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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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Penn Alum Casting Director to Actors/Comics: Don’t Fall Into THIS Trap! (VIDEO)

Recently, comic, producer and casting director Lesley Wolff (C’93, Bloomers), appeared on the Laughing Matters Panel at the SAG Foundation and was dishing out advice about what actors and comics should do with what they send to casting directors. After the jump watch this clip where Lesley talks about a big trap actors and comics […]

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Their Chilling Documentary Debuts in Los Angeles This Week

Last year I wrote a post on two alumni who teamed up to create a very moving, “gave me the chills” film… Co-directors Michael Pertnoy’s (C’06) (left) and Michael Kleiman’s (C’06) (below left) feature documentary The Last Survivor focuses on genocide awareness, prevention, and survivor advocacy. The film follows the lives of survivors from The […]

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This Penn Alum Directed a Groundbreaking Episode of TV

Did you see last week’s episode of “Ugly Betty”?  If you didn’t, it was packed full of Penn! As I was watching the credits, I noted that not only was Penn alum actress Becki Newton (C’00) featured but also Penn alum Andy Wolk (C’70, DP, 34th Street) directed this episode!  …Then just last night Debbie […]

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DT Celebrates 1,000 Posts!:  My Video Tour Through Penn

Woo hoo!  This is DT’s 1,000th post! In honor of this post, I thought I’d post a special treat to all my alumni readers across the world who haven’t been back to campus in quite some time. After not being back on campus for 5 years, this past September I returned to Penn and discovered […]

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His Disturbing Portrayal of a Group That Works Hard and Parties Harder (BOOK)

While living in Washington DC as a speech writer, Grant Ginder (C’05, 34th Street, Beta Theta Pi) began to notice how the politics of the town began taking its toll on all the people around him. From his experiences, a juicy novel came to fruition…and this weekend, Grant is coming back to Penn this weekend […]

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