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Podcast of Off the Beat’s December 2006 concert!
Listen to this great streaming file from Off the Beat’s December 2006 concert. There are also alumni interviews and songs integrated into this podcast from Off the Beat’s music from 1993, 2003 and 2004. ..and a great cover from alum Gabriel Mann (C’95, Off the Beat) When We Are One. Click here to listen! This […]
This Penn alum won an Oscar for Best Documentary last night
Outside of John Travolta butchering Idina Menzel’s name, you may recall that another memorable moment from last night’s Oscars was a song performed in the acceptance speech for Twenty Feet from Stardom as “Best Documentary”. Turns out that Penn alum Morgan Neville (C’89, Daily Pennsylvanian) directed and produced the film! The film examines the lives and […]
Penn Film and Media Pioneers West: Get your tickets! (LA, 3/15)
Penn Film and Media Pioneers – West Join Penn Alumni, Penn Parents and Penn students at this afternoon event bringing Penn Cinema Studies to Los Angeles. Panels featuring Cinema Studies faculty and local alumni will discuss issues in the entertainment industry today. Saturday, March 15, 2014 1:00 – 5:00 PM Hosted by Doug Belgrad, C’87, […]
Hollywood Penn Alumni you should know about: Vol. 5
In our latest installment of Hollywood Penn alumni you should know about, this fall season has been a busy one for Hollywood Quakers… After the jump, check out: the animated episode a Penn alum wrote for a new children’s cartoon a new big studio deal for one Penn alum Penn alumni with new TV shows […]
Lady Gaga tweeted about THIS Penn alum’s video poem
I’ve talked about my obsession with the talented and passionate Penn undergrads and alumni who specialize in spoken word. Specifically, over the years, the impassioned Caroline Rothstein (C’06, The Excelano Project) continues to wow. And I’m not just noticing it, but today, so did Lady Gaga! Yesterday, Lady Gaga tweeted about Caroline’s performance of “Fat” […]
4 Penn Alumni you should know about: Arts and Literature edition
After the jump, check out my DT roundup of these 4 Penn alumni making news on stage, literature and the arts. We last saw Jonah Platt (C’08, Off the Beat) in a flash mob singing Les Miserables with Megan Mullally on “It’s a Brad Brad World”. Jonah lends his great voice to a 2 week production of […]
