In the News

Alum Christel Murdock (BFA '88, musical theater) talks with Broadway News about her role as wardrobe supervisor for Aladdin.

Boston Conservatory at Berklee breaks new ground with the country’s first-ever minor in circus arts.

Soprano Gabriella Reyes (BM '16, voice) was awarded a Medal of Excellence by the Sphinx Organization, recognizing her leadership in the field of opera while addressing systemic obstacles in Black and Latino communities.

Brayden Martino (B.F.A. '23) wrote and workshopped A Fairly Odd Musical! The Unauthorized Parody while a student at Boston Conservatory. The show makes its off-Broadway debut at the Jerry Orbach Theater in September.

Alum Gerard Alessandrini (B.A. '77), creator and writer of Forbidden Broadway, will launch the latest installment of the series, Merrily We Stole a Song, in September 2024.

Composer and research artist Lei Liang discusses the creative convergence of music and science. Liang recently began a five-year visiting artist residency at Boston Conservatory.

Shelbie Rassler (B.M. '20, composition) composed the music for Pretty Delusional, a new musical comedy by writer/performer Gianna Milici, which will make its UK premiere at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2024.

In this New York Times profile, alum Jonathon Heyward (B.M. '14, cello) talks about his new role as music director for the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center (formerly known as the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra).

Alum Eleri Ward (B.F.A. '17, musical theater) returns to Boston for her role as Jordan Baker in Gatsby: An American Myth, which makes its world premiere at American Repertory Theater this summer.

Assistant Professor Pascale Florestal directs and choreographs a new production of Next to Normal, featuring Black actors performing the roles of the Goodman family.

Alum Meghan Kylie Hoey (B.F.A. '23, musical theater) joins the cast of Things With Friends, a new play by Kristoffer Diaz, presented by the SOMA backStage Reading Series.

Associate Professor Jessica Chow Shinn and Interim Executive Director Michael Shinn will perform together for the 2024 Vino & Vibrato concert series at Sonoma State University in California. The series is presented by the pianoSonoma music festival, which the Shinns founded in 2011.