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On June 18, Pulitzer Prize–winning editor of The New York Times and Bloomberg Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Journalism School (JRN) Winnie O’Kelley joined award-winning writer and Columbia School of the Arts Theatre professor David Henry Hwang at Columbia University for a conversation about the challenges of chronicling one of the greatest financial frauds in a generation.

Theatre alumna Tatiana Pandiani '16 will direct Doménica Feraud's new play, Someone Spectacular, making its world premiere Off-Broadway this summer at the Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center.

Acting alumnus Isaiah Dòdó-Williams ’22 has been selected as part of the 2024 Disney Television Discovers: Talent Showcase.

The results of the 2024 Tony Awards have been announced, and several projects involving the work of Columbia theatre artists are among the winners.

Acting alumna Amber Chardae Robinson ’15 appears as a series regular on Apple TV’s Palm Royale, which premiered in March, 2024 and has just been renewed for a second season this month.

Winners of the 2024 Drama Desk Awards were announced this week, and Dramaturgy alumna Cha Ramos '21 has won the award for Outstanding Fight Choreography in Water for ElephantsThe Drama Desk nominees included two other Columbia alumni.

Theatre alumnus Jeremy Blocker ’08 is leaving New York Theatre Workshop this summer to join Audible as their new head of live creative producing, the leading creator and provider of audio storytelling. 

Stage Management alumna Rachel A. Zucker ’17 has been announced as the production stage manager for the Broadway transfer of Max Wolf Friedlich’s play Job.

The Prince Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts, announces that applications are now open for the 2024 Fellowship program.

Playwriting alumna Maria Alexandria Beech ’07 (GS ’98) will see her latest screenplay, Constance, transition from page to screen this summer.

The recent revival of Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, co-produced by Columbia alumni Thomas Swayne ’20 and Front Row Fellow Lamar Richardson (CC '15), has won two Drama League Awards.

Playwriting alumnus Julián Mesri ’20 has been named the 2024 Judith Champion Musical Theater LaunchPad Resident by Signature Theatre.

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This series asks Columbia Theatre artists about their artistic obsessions—what drives these individuals, even as it drives them crazy?

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by Carlos Barragán

A series featuring Columbia School of the Arts’ professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making.

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A series featuring Columbia theatre makers, discussing theatre's movement across stages, through time, and within communities.