MMC On The Web

Graduates of MMC’s Theatre program Bittner and Ashford recently guest starred as husband and wife in the seventh episode of the latest CBS show ‘Evil’ on Thursday, November 14.

Chair of Marymount Manhattan’s Dance department Katie Langan ’92 has been quoted in a new article from Dance Magazine on the New York City Dance Alliance and its influence on college scholarships, career opportunities, and professional development. 

Alumna Adrienne Warren ’09 is featured on the cover of the November 2019 issue of IN New York magazine. Read the feature story here.

The new chapter will serve as a student meetup group for changemakers in journalism and the on-campus outpost of the Online News Association, the world’s largest association of digital journalists.

Each year, the team at OnStage Blog announces the best performing arts schools for the coming year. To generate this ranking, OnStage creates a committee of theatre educators, students, alumni, and parents—the people who really know what’s important in theatre education—to research the country’s top programs.

Observer staffer Joe Kottke discusses MMC’s Bedford Hills College Program (BHCP) in a new feature for Fordham Lincoln Center’s student newspaper.

Howard Weightman ’00, a Theatre Arts graduate and Naval officer, has been reunited with his beloved college ring 15 years after losing it aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower while stationed at Naval Station Norfolk in 2003.

The Bedford Hills College Program (BHCP) and similar programs throughout the United States are discussed in a new piece, “How to raise the quality of prison education programs,” in national higher ed magazine University Business .

Shelbi Cornelison ’22, a double major in CTEM and Writing for the Stage , describes her experience working on a 48 Hour Play Festival at MMC this September.

Samantha Butts ’19 is one of 13 new women joining the world-famous Rockettes for the 2019 Christmas Spectacular.

Broadway World released an “everything you need to know” about Marymount Manhattan College, highlighting the College’s combination of professional theatre education and training with the liberal arts.

Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Arts, Tatiana Serafin, MFA , discusses Gen Z, climate change activism, and foreign policy on the latest episode of Global Ethics Weekly with Alex Woodson.

Cornelison ’22, who is working towards a B.A. in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Writing for the Stage, shares her advice for before, during, and after making the choice to transfer colleges.

The MMC alumna walked the red carpet with date Chase Strangio, a lawyer with the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project, and spoke about the upcoming October 8 anti-discrimination Supreme Court case.

Samantha Nowak ’23 and Kandace Campbell ’23, two MMC first-year students, were among the tens of thousands of New Yorkers protesting climate change on Friday.

Watch Victoria Whalen ’21 (Biology and Urban & Environmental Sustainability), Ellie Baker ’20 (Musical Theatre) and Alexa St. Clair ’22 (Musical Theatre) in a BuzzFeed video about living waste-free in NYC for one week.

Ms. Kahn, who graduated from MMC in 1995 with a degree in Business, will challenge incumbent Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Amber Tacy, a graduate of MMC’s Dance program with a concentration in Body, Science, and Motion and a minor in Psychology, has been featured in Dance Spirit online for her work with her #DancersWhoLift initiative.

Ashford will play Paula Jones in American Crime Story: Impeachment,  the third installment of FX’s hit show, set to air on September 27, 2020.

The Broadway-bound production of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical has announced its full cast. Under the direction of Phyllida Lloyd, and arriving with its London star and MMC alumna Adrienne Warren again playing the titular character, the new musical will begin previews at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre  on October 12, 2019, toward an opening on Thursday, November 7, 2019.

Bianca Calisi ’22 and Josh Krol ’22, both studying musical theatre at MMC, star as Rizzo and Kenickie respectively in Riverbank Theatre’s (Marine City, Michigan) production which opened July 12.

E. Jane ’12, a former Art History major, was selected as one of three artists-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem for the 2019–20 year. For five decades, the residency program has provided a platform for emerging Black and Latinx artists to advance their practices.

“After a buzzed-about Off Broadway run, Jeremy O. Harris’s provocative exploration of race relations and sexuality will open at the Golden Theater.”

Dineen Markey ’20 will perform in the 90-minute musical as part of the 2019 New York Theater Festival’s Summerfest, opening Tuesday, August 20.

Jessica Ferretti ’19, recent BFA Dance (Ballet) graduate, was selected to join the acclaimed Taylor 2 Dance Company . Established by pioneering choreographer Paul Taylor, Taylor 2 is composed of just six professionals. Ferretti will join in Fall 2019.

Aaron Glick ’06, Theatre Arts major with Directing concentration and Musical Theatre minor, has been nominated for two Tony Awards as a producer: What the Constitution Means to Me is up for Best Play and The Boys in the Band is up for Best Revival of a Play.

Holland Cotter, co-chief art critic of The New York Times, calls Ga’s video pieces “truly extraordinary.”