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Acting

Photo: Angela Lansbury presented with an honorary degree by Jon Westling (Hon.’03), then BU president ad interim, at the University’s May 20,1990, Commencement. Lansbury stands on stage wearing a red ceremonial graduation gown as Westling stands behind a podium to her right in a black set of robes.

Film & TV

Angela Lansbury’s Surprising Boston University Ties

October 13, 2022

Collage: (left) Photo of Lilia Buckingham. A young white woman with long blonde hair poses in front of a blue Hocus Pocus 2 backdrop. She wears a light, sequined gown and matching gloves. (right) Movie Poster for the Hocus Pocus 2 movie. Poster features headshots of the three main witches and the teen protagonists below them in a purple and black theme. Gold words below all of them read "Hocus Pocus 2".

Film & TV

BU Student Stars in Hocus Pocus 2

October 11, 2022

Photo of Nora Kempner (center) a 17-year-old high school student from Medway, Mass., who is enrolled in the BU Summer Theatre Institute’s design program. Kempner is a young White woman with wavy hair, pulled back, wearing a black t-shirt and blue shorts. She sits at a table with lighting controls and a screen and smiles as she shows her lighting scene design with classmates. Other students can be seen seated behind her in the darkened room.

Theater

CFA Summer Program Gives High Schoolers an Intro to College-Level Theater

August 3, 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 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

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

Photo of Wendy Lippe (GRS’93,’96), here rehearsing for the Psych Drama Company’s audio productions. She wears a knee-length gray dress and a blue face mask and reclines on a red therapy-looking couch with a script in her hand.

Theatre

Audio Versions of Plays by Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams on Offer from Alum’s Local Drama Company

September 9, 2021

Theatre

CFA Students Headline Apollinaire Theatre’s Bilingual Production of Romeo and Juliet

August 6, 2021

Photo taken of Michael Underhill (left, Ferdinand), John Douglas Thompson (Prospero), and Nora Eschenheimer (Miranda) in Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, running on the Boston Common through August 8. The trio was long, sand-colored clothing and extend their hands towards one another while standing at the front of a stage covered with sand.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Free Shakespeare on the Boston Common

July 27, 2021

Bevin O'Gara pushes her son Henry on a swing at a park near their home in Jamaica Plain

Theatre

Boston Theater Marathon Returns (Virtually) to Help Artists Hit by Pandemic

March 31, 2021

Photo of Curator-in-residence of the Jar Ireon Roach (CFA’21) with her arms folded across her looking off to her left; she is brightly lit by orange lights and wears a yellowy hair wrap.

Arts & Culture

Inside The Jar with Ireon Roach

March 25, 2021

Screenshot of Schitt’s Creek cocreator, showrunner, and star Dan Levy, smiles widely and moves his head towards the camera. He wears large glasses and a thick grayish tan sweater. The picture is a bit blurry. Screenshot taken during a zoom event on Friday February 19th for BU students.

Film & TV

Schitt’s Creek Star Dan Levy Shares Memories of the Award-Winning Show with BU Students

February 21, 2021

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

A photo of Pygmalion cast members rehearsing via Zoom on July 21

Stage Troupe

BU Stage Troupe Hosts Virtual Summer Festival

July 24, 2020

three people, the middle one is distressed and the others try to comfort them.

Theatre

Wandering Minds Returns to Its Origins for 20th Anniversary Celebration

March 29, 2019

Chinese New Year celebration

Spring Break

Staying Local for Spring Break? We’ve Got You Covered

March 6, 2019

Jo Farkas poses for a photograph in front of the iconic Hollywood sign

Acting

Not Acting Her Age

December 4, 2018

Portrait of Oscar winning actor Michael Douglas sitting in the Boston University George Sherman Union auditorium.

Acting

Oscar-Winner Michael Douglas on Acting, Choosing Roles, and Netflix

November 29, 2018

Greg Hildreth in costume as Olaf from "Frozen, the Broadway Musical"

Acting

CFA Alum Stars as Olaf in Frozen, the Broadway Musical

September 17, 2018

CFA Alum Stars as Olaf in Frozen, the Broadway Musical