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- “Chaos Organizer” and alum Chelsea Olivia Friday works backstage at Broadway’s “Gypsy”
- Theater project supports formerly incarcerated people reentering society
- Nancy Yunhwa Rao: Honorary member of American Musicological Society
- Research Spotlight: Robinson McClellan
- Jazz student to be inducted into national first-generation honor society
Intro to Arts Leadership cited as one of Rutgers’ “innovative courses”
The Arts Management and Leadership minor, open to all MGSA and SAS students, supports students seeking to gain skills or build careers in arts administration.
“Chaos Organizer” and alum Chelsea Olivia Friday works backstage at Broadway’s “Gypsy”
Friday (BFA’13) credits a robust Rutgers alumni network with helping her land her latest gig, as rehearsal stage manager on George C. Wolfe’s much-anticipated Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Gypsy,” starring Audra McDonald.
Theater project supports formerly incarcerated people reentering society
Ritual4Return is the brainchild of Kevin Bott, director of Rutgers Arts Online. The project works with people coming home after incarceration to develop a ritual through theatrical storytelling that helps them move on from their experiences.
Nancy Yunhwa Rao: Honorary member of American Musicological Society
Rao has been honored “for her contributions to musicology, in particular her achievements in fostering cross-cultural dialogue between Anglophone music studies and music research in Chinese-speaking lands, as well as her efforts to bridge the divide between musicology and her home discipline of music theory.”
Research Spotlight: Robinson McClellan
Earlier this year, faculty Robinson McClellan made a rare discovery: a previously unknown waltz by none other than Frédéric Chopin.
Jazz student to be inducted into national first-generation honor society
Brandon Mejia, who is on track to graduate in May 2025 with majors in jazz performance and information technology, will serve as one of the speakers at an induction ceremony for Tri-Alpha, the national first-generation honor society.