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1 month ago | 
broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu
From Harmony House in Hunter River, PEI, Mike Ross along and a troupe of island musicians bring the story behind Don McLean's iconic song "American Pie". Presented as a docu-concert, Mike along with Brielle Ansems, Greg Gale. Alicia Toner, and Kirk White takes the song verse by verse in order to deep dive into this slice of American music history. Dotted in between verses, this troupe comes together to do what they do best - perform.
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2 months ago | 
thecrimson.com | Katie Tian |Samantha Wu
For more than three quarters of a century, Harvard undergraduates have hit the books in the armchairs and study carrels of Lamont Library. Situated in the southeast corner of Harvard Yard, Lamont — which celebrated its 75th anniversary last month — holds the Harvard Library’s main undergraduate collection for the humanities and social sciences. It was constructed in 1949, funded by a donation from 1892 alumnus Thomas W. Lamont.
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2 months ago | 
broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu
"It's 12 noon in London, 7 am in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid!" On July 13, 1985, history was made with the first ever global concert taking place simultaneously in London's Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia's John F. Kennedy's Stadium. The line up was a dazzling who's who of music's top artists of the era from David Bowie, Paul McCartney, and Queen to Madonna, Phil Collins, and Led Zeppelin.
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2 months ago | 
broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu
Pet owners are the same - you talk to your pets and you wish they could answer you in return. Does Buddy know he's a very good boy? Could Queenie just tell you what she wants instead of endlessly meowing at the bathroom door? Wouldn't it be great if they could just think and communicate like we do?
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu
Moulin Rouge!, the bedazzled, raunchy, and wildly sexy jukebox musical film written and directed by Baz Luhrmann high kicked its way into people's hearts in 2001. Named after the world famous Parisian night club in 1890 where the poor and the elite gathered to delight in sensual new fashion and stage spectacles featuring the latest craze, the French cancan.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu
One of the world's most beloved musicals returns to Toronto for a long term stay into the Spring of 2025. Disney's The Lion King, the stage spectacle directed by Julie Taymor is based on the 1994 animated classic with music and lyrics written by Elton John and Tim Rice. This production has captivated audiences young and old across the globe for over 20 years and now is the best opportunity to introduce a new generation to the King.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu
Canadian Opera Company launches their new season with a monumental first for the company - the premiere staging of Nabucco, directed by Katherine M. Carter and conducted by Paolo Carignani, the opera that firmly planted Giuseppe Verdi's name as a celebrated composer, first performed in 1842. This epic tale of enslavement to freedom features Soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams as Abigaille, Mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb as Fenena, and Baritone Roland Wood in the title role of Nabucco.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu
You must be living under a rock if you haven't heard of or seen Come From Away, the critically acclaimed musical with book, music, and lyrics written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein that has captured the hearts of audiences all over the world. Based on a true story with characters written after real people, Come From Away tells the tale of 7000 people stranded in Gander, Newfoundland after the September 11 tragedy and the small town that opened their hearts and homes and welcomed them in.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
thecrimson.com | Samantha Wu
Harvard's first ever South Asian convocation took place on the steps of Widener Library. By Julian J. GiordanoBy Samantha D. Wu, Crimson Staff WriterMore than 200 Harvard students and faculty members gathered on the steps of Widener Library to celebrate the first ever South Asian convocation on Saturday.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu
Life of Pi is an award winning novel by Canadian author Yann Martel. The rapid success of this inspiring novel has lead to both screen and stage adaptations, the latter of which picked up five Olivier Awards including Best New Play, and three Tony Awards. Currently on their North American tour making their only Canadian stop, Life of Pi, written by Lolita Chakrabarti and directed by Max Webster, is on stage now at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre until October 6, 2024.
