Dance Magazine has named OCU one of the top three schools in the country for aspiring triple threat performers. In an article titled “In Training: BFA’s for the Great White Way,” OCU was ranked with Point Park University in Pittsburgh and Roosevelt College in Chicago. The rankings were determined due to the performance opportunity available on…
Entertainment news round-up for April 28
Fox will broadcast a three-hour live version of Grease in 2015. The cast has not yet been assembled. “From Broadway to film, and across generations, Grease is one of the most beloved musical stories ever told — and we can’t wait to bring it to our air in a spectacular live event,” said Shana C. Waterman, Fox’s…
Entertainment news round-up for April 20
Chicago musician Chance the Rapper missed his scheduled performance on the last day of Coachella due to hospitalization. Particulars of his medical condition are unknown. Hours before the performance was set to begin, a since-removed photo appeared on his Instagram with a caption that read “Pray for my boy chance,” after which the cancellation was…
Entertainment news round-up for April 4
Sources say that 12 Years a Slave star Chiwitel Ejiofor is MGM and Sony’s top choice to play the villain in the next James Bond film. The studios had no comment. Daniel Craig is set to return as Bond with Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, and Naomie Harris slated to return as well. Skyfall helmer Sam Mendes will again direct….
Entertainment news round-up for March 27
The Wu-Tang Clan plans to release only one copy of their secretly-recorded new double album The Wu – Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. The album is priced in the millions and will be presented in a handcrafted silver box designed by British Moroccan artist Yahya. “By taking this step, we hope to re-enforce the weight…
Entertainment news round-up for December 2
Singer Rita Ora is set to play Christian Grey’s adopted sister in Universal and Focus’ upcoming film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. The movie marks the Yugoslavian-born British singer-songwriter’s biggest movie role to date. Her most recent album, Ora, went platinum and was the No. 1 album in the U.K. upon its release. For more information on Fifty…
Broadway star to give masterclass
Kelli O’Hara, Broadway star and OCU alumna, will give a masterclass today at noon in Petree Recital Hall in the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.
Music school to use live video streaming
The Wanda L. Bass school of music will start using HD video streaming during ensemble performances in Petree recital hall.
OCUpella encourages support, begins practice for semester
OCUpella, a student-run a cappella group, is preparing for another year of performances.
The group has about 25 members with a wide variety of majors. Twelve new members were added into the group this year.
Critic moved by modern classic ‘Once’
Once is a classic example of a “little movie that could”: a tiny, micro-budget film that somehow managed to rocket to classic status in an instant. It’s even been adapted into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, which isn’t so much an indication of its quality as it is a sign of its incredible popularity. Thankfully, though, it more than lives up to the hype.
DreamWorks planning Straight No Chaser movie
By Amanda Ack, Film Critic DreamWorks is planning a film about a cappella group Straight No Chaser. “The Vow” director Michael Sucsy is slated to helm the picture. For more information on the project, click here.
The National documentary to open Tribeca Film Festival
By Amanda Ack, Film Critic “Mistaken for Strangers,” a documentary chronicling life on the road with the National, is set to open the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival on April 17th. The film is directed by Tom Berninger, brother of the National’s frontman, Matt Berninger. For more information on the film, click here.
Indie musician to appear in film about AIDS epidemic
By Amanda Ack Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox is set to make his film debut the upcoming drama Dallas Buyers Club. He joins the previously announced Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, and Jennifer Garner. For more information on the film and on Cox’s career, click here.
Teen sensations to release 3D movie.
The hit boy band One Direction will soon be conquering another outlet of entertainment: the silver screen.
Morgan Spurlock to helm One Direction film
By Amanda Ack Documentarian Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold) has just signed on to direct a behind-the-scenes 3D movie based on boy band One Direction. Spurlock is producing the film with Simon Cowell, who discovered the band. For more information on the film and on One Direction, click here.
‘The Hobbit’ soundtrack available for online streaming
By Amanda Ack Composer Howard Shore’s soundtrack for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is now available for online streaming. The soundtrack will be available for purchase on December 10th. To listen to the soundtrack, click here.
Music series ends with world-renowned pianist
OKLAHOMA CITY — The 2010-11 Distinguished Artist Series at OCU concludes at 3 p.m. April 12 with pianist Vladimir Feltsman performing Bach, Schubert, Schumann-Liszt and Chopin.
Music student plans to go to California in pursuit of career goals
One music student is proving he has talents that lie outside the practice rooms in the Wanda L. Bass Music Center.
