Arts & Culture
Holiday Drives at Syracuse Stage
During the run of “Hairspray,” Syracuse Stage is asking patrons to consider bringing non-perishable food items and winter coats/gloves/hats for local families in need. Non-perishable food items will benefit the pantry at Grace Episcopal Church, 819 Madison St. in Syracuse….
Getting into Character with Soprano Katie Weiser
While performing her favorite aria, Bellini’s “Oh quante volte,” Katie Weiser G’15 becomes the heroine, Guilietta, with all the anguish and fervor of a tragic love. “I want the audience to feel what my character is experiencing, and that is the reason why I sing.”
‘Hairspray’ Starts Thanksgiving Weekend at Syracuse Stage
Bubbling with joy and ’60s-era music and dance, “Hairspray” is the Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical piled bouffant high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs.
Documentaries on Frank Langella ’59, Arthur Storch Air This Month on WCNY-TV
Two American theater greats with ties to Syracuse University are the subject of separate documentaries set to air this month on Central New York’s Public Broadcasting station, WCNY. Both were produced by Syracuse University Electronic Media Communications. On Nov. 15…
University Hosts Play about Spanish Playwright Lope de Vega
A contemporary play about the complicated last days of Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio, the foremost Spanish playwright of the 1600s, is coming to Syracuse University. The Spanish theater company Fundación Siglo de Oro will present “Entre Marta y…
Artist and Critical Musicologist Explores T-Pain’s Use of Sonic, Cinematic Strategies
The sonic and cinematic strategies of hip-hop producer and rapper T-Pain are the subject of a forthcoming scholarly article by James Gordon Williams, a new faculty member of the College of Arts and Sciences. An assistant professor of African American…
Professor Explores Critical Response to Lloyd Webber’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’
Critical response to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” within the political and economic milieu of the Thatcher/Reagan era, is the subject of a scholarly article by a professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Amanda…
Bruce Smith Wins Residency in Rome
Bruce Smith visited Rome about 20 years ago. Now he can spend seven weeks in the Eternal City, known for its abundant ancient buildings and artifacts; exquisite art; and dramatic history. Smith, a critically acclaimed poet and professor of English…
Scholar to Present Workshop at Folger Shakespeare Library
For modern audiences, Shakespeare’s bloody tragedy “Macbeth” has nothing to do with song and dance. Yet, in Restoration England (1660–1714), Shakespeare was often revised to include these elements. On Nov. 14-15, scholars, musicians, dancers and actors from the United States…
August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Masterpiece ‘The Piano Lesson’ Starts Oct. 22
In August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “The Piano Lesson,” the past threatens to pull apart brother and sister. Bernice treasures a one-of-a-kind piano, an heirloom with carved figures of their enslaved ancestors. Boy Willie suddenly arrives from the South determined…