UF actors to perform in New York
(02/20/13 12:44am)
Ten UF fine arts students will perform two shows at the 2013 UF Actor Showcase on March 4 in the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City.
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High Springs Theater brings new life to ‘Death’
(02/14/13 4:45am)
Arthur Miller’s classic, ”Death of a Salesman,” opened on the High Springs Community Theater stage Friday night. While everything about the venue screamed small-town theater, nothing about the performance hinted at it.
The Hipp’s ‘Venus in Fur’: Erotica meets talent on the main stage
(01/17/13 2:15am)
In an age when an erotic novel like “Fifty Shades of Grey” can become the fastest-selling paperback ever, it is no wonder that sadomasochism has hit the theatrical stage. What is astonishing is just how funny, thrilling and completely brilliant an S&M play like the Hippodrome State Theatre’s “Venus in Fur” can be.
Notebook: Gators quarterback Driskel sprains ankle against Louisiana
(11/10/12 8:45pm)
Quarterback Jeff Driskel suffered a sprained right ankle during Florida’s 27-20 win against Louisiana on Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Coach Will Muschamp did not know the severity of Driskel’s injury following the game.
Easley
(11/10/12 8:01pm)
Defensive lineman Dominique Easley tackles Louisiana quarterback Terrence Broadway during Florida's 27-20 win on Nov. 10 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Easley returned to practice Tuesday after missing Monday with the flu.
Darts & Laurels
(10/26/12 2:00am)
Take a whiff. Is that something in the air? It has a distinct smell, that’s for sure, but we can’t quite exactly put our finger on it ... Oh, right, how silly of us! Fest is here. That’s why the air feels so foreboding and dirty.
The 63rd Florida Writers Festival begins Oct. 11
(10/09/12 5:15am)
So, I’m going to pose a hypothetical: You’re in New York City, and you are bored. You languish urbanely in your loft (it’s an extremely generous hypothetical). However, boredom is generally hard to sustain in a city like New York, where finding things to do is more a matter of choosing. Let’s say you’re a particularly literary metropolitan. You could go see John Jeremiah Sullivan do a nonfiction reading at a bar in the East Village, go to a reading of The Paris Review in a bookstore on Broadway or see the Happy Ending reading series at the Ace Hotel. Let’s take a moment to reflect on the fact that those are all actual things that are happening, just this week, in New York.
Hippodrome play is a must-see
(09/13/12 12:30am)
As the beach-blond family sprawls out and discusses play and politics in its Southern Californian home, one could easily confuse the Wyeths with Hollywood royalty like the Kennedys or Kardashians. And like other high-profile clans, the Wyeths have a cache of secrets too. Secrets that threaten to expose decades-old traumas and irrevocably change this family forever.
UF Performing Arts tickets on sale Friday
(08/30/12 12:34am)
This Fall, $10 can open UF students’ gateway to world-class performances. And they don’t even need to leave campus.
The Hippodrome celebrates 40 years
(07/19/12 2:09am)
Within their hexagonal Hippodrome hive, swarms of busily buzzing interns, actors and stagehands are beckoned by their queen bee. Mary Hausch sits upon her perch, the producing director’s chair.
UF Alum won ‘Best Play’ at the Tony’s
(06/14/12 12:15am)
John Pinckard, alumnus of the UF School of Theatre and Dance, helped produce “Clybourne Park.” The play won a Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for drama and took home “Best Play” at the Tony Awards Sunday night.
‘Once’ more, with feeling: A musical’s journey from film to Broadway
(04/19/12 12:15am)
The Great White Way has a knack for turning films of the past into contemporary musical showstoppers. But as of late, more and more of these crossovers have sounded more flat than resonant with audiences.
Ariana Grande to drop debut album
(04/12/12 12:15am)
At 18, Ariana Grande already knows her future.
NBC's ‘Smash' shows on- and off-stage sentiment
(02/02/12 12:15am)
The separate worlds of the on- and off-Broadway stages collide in the form of "Smash," NBC's new musical TV show that mixes elements of shows such as "Glee" and "The Voice."
Faculty member Paul Favini remembered for laugh, work
(02/01/12 12:51am)
When Paul Favini laughed, everyone knew.
Be like Team StarKid: A "totally awesome" how-to guide
(01/12/12 12:15am)
Ever dream of working on a hit viral musical about a boy wizard or a futuristic, insect-ridden world that garners more than 100 million YouTube views? What about watching your cast's recordings of those musicals rise on the Billboard charts? Perhaps you'd like to embark on a multi-city, almost sold-out concert tour to perform songs from said musicals? If any of these dreams have struck an inspirational chord, then take a look at the skyrocketing career of Team StarKid, a rambunctious group of twentysomethings from the University of Michigan who mix stage and pop culture to create a hybrid style of new-age theatre. Here's a "how-to" designed to put fledgling dreams into fast-forward, whether those dreams are on or off the stage.
UF takes own spin on hit ‘Chicago'
(11/09/11 8:19pm)
The prohibition era will razzle dazzle the Constans Theatre's audience in the upcoming production of the beloved musical "Chicago." The show originated on Broadway long before the 2002 film release. Produced by the UF School of Theatre and Dance, the show will feature performances by undergraduate and graduate fine arts students.
'Rent' takes stage at local playhouse
(09/22/11 2:31am)
A folding table, two guitars, an open balcony and a mashed heap of metal for a holiday "tree" are all that's needed to set the stage for "Rent," the rock-opera phenomenon that has become one of Broadway's best-known musicals.
Sesame Street takes stage at O’Connell Center next week
(09/16/11 1:43am)
Elmo, Big Bird and Cookie Monster are spending a couple of days in Gainesville next week.
The beginnings of a lifelong love affair with music
(09/16/11 12:45am)
Do you remember the day that you fell in love with music?
