & Flanders)|Disney Channel Netherlands and Belgium]]
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| [[Disney Channel Germany]]
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| [[Disney Channel Poland]]
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| [[Disney Channel Romania and Moldova|Disney Channel Romania]]
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| [[Disney Channel Czech Republic]]
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| [[Disney Channel Hungary]]
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| [[Disney Channel Turkey]]
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| [[Disney Channel South Africa]]
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| <ref name="IA"/>
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| {{AL}}
| [[Disney Channel|Disney Channel Middle East]]
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| {{AUS}}<br />{{NZL}}
| [[Disney Channel Australia and New Zealand]]
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.family.ca/shows/backstage/ Backstage] at Family (Canada)
* [http://www.family.ca/shows/backstage/ Backstage] at Family Channel (Canada)
* [http://disneychannel.disney.com/backstage Backstage] at Disney Channel (U.S.)
* [http://disneychannel.disney.com/backstage Backstage] at Disney Channel (U.S.)
* {{IMDb title|tt4916574|Backstage}}
* {{IMDb title|tt4916574|Backstage}}

Revision as of 04:34, 4 May 2016

Backstage
GenreTeen drama
Created by
Starring
  • Devyn Nekoda
  • Alyssa Trask
  • Josh Bogert
  • Aviva Mongillo
  • Matthew Isen
  • Julia Tomasone
  • Adrianna Di Liello
  • Colin Petierre
  • Mckenzie Small
  • Romy Weltman
  • Isiah Hall
  • Kyal Legend
  • Chris Hoffman
  • Jane Moffat
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerBrian Irving
EditorsEllen Fine, CCE
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22–25 minutes
Production companyFresh TV
Original release
Network
ReleaseMarch 18, 2016 (2016-03-18) –
present (present)

Backstage is a Canadian teen drama series, which has been commissioned by DHX Media. It is created and produced by Fresh TV. The premiere of the series was on the Family Channel in Canada on March 18, 2016. In the United States, the series premiered on the Disney Channel on March 25, 2016.

The Disney Channel secured the license for series in several countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle-East as well as for the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.[1]

Plot

Backstage follows a group of outstandingly talented teenagers as they live through the highs and lows that come with attending the prestigious Keaton School of the Arts, an arts school and a key to their future and rise to their stardom, from the angst and disappointments to the new friendships and crowning achievements. Through diary-style confessionals and dramatic cliffhangers, Backstage will lift the curtain on these would-be stars as they chase their dreams and deal with the day-to-day reality of being a student, a sister, a son, a brother, a daughter, a boyfriend or a girlfriend, and a teenager. However, only a few of them can make it to the graduation.

Production

Actors in the series are all real dancers and musicians embodying the true spirit of the performing arts.[2]

Directors for the series include top music video directors such as RT!, Director X, Wendy Morgan, and Warren Sonoda as well as Mario Azzopardi and Lara Azzopardi.

