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This Penn Student (!) is on a Broadway Tour AND was featured on “So You Think You Can Dance”

Penn’s Undergraduate Media and Entertainment (UME) Club is back with another rendition of our Student Spotlight Series! This time we sat down with Nick Silverio (W’18), a Wharton student who’s currently appearing in San Francisco on the national tour of Elf The Musical. Nick has also appeared as a finalist on the Philadelphia auditions of “So […]

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How awesome does this Penn alum’s $60M Spiderman Broadway Show look?! (VIDEO)

Back in September, I reported that Glen Berger (C’89, Mask and Wig) co-wrote the book to the upcoming “Spiderman, Turn off the Dark” Broadway show, with Tony Award-winner Julie Taymor (The Tempest, Across the Universe, The Lion King) …with music and lyrics by Bono and the Edge! Because of some onset injuries, the show’s opening […]

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Mask and Wig alum writes hot new Spiderman Broadway Show

Bono, Julie Taymor, Glen Berger and The Edge. Who knew that years after appearing as the lead role of Sir Rupert in Mask and Wig ‘s 100th production of “Lurline, Again!” Glen Berger (C’89) would go on to write the book for the hottest new show slinging onto Broadway on November 14… More after the jump! […]

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DT HB&P: His Big Job Change, Their New Films, Shows & Channel, She’s a Broadway Doll

Some good Penn alumni Hollywood news in my roundup this week: Big Wig makes big job change Mogul announces new TV show Chairman debuts new channel TV and Film Producer with 2 new films in the work with big name attached Actress appears in Oscar nominated film and is now on Broadway Actress with new […]

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Penn Undergrads You Should Know About Vol. 5

  UME is proud to unveil our summer installment of “Penn Undergrads You Should Know About!” Click through the pages below to read about all of the cool things Penn Undergraduates are doing on and off campus. Remember, don’t hesitate to reach out if any of these students spark your interest. Simply click on the student’s name […]

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Penn Alumni You Should Know About Vol. 22

By Rafael Friedan, Matt Rosler and Erini Mantis Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome.  It’s another volume of Penn Alumni You Should Know About.  Grab a comfortable chair and put on your reading glasses.  It’s reading time. Before we dive in, we wanted to share this awesome video below from Penn’s Communications Office.  We bet you’ve never seen […]

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