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Zoleigh Borg (left), a third-year human services major, and Alison King, a second-year business administration major, perform "BFF" from "The SpongeBob Musical." Photo courtesy Gabriella Purvis.

‘Through Thick and Thin’: NU Stage’s fall revue shows friendship behind the curtain

Emily Chung, news staff December 9, 2024

It can be easy to get lost in a cast of over six dozen people, but no performer fades into the background in NU Stage Musical Theater Company’s fall revue. NU Stage’s semesterly revue is a performance of songs and scenes from different musicals centered around one common...

The cast of "Noises Off" performs at Lyric Stage Boston. The characters in the play practiced and put on their on their own play called "Nothing On." Photo courtesy Mark S. Howard.

Lyric Stage Boston’s ‘Noises Off’ gives audiences a peek into the chaos of live theatre through farce

Heidi Ho, news staff December 9, 2024

Lyric Stage Boston opened its production of Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off,” directed and choreographed by Ilyse Robbins, Nov. 15. Based on the 1992 movie of the same name, Lyric Stage Boston put on its theatre production with minimal space but maximal creativity.  “Noises...

Nick Anderson, a 26-year-old chief of staff at Shipyard Software and a Melrose native, competes in Boston's Tom Holland look-alike contest Nov. 24. A Chris Evans look-alike contest organized by the same hosts took place in Boston the week after.

Column: What’s behind the rise in celebrity look-alike contests?

Grace Phillips, news correspondent December 5, 2024

What’s better than meeting Timothée Chalamet? If the recent fascination with celebrity look-alike contests is any indication, it’s finding 50 of his doppelgängers in one place — and some lucky attendees left having interacted with both. A much-anticipated Chalamet...

Abigail C. Onwunali (left) and Asha Basha Duniani on stage during a performance of “Sojourners.” The play followed four characters who move to Houston from Nigeria, and was the first of nine plays in the Ufot Family Cycle series. Photo courtesy Marc J. Franklin.

Review: A nine-part performance series begins with the touching ‘Sojourners’ at Huntington Theatre

Heidi Ho, news staff November 27, 2024

The Huntington Theatre Company opened “Sojourners,” the first play of Mfoniso Udofia’s ambitious nine-part Ufot Family Cycle series, Oct. 31. By definition, a sojourner is a person who stays in a place temporarily. In “Sojourners,” audiences follow four characters,...

The Marquette Studio in the MFA. The studio mimicked that of Moore’s at Perry Green, containing his desk, figures and sketches. Photo courtesy MFA.

Familiarity, fresh dialogue found within MFA’s ‘Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore’ exhibit

Eleanor Hardy, news correspondent November 25, 2024

Visitors can experience the extraordinary parallel worlds of two distinct artists through the “Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore” exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, or MFA. The timed-entry ticket exhibit will be open in Boston until Jan. 20, 2025 and marks the final stop...

A couple leans on each other as Michael Maria previews the last film. The last two screenings of the festival sold out to a packed house.

Boston Palestine Film Festival 2024 at MFA brings audience into heart of the conflict

Aiden Stein, news correspondent November 18, 2024

A sold-out theatre awaited the last film after the weekend-long Boston Palestine Film Festival, part of which was held at the Museum of Fine Arts, or MFA. Now in its 18th edition, the festival continues to feature Palestinian filmmakers during the month of October, this year...

Models showcase a variety of outfits on day two of House Fashion Week. A mix of experimental aesthetics, patterns and textures were showcased.

Young designers debut eclectic collections at House Fashion Week

Yashavi Upasani, news staff November 15, 2024

For those in search of 3D-printed breastplates, burnt sustainable blazers or giant, cotton-ruched hoods, look no further than House Fashion Week’s third season. A precursor of Boston Fashion Week, over four days from Oct. 9 to 12, House Fashion Week allowed young designers...

Text on an exhibit wall reads "Power of the People: Art and Democracy." The exhibit contained pieces that explored the idea of democracy through three themes, the Promise, the Practice and the Preservation.

A timely exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts invites visitors to explore democracy through art

Lily Cooper, news staff November 4, 2024

As the 2024 election unfolds and political dialogue grows to a crescendo, the Museum of Fine Arts opened an apt new exhibit: “Power of the People, Art and Democracy.” The collection of 180 works, which opened Oct. 26 and will be open through Feb. 16, 2025, “invites visitors...

Column: In politically turbulent times, how do recording artists take a stand?

Column: In politically turbulent times, how do recording artists take a stand?

Rachana Madhav, news staff November 4, 2024

As an instrument itself, the human brain is fine-tuned for music. Listening to a song activates almost every part of a listener’s brain — predominantly affecting regions such as the hippocampus and amygdala — which are both involved in emotion and memory processing. It...

Northeastern students look through secondhand dresses. These items once belonged to the vendor and her friends who have curated their closets for the market.

Northeastern Fashion Society brings student thrift market to campus

Devyn Rudnick, photo correspondent November 4, 2024

Sustainability never looked so good. A student-hosted thrift market brought a surge of fashion lovers to Krentzman Quad Oct. 29. Northeastern’s Fashion Society hosted an event for students to buy and sell secondhand clothes for a more sustainable and fashionable future on...

The sun casts light over Salem’s Old Burial Point of Charter Street Cemetery, home to old graves with a rich history serving as a backdrop to the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. Through walking and trolley tours, individuals could learn more about the history behind the origins of the trials.

The spirit of Salem: Experiencing spooky season in the Halloween capital of the country

Sofia Sawchuk, photo staff October 30, 2024

Salem is known to many as the “Witch City” that rests along Massachusetts’ northern coastline. Like many Massachusetts towns and locations, Salem’s rich history has transcended time. Whether it be through its physical preservation of one of the last standing concentrations...

Maggie Smith poses for a headshot in 1970. Smith passed away at 89 after over seven decades of acting. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

Column: Dame Maggie Smith left a legacy of acting excellence

Chloe Craft, news correspondent October 21, 2024

Following a prolific acting career that spanned more than seven decades, Dame Margaret Natalie Smith — known more fondly by her countless fans around the world as Maggie Smith — passed away Sept. 27 at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London at 89.  Smith left...