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‘White Christmas’ tied for third best-selling show at Syracuse Stage–19,000 tickets sold
Patrons donated more than $24,000 to support people living with HIV/AIDS Nineteen thousand tickets were sold to Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” making it a tie with “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1996) for the third best-selling show in Syracuse Stage’s regular…
Novelist Christine Schutt opens Spring 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series
Award-winning novelist Christine Schutt, author of “Prosperous Friends” (Grove/Atlantic, 2012) will open the Spring 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded by a question-and-answer session from 3:45-4:30 p.m….
Black Celestial Choral Ensemble to present Christmas Showcase
Syracuse University’s Black Celestial Choral Ensemble (BCCE) will present “The Night That Christ Was Born,” a Christmas Showcase, on Friday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Cookies and cocoa…
Irving Berlin’s musical ‘White Christmas’ delivers romance, comedy, holiday cheer
The title song alone is a celebration and a reminder of a time when the simplest pleasures mattered most and having a big heart was genuinely considered a virtue. Two successful showmen join forces to help out their old army…
Syracuse Stage sponsors ‘White Christmas’ cover contest
Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” is the most-recorded song in American musical history. Now theatergoers have the opportunity to put their spin on it by entering the a “White Christmas” cover contest. The contest rules are: 1. Grab your friends, mics,…
Student engagement helps thrift store thrive
On a mild late summer afternoon, shoppers are doing some browsing at the new trendy store on campus. One woman carefully considers a stylish blouse, while another is checking out black handbags and high-heeled shoes. This isn’t a typical store…
Christine Ashby appointed director of School of Education’s Institute on Communication and Inclusion
School of Education Dean Douglas Biklen has announced the appointment of professor Christine Ashby as director of the Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI), effective June 1. The ICI, formerly the Facilitated Communication Institute, conducts research, training and dissemination of…
Syracuse Stage to cast local girl (age 9-13) for role of Susan Waverly in ‘White Christmas’
For the 2012 holiday production of White Christmas, Syracuse Stage will be casting a local actress (age 9-13) for the role of Susan Waverly, the granddaughter of General Waverly. Description of role: Sweet, smart, a little precocious, genuinely concerned about…
Lord Christopher Monckton to talk about global warming movement March 6
“The Climate of Freedom: A community dialogue about the climate change movement and its implications on society,” with Lord Christopher Monckton, a leading global warming expert.
Classic Henry James psychological thriller ‘The Turn of the Screw’ opens 39th season at Syracuse Stage
The 39th season at Syracuse Stage opens Sept. 21 with the classic Henry James psychological thriller “The Turn of the Screw,” a riveting story of a young governess and two small children set on a remote English estate. In this…