Characters

  • Vanessa (Devyn Nekoda) is a ballet dancer. Vanessa attends Keaton upon insistence from her best friend, Carly. Although their friendship hits a few snags when Vanessa is chosen to dance with the Primas, the best dancers in the school, they care about each other deeply and are always there to support one another. She's also known by her nickname, Vee.
  • Carly (Alyssa Trask) is a ballet dancer. Carly is close friends with Vanessa and begs her to join Keaton with her. Although Vanessa thinks highly of Carly's dance skills, Carly doesn't and believes Vanessa to be much better than her. She's also known by her nickname, Cee.
  • Miles (Josh Bogert) is a music student. He plays guitar, percussion, and can also sing. He has a rare form of kidney disease. Despite being considered attractive by a large majority of the girls in school and seen as pretentious by several others, he's quiet and a little shy, though he shows special interest in Alya.
  • Alya (Aviva Mongillo) is a music student. She plays guitar and sings. She also has a low self-esteem, fueled by teasing from Bianca. She is friends with Miles and has a small crush on him.
  • Jax (Matthew Isen) is music student. He is a self-proclaimed professional deejay, by the name of DJ G. He tends to be a bit self-centered and easily offended, feeling slighted when Miles gets away with things he is punished for. He also doesn't work well with others.
  • Bianca (Julia Tomasone) is a music student and a singer. Bianca is an actress from a number of shows, most recently Chase on Chase and Chance. Because of this, she believes herself to be above the rest of the students of Keaton, only attending to better herself and not because she needs to learn anything.
  • Jenna (Adrianna Di Liello) is a dance student. Jenna is one of the first people to meet Carly and Vanessa and is partnered with Vanessa by Helsweel.
  • Sasha (Colin Petierre) is a dance student. Sasha has taken Helsweel's class before and has learned how to figure out her compliments disguised as insults. He also is responsible for TMK, Keaton's gossip blog.
  • Scarlett (Mckenzie Small) is a tenth-grade music student and a singer. Scarlett is called Scarlett the Starlet by most students of Keaton and considered one of the most talented singers at the school. She is also somewhat of a control freak, which causes trouble between her and Julie, who is similarly bossy.
  • Kit (Romy Weltman) is a music and an art student. Kit is a producer, considered talented by even Jax, and an artist. She is friends with Denzel, as they both have the same art and production classes.
  • Denzel (Isiah Hall) is a visual arts student. Denzel is a producer and an artist and close friends with Kit.
  • Julie (Kyal Legend) is the student body president. Julie is responsible for the freshman orientation, though it's usually a failure due to her being a control freak. She shows up to school dressed in different costumes every day and is considered an amazing artist.
  • Park (Chris Hoffman) is the music teacher. Unlike Helsweel, Park shows compassion toward his students.
  • Helsweel (Jane Moffat) is the dance teacher. Helsweel is harsh and rather emotionless, making vaguely nice statements as opposed to directly complimenting her students. She is also considered scary by several students, including Sasha, even though he's worked with her before.

Episodes

  • Mckenzie Small, Romy Weltman, Isiah Hall, and Chris Hoffman are absent for one episode each.
  • Kyal Legend and Jane Moffat are absent for two episodes each.
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [3][4]Prod.
code [3]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The First Day"RT!Lara AzzopardiMarch 25, 2016 (2016-03-25)1011.23[5]
2"Groups of Two"RT!Jennifer PertschApril 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)1021.12[6]
Absent: Romy Weltman as Kit, Isiah Hall as Denzel, Kyal Legend as Julie
3"The Brightside"Warren P. SonodaJennifer PertschApril 8, 2016 (2016-04-08)1031.25[7]
Absent: Jane Moffat as Helsweel
4"Stand Tall"Warren P. SonodaMatt SchillerApril 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)1041.07[8]
Absent: Mckenzie Small as Scarlett, Jane Moffat as Helsweel
5"Take Me Out"Wendy MorganMatt SchillerApril 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)1051.18[9]
Absent: Kyal Legend as Julie, Chris Hoffman as Park
6"Dig Deeper"[10]UnknownUnknownMay 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)106N/A
7"In Their Shoes"[11]UnknownUnknownMay 13, 2016 (2016-05-13)107N/A
8"On Deck"[12]UnknownUnknownMay 20, 2016 (2016-05-20)108N/A

References

  1. ^ "DHX Media Licenses Backstage to Disney Channel in the US and Internationally". PR Newswire. February 8, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Cummins, Julianna (July 6, 2015). "Family Channel Goes Backstage". Playback Online. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Backstage Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
  4. ^ "Backstage Episode Guide". Zap2it.
  5. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (March 28, 2016). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  6. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 4, 2016). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  7. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 11, 2016). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  8. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 18, 2016). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  9. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 2, 2016). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  10. ^ "Backstage: Dig Deeper". Zap2it. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  11. ^ "Backstage: In Their Shoes". Zap2it. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  12. ^ "Backstage: On Deck". Zap2it. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

External links

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