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Some Classic Film and TV Actors You Didn’t Know Were Penn Alumni!
When I was an undergrad in Mask and Wig, there were a whole bunch of celebrity alumni whose caricatures were painted on the walls of our clubhouse that we always knew about, but you may not have… Click here to discover some actors you’ve been watching for years on TV and film that I bet […]
DT Hollywood Bits & Pieces
Lots of Penn news happening this week on-campus and off!… Marc Platt (C’79) has extended his contract with Universal Pictures for five years and has several projects of in the works, including a film version of the Broadway show Wicked, a remake of the 1973 Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice film “Jesus Christ Superstar” and a […]
His Movie Is The One To See This Weekend
Bullets that can bend around a corner. Non-stop action. Cool special effects. Clever, creative scenes. Funny dialogue. And of course, Angelina Jolie.These were all of the things that still have me thinking about the Producers Guild screening of Marc Platt’s (C’79, Glee Club) Wanted that I saw last night. I honestly think this film was […]
Penn Loses a Campus Legend in Bruce “Monty” Montgomery
With sad news, I report the passing of Penn Glee Club’s former director Bruce “Monty” Montgomery. While I had few interactions with Monty during my years at Penn, he always seemed to embody the spirit of Penn. Click here to read the obituary that came from Monty’s family ..and watch 2 videos from Monty’s 80th […]
Penn Producer Debuts Movie Trailer during SuperBowl
Did you see Marc Platt’s (C’79, Glee Club) movie trailer for his upcoming film Wanted during the first half of today’s Superbowl? It looked really cool. (Marc’s previously produced projects include Legally Blonde and Broadway’s Wicked) Wanted stars Angelina Jolie and comes out next June. Per Yahoo Movies, here is the Wanted plot synopsis: “25-year-old […]
Talent & Involvement run deep in this Penn family
Jonah Platt (C’08) is quite the renaissance man. Not only can Jonah sing well, and not only is he the musical director of Off the Beat, but he started and sustained an improvised musical troupe “One Night Stand” for the past 7 years (with a show in Los Angeles this week!). Talk about being involved! […]
