MMC On The Web

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.”

Steve Romagnoli, a playwright, novelist, and short story writer, has been teaching at MMC’s Bedford Hills College Program since 2015.

MMC Theatre Arts alumna Adrienne Warren ’09 has been nominated for a 2019 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her starring role as Tina in TINA – The Tina Turner Musical.