Department of Performing Arts News

Daniel Tobin appointed Interim Dean of the School of the Arts

The Emerson College Board of Trustees has approved President Liebergott’s appointment of Daniel Tobin to the position of Interim Dean of the School of the Arts. He will begin those duties on August 1, 2010.

Two Emersonians nominated for Tonys

Sheryl Kaller ’82 will be one of the theater elite in the audience at Radio City Music Hall on June 13, anxiously awaiting those five special words, “And the Tony goes to…”

Emerson's Network is a Hollywood Hit

Emerson's connections to comedy and its strong alumni network were recently featured in this weekend's Boston Globe.

Emerson alum Miguel Cervantes On Broadway

Miguel Cervantes ’99 is no dummy—but he is currently performing in American Idiot on Broadway. The Tony Award-nominated musical follows the captivating journey of a generation of young Americans as they struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world. Set to the music of Green Day, there is little dialogue with the storyline led instead by the popular indie rock band’s lyrics.

IRNE awards announced

Department of Performing Arts faculty members, students, and alumni were recently awarded IRNE awards for their work in the Boston theater community.

Musical Theatre Society presents award to Broadway producer

Emerson's Musical Theatre Society presented Broadway producer Ken Davenport with the 2010 Leonidas A. Nickole Award of Distinction April 23 at Emerson's Cutler Majestic Theatre.

Peter Sellars spends a week at Emerson

Renowned theater, opera, and festival director Peter Sellars, this year's Waldman Chair in Theater Arts, spoke candidly to an audience of Emersonians at Emerson's Cutler Majestic Theatre April 23.

A reading in tribute to Artist-in-Residence Woodie King Jr.

The Department of Performing Arts will present a staged reading of Court Martial at Fort Devens by Jeffrey Sweet Monday as a tribute to Emerson's 2010 Artist-in-Residence Woodie King Jr.