The truly competitive and long lasting contenders in the acting game are hip to what's happening with casting in NYC, and those that aren't either need to pull their heads out of the sand or they are frantically trying to get hip as we speak. People who are very dedicated and people who are very hardheaded will make it their top priority to research casting in NYC.

For a similar phenomenon one would be hard pressed to find. Casting in NYC is like the golden fleece, one which thousands journey from all over the country to try and grab every year. New York is the only city that rivals Hollywood for the draw and mystique it holds for dancers and actors who hope to make it big. Casting in NYC does offer more in the sense of opportunities for classically trained dancers and stage actors, but there are plenty of film and television opportunities as well.

This is not to say that the folks in Hollywood aren't interested in hiring classic stage actors and dancers, or that casting in NYC is limited to stiff, highbrow, elitist productions completely devoid of humor or originality, it is merely to give a nod to the fact that NYC is the home of many classic theatres and dance companies, a few of which even existed before the core players in the film industry all headed west that fateful day so long ago, and that is reflected in the gigs one can get by taking advantage of casting in NYC.