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Topic: The Arts

Theatre and Music Students Perform with Tony Winner Kelli O’Hara

You know you’re having a good day when Tony Award-winner Kelli O’Hara insists on singing a second song with you before a sold-out crowd. That’s what happened to 20 Kean University theatre and music students who auditioned to perform To Build a Home from the Broadway show The Bridges of Madison County with O’Hara at her recent Kean Stage concert.

Hand written tags and labels adorned the fine of ancient Madeira wine

Wines Found at Liberty Hall Sold at Auction; Will Improve Access to Museum

A collection of centuries-old Madeira wines uncovered at Liberty Hall recently went up for auction at the famed Christie’s auction house in New York, and the proceeds will help restore a 1920s-era elevator at the landmark museum that was once the home of New Jersey's first-elected governor.

Cristina Fittipaldi poses in the Human Rights Institute.

Graduate Student Brings Passion for Public Art to Kean Galleries in Water Is Life Exhibition

Art and the public good come together for graduate student Cristina Fittipaldi at Kean University Galleries where she combines her two passions — art and improving the public welfare.

Premiere Stages – Theatre Students’ First Act

Premiere Stages’ Understudy Program offers a leg up to theatre students by giving them professional acting credits before leaving college.

Kean Choir and Chorale Take Music on Tour

The Kean University Concert Choir, Chorale and Men’s Chamber Choir’s 20-year annual touring tradition continued this spring with six concerts in five days in New Jersey and the Washington, D.C. area.

Kean Rocks Through the Ages

Think of it as Kean’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – an exhibition, curated by Holocaust and Genocide Studies graduate student Frank Harpster, that looks back at the big name artists who have performed at the University over the last 40 years.

Cellblock Visions: Art by Prisoners

An exhibition featuring art created by inmates is now on display at the Karl and Helen Burger Gallery. Cellblock Visions: Prison Art in America, curated by Phyllis Kornfeld, includes 60 works by men and women imprisoned in jails and penitentiaries across six states.