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The cast of A Strange Loop, the acclaimed musical by Michael R. Jackson, is nominated for 11 Tony Awards, including best sound design of a musical for Drew Levy (CFA’03,’04). The show, which won the Pulitzer Prize for best drama, explores sexuality, race, and gender. Here the cast is pictured in full costume, standing in a line looking at the camera. Photo by Marc J. Franklin

Theatre

Terriers Heading to the Tonys Sunday

June 7, 2022

Collage: Composite image showing headshots of various Boston University alumni in two rows, one of three and the bottom of four. From left to right, top to bottom, portraits show: Julian Burlando-Salazar, Litav Langley, Ben Levine, Kori Pacyniak, Sarah Prager, Tyler Sit, and John Ward.

Pride Month

7 Alums Uplifting the LGBTQ+ Community

June 6, 2022

Photo of Arié Haddad helping to set up turf on wall. He stands on the ground as he helps hold up the turf for two others standing on ladders and attaching it to a cement wall.

Arts on Campus

Mural, Mural on the Wall: Two Student-Led Art Projects Installed on Campus

June 2, 2022

Image: collage of artists hosting concerts in Boston in june 2022. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of Girl Ultra, Ravyn Lenae, and Florence and the Machine. All three are shown singing in concert, with bright and ethereal colors shown on them as they sing to a crowd. Photos are shown within polaroid-style borders. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music" in a repeating pattern

New Music

New Music June 2022: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

June 1, 2022

Mishka Yarovoy (CFA’23) stands barefoot centerstage in the scene where his two characters meet in SpeakEasy Stage’s production of Matthew Lopez’s Tony Award–winning drama, The Inheritance. Photo by Nile Scott Studios

Theatre

A Standout at SpeakEasy Stage Company

June 1, 2022

Photo of flags on Boston Common in Boston, which are placed there for Memorial Day, on a sunny day. Small American flags are planted in the ground in neat rows. in the distance tall city buildings can be seen, as well as people waling on a pathway below the flags.

Things-to-do

How to Spend Memorial Day Weekend in Boston

May 26, 2022

Photo of this year’s Kahn winners (from left): Savannah Panah (CFA’22), music and vocal performance (from left), Devon Russo (CFA’22), music and vocal performance, grand prize winner Gavin Fahey (CFA’22), painting, Chen Peng (CFA’22), painting, Mya Ison (CFA’22), theater arts and performance, and Noah Putterman (CFA’22), directing. A group of students dressed in business casual wear stand in a line and pose for the camera.

Fine Arts

Gavin Fahey (CFA’22) Named Grand Prize Winner at 2022 Kahn Awards Competition

May 17, 2022

AAPI Heritage Month

Books, Podcasts, and Movies to Explore for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 10, 2022

Photo of Brianna Howard (CFA’22) standing in front of her work at the BFA Thesis Art Exhibit at Stone Gallery May 5. Brianna is white woman with blonde hair; she smiles with her hands in her pockets, wears a green jacket and black plants. From left, they are named Reposition, Overlapped, Proximity, Talking with the Shadows, and Remnant. The prints are mostly gray and tan colors and are abstract in nature, featuring long curving lines.

Fine Arts

2022 BFA Thesis Show a Dazzling Display of Graduating Seniors’ Work

May 9, 2022

Image: collage of artists releasing music in march 2022. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of Mariah the Scientist, Wet Leg, and Pusha T. Mariah the Scientist is shown performing at Coachella on polaroid-style borders. Wet Leg is shown on stage at the Pabst Theatre as they play guitars on a purple-lit stage on polaroid-style borders. Pusha T shown performing in concert. He holds a microphone to his mouth and one arms is raised as he faces the crowd within polaroid-style borders. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music" in a repeating pattern

New Music

New Music May 2022: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

May 5, 2022

Photo the cast and crew, including artist in residence Paolo Scoppola, middle, of Exit the King running a tech rehearsal April 27 at CFA’s Studio One. A large golden throne is seen center stage; behind it, a wall that reads "EXIT THE KING" in blue and is splattered with red paint. At right, an actor, Declan Schliesmann (CFA’22), dressed as a king with red and gold robes sits and practices his lines, script in hand. Scoppola, in black pants, crimson shirt, and a face mask is seen at left.

