Musco Center Needs YOU!
On March 19, 2016, Musco Center for the Arts will open its doors and become the gem of Chapman University. It stands as a…
College of Performing Arts
Remembering Chapman’s former director of choral music, Sheldon Disrud
Sheldon Disrud, an early director of choral music who helped many Chapman University alumni land singing jobs at Disneyland and launch music education careers,…
Tickets on sale now for Musco Center Grand Opening & Preview Season
Opera legend Plácido Domingo will headline Musco Center’s Grand Opening celebration on March 19, along with fellow opera superstars Deborah Voigt and Milena Kitic. …
'If All the Sky Were Paper' staged for Veterans Day 2015
Just in time for Veterans Day 2015: If All the Sky Were Paper, the war letters-based play by Chapman University’s Chancellor Fellow Andrew Carroll and directed…
Join the Conversation: Memory, Loss, and Love in Sarah Ruhl’s 'Eurydice' Free pre
The public is invited to a complimentary pre-show talk for the Thursday, November 12, 2015 opening of Eurydice in Chapman University’s Waltmar Theatre. Eurydice is…
CoPA students coalesce creative talents for American Celebration
For the 34th consecutive year, Chapman University students from the College of Performing Arts (CoPA) came together for two weeks to master vocal scores…
Catching Up with Musco Center for the Arts: Momentum Growing as Center Approaches Grand Opening in March
On March 19, 2016, Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Center for the Arts at Chapman University will celebrate its Grand Opening, ushering in a new era…
Memory and Water in "Eurydice" Show opens November 12, 2015 in Waltmar Theatre
The Orpheus myth, upon which Eurydice is based, is an exploration of grief. Playwright Sarah Ruhl centralizes Eurydice herself and her experience in the…
C.A.S.T. Dares to Imagine
Imagine if, for a moment, there was a US bureau that catered specifically to instigating imaginative and creative thinking — maybe even…
Join the Conversation: Twenty Years of "Rent" Free symposia offered for October 8th and 9th shows
Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical Rent opens on Chapman University’s Waltmar Theatre stage this week on Thursday, October 1. In honor of the…
Seasons of Love: After 20 years, Larson's "Rent" still relevant
Imagine – just for a moment – it’s Christmas Eve, 1989. You are a free-spirited aspiring artist living under the snowy skyline of Manhattan’s…
Alumna wins conducting fellowship at Chicago Sinfonietta
Kalena Bovell ’09, music education, has been selected for a yearlong conducting fellowship with the Chicago Sinfonietta. The Sinfonietta is one of a growing number…