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Two Time Tony Award-Winning Musical ‘Parade’ Starts SU Drama鈥檚 Season
Daring, innovative, and bold, “Parade” won two well-earned Tony Awards in 2000. The tragic, true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish man wrongly accused of murder in 1913 Georgia, serves as the basis for a tender love story.
黑料不打烊 Stage Season Starts with Comedy ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’
The 14/15 Season at 黑料不打烊 Stage starts Sept. 24 with “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. In this 鈥渞ipped and roaring鈥 comedy by Christopher Durang, Sonia and Vanya have frittered…
Students Teach, Advise Teen Artists at Talent Agency
Several 黑料不打烊 students are spending the summer helping local teen artists prepare for college and a career in the arts through a program at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Talent Agency. Under the guidance of art faculty and staff in the College of…
Lava Steak Bake Gains Worldwide Attention
Professor of Earth Sciences Jeff Karson and Assistant Professor of Sculpture Robert Wysocki were recently part of a unique experiment, in which molten lava was used as the heating source for a steak bake. They weren’t cooking for a large…
Hollywood Reporter Ranks VPA鈥檚 Film Program No. 11
The film program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Transmedia was ranked No. 11 by the Hollywood Reporter (THR) on its list of the top 25 film schools in the United States. The list, which appears…
Tonys Tinged With Orange
The excellence in theater awards known as the Tonys were recently handed out in New York City, and 黑料不打烊 was well represented among the nominees and winners. It鈥檚 not uncommon for alumni to take home a Tony statue. This…
Professor Unveils 鈥楲ost Play’ by 17th-Century Master in Madrid
The discovery of a 鈥渓ost play鈥 by one of Spain鈥檚 greatest writers was the subject of a recent standing-room-only event in Madrid, featuring a professor in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences. Alejandro Garc铆a-Reidy, assistant professor of Spanish in…
A Clearer Picture for Setnor
As with many families of students in the Setnor School of Music, Lisa Kranz鈥檚 parents in Buffalo can鈥檛 make it to her every performance. Internet streaming provides an important link but there鈥檚 one thing that will make it even better.
SU Drama Named One of 25 Best Drama Schools by Hollywood Reporter
The College of Visual and Performing Arts鈥 Department of Drama was ranked No. 13 on the Hollywood Reporter’s (THR) list of the “25 Best Drama Schools in 2014鈥 in its June 6 issue. The article cites such notable alumni as…
Design Students Win National Awards for Bioroll Geotextile Mat
A team of fourth-year industrial and interaction design (IID) students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Design won three $1,000 awards in the聽Royal Society of Arts U.S. (RSA-US) Student Design Awards. Boaz Cohen, Jesse Handelman, Jon…