Ever wonder what it’s like to be a college senior studying theatre performance? Now’s your chance to tune-in and find out what that world is like. Chapman University Theatre Performance major Monica Furman (’17) will be writing as a guest blogger for BroadwayWorld.com as she enters her senior year. Her posts will be featured on the
John B. Benitz, professor and chair of the Department of Theatre in Chapman University’s College of Performing Arts, is set to direct Andrew Carroll’s acclaimed drama If All the Sky Were Paper on July 6, 2016 at the 791-seat Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center in Vineyard Haven, MA. The cast list includes Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning
Many students in the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music’s Vocal Performance Program will be busy this summer in a variety of programs and performances, both stateside and abroad! Here are just a few that we’ve learned about: Taos Opera Institute Summer Program Taos, NM Madilyn Crossland Mark Peng Tanja Radic Alexandra Rupp SongFest Los Angeles, CA
Director of Production, Entertainment Technology and Department of Theatre Co-Chair Don Guy announced that technical theatre students Garron Rodgers, ’17 and Margot New, ’18 have been selected to attend the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Elite Training program in Las Vegas, NV May 19 – 21, 2016. Rodgers will attend the Rigging training program and New will attend the Stage Management
The musical Mad World, co-written by Chapman University alumnus Cristian Guererro (BFA Theatre Performance ’15), Chandler Patton and Steven Schmidt was recently named Outstanding New Work in the Country by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Produced by Ball State University, the show picked up additional awards for production, performance, direction (Eva Patton), lighting design (Stuart Wilson and
Chapman alumnus Ben Bliss (BFA Film Production, Vocal Performance Minor ’08), a tenor with New York’s famed Metropolitan Opera, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award for 2016. The presentation ceremony will take place on March 2, 2016 at Lincoln Center. According to his website, Bliss is a recent graduate of
Recent graduate Morgan Lauff (BFA Theatre Peformance ’15) is starring as rock and roll legend Bill Medley in the musical That Lovin’ Feelin‘ at the Lonny Chapman Theatre in Burbank, CA. Billed as a great jukebox musical about the career and relationship of the musical duo The Righteous Brothers (a.k.a. Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley), the show runs
Chapman University welcomes Emmy, Golden Globe, and Oscar-nominated actor James Caan for a one-day-only informal Q&A in Waltmar Theatre on December 4, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Come hear one of American Cinema’s iconic actors, known for his work in “The Godfather,” “Elf,” “Misery,” “Thief,” and more! Free admission.
Congratulations go out to recent Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music graduate Duke Kim (B.M. Vocal Performance, ’15) who received a Special Encouragement Award of $1,500 at the Metropolitan Opera Western Regional Finals held November 1, 2015 at The Colburn School in Los Angeles, CA. Kim, who is a student of Chapman voice faculty member Patrick Goeser,
Congratulations go out to recent Chapman University grad and CoPA alumnus Daniel Emmet (BM Vocal Performance, ’15) on landing a lead role in the new Thomas Kindade’s Christmas of Light show at The Smoky Mountain Palace in Sevierville, TN. Audiences will enjoy high-definition projection, special effects, and awe-inspiring music to bring to life the beloved art of