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Photo: Melissa L. Gilliam sits in the leather chair that belonged to one of BU’s founders, Isaac Rich. The chair was used in 1869 when a petition was signed to charter BU as a new corporation.

University News

A Historic Inauguration for Boston University: Melissa L. Gilliam Installed as 11th President

September 27, 2024

Photo: Mishka Yarovoy (CFA'23)(left) and Jacob Schmitt (CFA'24) pose for a photo at the Huntington Theater

Theatre

Two BU Alums Take On Same Roles in Leopoldstadt, Huntington Theatre Company’s Latest Production

September 16, 2024

Photo: At the completion of the program, the Brighter Boston team records STOMP performances in the set they built and lit

Theatre

BU’s Booth Theatre Helps Boston Public Schools Students and Grads Set the Stage for Success

August 26, 2024

Film & TV

CFA Prof at Helm of New Amazon Docuseries Uninterrupted’s Top Class Tennis

July 17, 2024

Photo: A picture of people looking at a painting of a house surrounded by greenery during an art installation

Fine Arts

New Stone Gallery Exhibition Proves You Can Go Home Again

July 17, 2024

Photo: A black and white picture of Gareth Dylan Smith, a CFA professor, playing the drums on stage

Music

Beating a Different Drum

June 25, 2024

Theatre

His First Broadway Show Just Earned This CFA Alum a Tony Award Nod

June 11, 2024

Arts & Culture

Kahn Award Will Carry Theater Arts Major Madeline Riddick-Seals Back to Alabama

May 10, 2024

Photo: A young man with long hair wearing a black tshirt and jeans, lifts his brush up to paint on a canvas.

Fine Arts

School of Visual Arts Annual BFA Thesis Exhibitions Celebrate Works by 33 BFA Seniors

May 2, 2024

Schanaya Barrows as Chloe, Sydney Jackson (CFA’26) as Dailyn, and Asilinn Brophy as Nat in Kirsten Greenidge’s Morning, Noon, and Night, a Company One production with Boston University. Photo by Ken Yotsukura

Theatre

BU Plays a Big Role in New Production from Boston’s Company One Theatre

April 29, 2024

Photo: Keith Robinson (CFA’24) and Sarah Coleman (CFA’24) star as George and Dot in the College of Fine Arts School of Theatre’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park with George, which runs from April 25-28 at the Joan and Edgar Booth Theatre. Photo by Katie Nelson

Theatre

Sunday in the Park with George Opens at Booth Theatre

April 24, 2024

Photo: A photo with a older Black man sitting in a recording studio with the dials and controls behind him.

Venice Biennale

Louis Chude-Sokei Brings BU, Spoken Word, and Dub Reggae Sounds to Venice Biennale

April 16, 2024

Photo: A picture of a woman on stage. Also on the stage are various pieces of furniture, including a couple lamps and tables

Theatre

For CFA’s Head of Acting, Huntington Role Required Discretion, Listening

March 29, 2024

Photo: A large building with tan-colored stone and black doors. There is a black metal arch with the numbers "855" outside of it

University News

College of Fine Arts Names New Directors for Schools of Theatre, Music, and Visual Arts

March 20, 2024

Composite image of 10 different movie posters. The movies shown are Oppenheimer; Barbie; Killers of the Flower Moon; Poor Things; The Holdovers; Past Lives; "American Fiction; Maestro; Anatomy of a Fall; The Zone of Interest.

Film & TV

BU Film Experts Predict the Oscars

March 5, 2024

Photo: Bradley Cooper, dressed as conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein, passionately conducts a symphony.

Film & TV

Maestro Celebrates the Art of Conducting. How Accurate Is It?

February 26, 2024

Photo: Photo: Artist Bob Freeman, a Black man with graying hair and a gray mustache, (CFA’71,’83) in his Waltham studio. The walls are used to hang his pieces, which are behind him. He is mixing paint on a slab while wearing a black turtleneck.

Arts & Culture

Robert T. Freeman’s Long Journey Home

February 7, 2024

Photo: An old black and white photo of 4 college students at Boston University in a production of The Crucible in 1961

Theatre

When Arthur Miller Came to See What BU Did with The Crucible

February 7, 2024

Photo: A woman in an elegant flowing dress stands in front of a photoboard at the 2024 Grammys

Accolades

Alum Composer Is Up for Two Grammys Sunday

February 1, 2024

Photo: A shot at dusk of the skate rink in Frog Park. There is snow on the ground, blurry shots of people skating, and twinkle lights in the trees.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: December 7 to 10

December 6, 2023

The Weekender: December 7 to 10