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Claire Reid | Thursday, February 24, 2022
Described as a “swashbuckling love story with a modern musical twist” on the promotional poster, the Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) department’s original musical “Cyrano” has a little bit of everything including sword fights, romance and positive representation. The musical is an adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play “Cyrano de Bergerac” which tells the story
Claire Reid | Friday, April 9, 2021
This semester, the cast and crew of the Pasquerilla East Music Company (PEMCo) have adapted their latest musical “Something Rotten” to comply with COVID-19 restrictions. The showtimes include April 9 at 8 p.m. and April 10 at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on the Washington Hall Mainstage. While in-person tickets sold out quickly since only
Mariah Rush | Thursday, February 21, 2019
This Thursday, FTT’s production of “Stupid Humans,” a pop-musical written by and starring junior Jorge “Jay” Rivera-Herrans, will open up to a sold-out crowd. The musical itself is based around a common problem students at Notre Dame will face — it revolves around the main character grappling with the choice of following his dreams and
Nora McGreevy | Thursday, September 20, 2018
Tomorrow, audience members at Kristin Chenoweth’s sold-out show at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, “An Intimate Evening with Kristin Chenoweth,” will expect a performance full of Chenoweth’s characteristic charm and impressive vocals. What might surprise some ticket-holders is that eight student artists will also accompany Chenoweth for a few songs, in a rare opportunity for the
Nora McGreevy | Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Kristin Chenoweth is not afraid to get candid. In a series of short clips on her website, for instance, she — along with, presumably, her marketing team — has posted a series of sweet, short glimpses into her life on tour, including her “Life Hacks” series. In one video, Chenoweth calls out her unicorn slippers
Serena Zacharias | Wednesday, September 5, 2018
In an effort to encourage students of varied interests to express themselves through the arts, the departments of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) and Music are working together to launch a new minor in musical theatre this fall, said Matt Hawkins, assistant professor and head of the minor. “There’s always been an interest and an
Serena Zacharias | Monday, April 9, 2018
Duncan Sheik is a recording artist and a theater composer, and according to him, a performer by accident. While he initially found success in the ‘90s as a pop singer, he has since made a name for himself in the world of musical theater, winning eight Tonys in his career and a Grammy for “Best Musical
Erin Grimes | Thursday, January 25, 2018
Saint Mary’s College will host “Extraordinary Women: A Musical Cabaret,” from April 5-7, stage director and associate professor of theater Mark Abram-Copenhaver said. “On Friday and Saturday, there will be an early and late show, with times to be decided,” he said. Abram-Copenhaver said the musical follows a musical revue style, revolving around a theme with songs
Gina Twardosz | Monday, August 28, 2017
Saint Mary’s has expanded its list of minors to make way for the start of something new: a musical theatre minor. Specialist in costume design Melissa Bialko said in an email that she proposed the idea for the minor — which requires 17 credit hours — to her colleagues after years of polling students and alumnae.
Maura Monahan | Monday, November 2, 2015
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies hosted keynote speaker Mary-Kay Gamel as part of its graduate student conference “Classics and/in Performance” in McKenna Hall last Friday morning. Her lecture, titled “Greek Drama: A Musical Theatre,” explored the integrality of music to ancient Greek dramas and stressed the desirability, both for authenticity and for generating meaning, of incorporating