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Theatre alums Julián Mesri '20 and Meropi Peponides '13 are part of the creative team bringing to life the World Premiere of CANCIONES, an immersive theatrical experience to take place inside an apartment in Flatbush Brooklyn May 2–24, 2026.
Acting alum Anya Banerjee '20 is on the big screen as Nurse Kett in Song Sung Blue, a new film about a Neil Diamond tribute band starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson.
Professor of Playwriting and two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage will premiere her new musical adaptation of Fannie Hurst’s novel Imitation of Life this fall at The Shed.
Professor of Theatre and head of the Directing Concentration Anne Bogart will direct Gustav Mahler’s Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde) at Boston Lyric Opera this March. Bogart will be assisted on this production, which runs March 20-29, by Directing student Talia Feldberg.
Professor of Playwriting and two time Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage has been selected as a recipient of the 2025-2026 Lenfest Distinguished Faculty Award.
Stage Management alums Taeuk Kang '20 and Sage Spitz '23 will stage manage the Broadway National Tour of Moulin Rouge.
Actor and playwright Jeena Yi '14 will premiere the role of Melissa Han in The Balusters, a new play by Pulitzer-prize winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire.
Columbia theatremakers bring the Olivier-nominated Blackout Songs to Off-Broadway for its United States debut.
After years of writing for theatre, Playwriting alum Kim Merill '95 has shifted her focus to fiction. Her newest book Red Girl Jumping (The Journal of Experimental Fiction, 2026) is described as an experimental memoir written by memory personified.
The Perelman Performing Arts Center has selected Dramaturgy alum Blossom Johnson '19 as one of nine artists for the second Democracy Cycle program.
Any Minute Now, written by Playwriting alum Alix Sobler '17 and directed by Peter Jay Fernandez, Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Co-Concentration Head of Acting, premiered at HERE Arts Center in Soho this past January.
After a West End run which earned the play three Olivier Awards, Giant by Mark Rosenblatt is coming to Broadway in March, with Associate Professor of Professional Practice Michael Passaro joining the team as Production Stage Manager.