Theater Technology

Exit the King, and Enter Random Actor

May 3, 2022

Photo of Aymen Yibrie, from left, N’Sikan Keendow, Abigail Mureithi, Axum Afework, Daniela Baez, and Naomi Boye work on their braiding during Naturally BU’s braiding demonstration at CAS. Various Black students stand around a mannequin head clipped to a desk as they practice and laugh. A few students wear masks.

Student Clubs

Promoting the Beauty of Natural Hair

May 3, 2022

Photo of Mita Das, (left), a Bentley University Senior Lecturer of Mathematical Sciences and Prreeti Tiwari, right of South Windsor, CT, rehearsing for the Playwright's Theatre marathon. Das wears a green vest, white long sleeve, black pants and wears no shoes. She is a brown woman with brown hair. She sits on a stool and leans over to Tiwari, putting her hand on her knee. Tiwari, a brown woman with short black hair, looks forlorn, and wears bright yellow overalls.

Theatre

Boston Theater Marathon Returns to Live, In-Person Performances—and to BU

April 28, 2022

Photo of Judy Braha (CFA’08) at a rehearsal for Shakespeare in Love. Braha wears a long, light blue button-down and black jeans. She's a white woman with short, gray hair. Behind her, in a room with wooden floor, five students are seen rehearsing dance moves.

Theatre

CFA’s Judy Braha Caps BU Career Directing Shakespeare in Love

April 28, 2022

photo of the inside of Roadrunner during a concert with a full house. On stage, at back, a band is playing, lit by bright white lights. The photo is taken from above on the second floor balcony.

In the City

Six Boston Live Music Venues to Check Out

April 27, 2022

Photo of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi at What the Science Tells Us: Racial Health and Economic Inequities during the Pandemic Symposium presented by The BU Center for Antiracist Research in the Metcalf Hall October 1. He wears a blue suit and a patterned blue button down. He sits on stage with hands folded in lap as he looks on to the audience.

In the City

The Weekender: April 28 to May 1

April 27, 2022

Photo of Neytra, a young Indian American woman with light brown skin and long brown, highlighted hair. She wears a green sweater and holds a spatula in her right hand. Behind her, you can see two black pots on a stove and a kitchen backsplash. At the top left of the photo is an image of the dish she cooked: curry made with red kidney beans and pureed tomatoes and flavored with spices like cloves, tumeric, and cinnamon with a side of roti. White play button is overlaid.

Watch Now

[Video] How to Make Rajma

April 22, 2022

Campus News

Conservative Speaker Michael Knowles’ Speech at BU Sparks Walkout

April 22, 2022

Photo of Yunus Akbas playing Guglielmo as he rehearses the Opera Institute’s Cosi fan tutte at the Tsai Performing Arts Center. On stage, a man with a stern facial expression and wearing a red face mask stands with arms splayed out to his sides and a person behind him helps hi put on a black jacket. Various people wearing masks behind him look out to the crowd with questioning and gossiping looks on their faces.

Watch Now

Mozart’s Classic Così fan tutte on Stage at Tsai Performance Center

April 20, 2022

Carrie Welter (CAS’23) as Rousseau (from left), Nic Rowe (CAS’23) as Shakespeare, and Bruce Hallgren (CAS’22) as Dido rehearse for a play written by Alexandra Mascarello (CAS’23) that defends humanities studies. Photos by Mohan Ge (COM’22)

Performance

Our STEM Era Needs the Humanities, Undergrad’s Play Argues

April 20, 2022

Our STEM Era Needs the Humanities, Undergrad’s Play Argues