MSUM Theatre Arts alum Jan Maxwell starred last spring in a revival of the Stephen Sondheim hit musical Follies with Bernadette Peters at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. A New York Times theatre reviewer wrote in the May 22 issue: “Ms. Maxwell, who gives the evening’s most complete and satisfying performance, sings and dances the audience in to a […]
Dan Leonard, ’79, Theatre Arts, received the Randolph Frank Prize for the Performing Arts. He received the $5,000 award for his work in Palm Beach County’s performing arts scene for the past 25 years. Leonard wrote plays for a touring theatre program for schools and also acted in many theatrical productions in the Palm Beach County area, where he lives […]
A documentary about three underprivileged New York City teenagers was produced in part by MSUM Speech alum Jill Angelo, ‘97. The documentary was praised in an Oct. 11 issue of The New York Times for offering “more substantive insights into pressing issues of public education and urban poverty than many political commentators muster in a career.” The film opened Oct. […]
Tyler Michaels, a 2010 Theatre Arts graduate of MSUM, , plays the title role in Bat Boy: The Musical, an Off-Broadway hit opening Halloween weekend in downtown Minneapolis. Minneapolis Musical Theatre is presenting Bat Boy: The Musical October 28-November 13 at the Illusion Theater, 6th and Hennepin, Minneapolis. Appearing in his first Minneapolis Musical Theatre production, Tyler Michaels stars as […]
MSUM alum and generous benefactor Russell Gerdin died Oct. 14. He was 70. The Russell and Ann Gerdin Wellness Center was named in his honor. A story on the Gerdins and their gift to the university was featured in the Winter 2010 Alumnews, available for viewing at the publications webpage. The Press-Citizen has a story on Russ Gerdin on their […]