Theater alum Tom Pelphrey won an Emmy Award for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Task, while SC&I alum Katie Dippold won for Writing for a Comedy Series for the Widow’s Bay. She also accepted the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series as the creator, writer, and executive producer of the show.

Raise the curtain, baby: We're back.

Get your art on: Tickets are on sale for the entire 2026–27 season of dance, theater, music, and film here at Rutgers-NB. Discounts for RU employees, alumni, students, and seniors 62+. Most tickets start at $5. go.rutgers.edu/MGPAC

Rutgers and Carnegie Hall have signed an agreement designating Rutgers as an official partner for Carnegie Hall’s Well-Being Concerts. The initiative connects musical performance with practices meant to bolster health, reflection, and social connection. Read more: go.rutgers.edu/rutgers-x-ca...

MGSA welcomes a new dean: Concert pianist, scholar, and longtime higher-ed senior administrator Michael Kim, currently dean of Western University’s Don Wright Faculty of Music in London, Ontario, Canada, starts on July 1. #rurahrah Read more: www.rutgers.edu/news/michael...

Grab some sweet Mason Gross merch for the holidays! This year, we’re offering an automatic 25% off your entire order, from November 28 through December 1, Black Friday through Cyber Monday. No codes, no hassle! shoprhouse.com/collections/...

The jewel that is Kirkpatrick Chapel. Designed by Henry Janeway Hardenburgh, the great-great grandson of Jacob Rutsen Hardenburgh, the first president of Rutgers College, it was dedicated on December 3, 1873, during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant. 📸: Jody Somers

We're getting ready for the show. . . #rurahrah Welcome back, Rutgers! 🤩

Our free Concerts From Your Couch virtual series kicks off Sept. 27 with a performance by the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra. This season offers 17 performances in orchestral, choral, opera, jazz, wind, brass, and percussion music, live. View the schedule: go.rutgers.edu/livestream

Extra, extra, read all about it! The Hollywood Reporter ranks Theater at Mason Gross among their 25 Best Drama Schools of 2025 🎉 Read the full rankings here: www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/ar...

The 25 Best Drama Schools of 2025

From L.A. to London, these sterling institutions offer aspiring actors a solid foundation for both stage and screen

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So many proud families at yesterday's ceremony celebrating MGSA's class of 2025!

Artists, app designers, dancers, filmmakers, photographers, screenwriters, musicians: Join us at the Rutgers Summer Arts Institute this July! Commuter and residential offerings for grades 6–12 here on campus, with discounts for RU employees. Space is limited. go.rutgers.edu/campmgsa

Costume director Denise Wagner’s class, “Upcycling: An Artistic Response to the Environmental Effects of Fast Fashion,” makes sustainability fashion-forward, as students transform thrifted tees into trend-worthy pieces + experiment with eco-friendly dyes. Read more: www.rutgers.edu/news/every-d...

It's April, you fools! "You've been a fool and so have I/But come and be my wife/And let us try before we die/ To make some sense of life." – Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" 💚💙❤️💜💚 @rutgersuniversity.bsky.social

Get up on your feet! Our Latin American Chamber Music Ensemble explores various forms of dance music, including bomba, plena, palo, cumbia, murga, and festejo, in a FREE concert 7:30 p.m. April 2 in Shindell Choral Hall on Douglass Campus. More info.: secure.masongross.rutgers.edu/latin-americ...

The Rutgers Theater Dept. is taking Manhattan! Catch student Maddox Morfit-Tighe in Caryl Churchill’s “Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.” at The Public Theater, then swing by the Marquis Theatre for “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” where recent grad Malcolm Callender makes his Broadway debut.

Billboard cites cites @rutgersuniversity.bsky.social alum Eric Lindberg's (BM'06) band Nefesh Mountain's new music among its list of "6 Must-Hear New Country Songs." 🪕 www.billboard.com/music/countr...

Rutgers music alum/fiddler Nathan Bishop (BM'19) is a regular at Flounder Brewing's Irish folk-music sessions in Hillsborough.🍀Hear about Bishop's devotion to the craft + find a session in NJ. Sláinte! njmonthly.com/articles/art... @rutgersuniversity.bsky.social @rutgersalumniassoc.bsky.social

The iconic dance company Urban Bush Women is celebrating 40 years onstage with a performance on March 12 at 7:30 p.m. at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. Tickets $15–$25; discounts for @rutgersuniversity.bsky.social community and seniors 62+. secure.masongross.rutgers.edu/urban-bush-w...

Join us at the Mason Gross PAC & Galleries + NBPAC in downtown New Brunswick for shows like "Dancing at Lughnasa," "Carmen," and more. Most tickets run $5–$15, with discounts for the Rutgers community and seniors 62+. Many events are free. We can't wait to see you. go.rutgers.edu/events

"It's like a united front of power." Need inspiration? Join Voorhees Choir for "Wild Embers," a free concert 7:30 p.m. March 5 at Voorhees Chapel, featuring the works of women and gender non-conforming artists. 📺 Watch the trailer. youtu.be/Bt9Xz05PDWM?...

Rutgers University's Spring Voorhees Choir 2025

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Rutgers alum and Jersey boy Sebastian Stan (BFA’05) is nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his turn as a young President Donald Trump in “The Apprentice.” He earned a Golden Globe earlier this month for his role as an actor grappling with facial disfigurement in the thriller "A Different Man." 👏

Our Concerts From Your Couch series returns this semester with livestreams from Nicholas Music Center! The series kicks off Feb. 9 with the Rutgers Symphony. Look for jazz, choral music + other genres, winding up May 4 with opera. Check out the series: go.rutgers.edu/nmcstream

Building harmony that "gives people chills" isn't just about hitting all the right notes, says choral conductor/alum Stephanie Tubiolo: "There's a sense of mutual responsibility... It's that human element of connection to each other."🎶 Watch "How To Create Harmony": www.youtube.com/shorts/QcSaI...

"The Creatives" with Stephanie Tubiolo: How to Create Harmony

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All Mason Gross events are open to the public and offer discounts to the Rutgers community + seniors; many events are free. Check out our calendar of jazz, orchestral, opera, choral, and new music, as well as theater, art, design, dance, and film. go.rutgers.edu/mgpac