Rob Kendt writes the <a href="http://weblogs.variety.com/wicked_little_town/">"Wicked Little Town" blog</a> for Variety. Kendt was founding editor of Back Stage West, the L.A. actors' trade paper, for 10 years. He currently writes theatre reviews for the Los Angeles Times and a column for Showfax/Actors Access called "Inside Track," among other freelance assignments. He has a degree in film production from USC and performs original music at L.A. nightspots.