musical
Alumna creates and directs student musical
By Lauren Hunter Staff Writer Franciscan University’s Anathan Theatre put on the musical “Life in Color” on April 5-7 and 12-14. The musical was created by recent graduate student AmyLynn Miller, who also served as the director of the show. “Burned by a past full of abandonment and weighty responsibility, a passionate young woman named […]
Students revive childhood wonder through “Seussical” musical
ESTELLE MANDEVILLE STAFF WRITER “Seussical,” a Broadway musical based on the storybooks of Dr. Seuss, will be coming to Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Gentile Gallery this weekend thanks to the hard work of the Franciscan University Musical Theater Troupe, or FUMTT. The musical “Seussical,” by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, is based on some of […]
The challenge of Charlie Brown on stage: kindness and childlike joy
ALLEGRA THATCHER ASSISTANT EDITOR Fans of musical theatre around Franciscan University’s campus were not disappointed when they heard the announcement of this semester’s show title: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Franciscan Musical Theatre Troupe (FUMTT) has another story to tell, and the curtains are almost ready to rise on this newest drama. Yet the […]
“She Loves Me” brings real life love story to campus
ALLEGRA THATCHER ASSISTANT EDITOR In the words of director Patrick O’Brien, Franciscan Musical Theatre’s newest production is “a really beautiful hidden gem of musical theatre.” This semester, the Troupe is presenting “She Loves Me,” which was revived on Broadway in 2016. O’Brien, a junior also playing Kodaly, said, “We were looking for something that would […]
Two Franciscan seniors create ‘Franciscan University: The Musical’
BY MELISSA SOLANO STAFF WRITER “Franciscan University: The Musical” has been causing waves of anticipation all over campus. Pitched as a humorous musical depicting an exaggerated version of life here at Franciscan, the musical is the brainchild of senior students David Sheehy and Anna Albrittain. Sheehy says that the inspiration for the musical arose from […]