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TV & Film

Alum’s Short Film Sheds Light on Braving an Abusive Relationship

April 18, 2025

Photo: A still from "The Instigators" on Apple TV+ featuring Hong Chau(from left), Casey Affleck, and Matt Damon in a car

TV & Film

Oscar-Nominated Actor Hong Chau (COM’01) Stars in New Action-Comedy The Instigators

August 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: Jo Farkas, an elderly white woman wearing sunglasses, a white long-sleeved sweater, and jeans, smiles and poses with hands on hips on a sunny day. Behind her, desert hills and the white Hollywood sign can be seen in the distance.

Tributes

Jo Farkas, Whose Second Act Was Acting, Dies at 96

November 16, 2023

Photo: Fran Drescher, President of SAG, is swarmed by news outlets as she heads to a press call. She is wearing all white and stands in the middle while cameras and microphones surround her.

SAG-AFTRA STRIKE

Hollywood Strikes. BU Acting Alums Explain Why Their Fight Matters

July 21, 2023

Photo: Hong Chau arrives at the 95th Annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon. An Asian woman wearing a floral, half-toned blue and green dress. She stands in front of a dark wall with a gold letter sign that reads "Oscars95"

TV & Film

The Whale’s Hong Chau (COM’01) Is Nominated for an Oscar This Weekend

March 9, 2023

Candid photo of Fred Zollo as he stands in front of a red "Orphan" movie premiere background. An older white man with gray hair and wearing a grey shirt and black blazer smiles at the camera

Theatre

Five Questions for Broadway Producer Fred Zollo

March 25, 2022

Composite image of three headshots of actor Michael Chiklis (’85), the center photo shows him smiling in a white button down with blue dots. The flanking photos show him more serious and have muted color overlays.

TV & Film

Michael Chiklis: Good Cop, Bad Cop, Superhero

November 20, 2020

Poster for the Frontline program "The Choice 2020: Trump v. Biden." Poster shows black and white portraits of Trump and Biden facing in opposite directions. Poster reads "An Inside Look at The Choice 2020: Trump & Biden," with PBS and Frontline logos at the bottom.

Television

Alum Will Lyman Is the Voice of Frontline

September 22, 2020

Dos Equis Most Interesting Man in the World actor Jonathan Goldsmith

Television

The Most Interesting Man in the World

April 25, 2018

Paula Plum and cast perform in Tartuffe

Acting

A Plum Role for CFA Alum in Huntington’s Tartuffe

November 20, 2017

Harold Russell

Acting

Five Famous Alums: Actors

July 27, 2016

Faye Dunaway performs as a character in the stage production Yerma at Boston University Theatre, 1961

Arts & Culture

Five Famous Alums: Actresses

June 29, 2016

Boston University BU, College of Fine Arts, School of Theatre, Jason Alexander lecture, acting students, Seinfeld

Students

Seinfeld’s Costanza Gives Master Class in Acting at CFA

October 6, 2014

Seinfeld’s Costanza Gives Master Class in Acting at CFA