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A talented cast of young people from central Wisconsin will tell the tale of a group of newspaper sellers in New York at the turn of the 20th century in a musical production Aug. 18-20. “Newsies Jr.” will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 18-19, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, […]

The Central Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra Program (CWYSOP) has a new music director/Symphony Orchestra conductor, Stephan Wucherer. Wucherer joined the Central Wisconsin Youth Symphony Program as the director of the Philharmonia the summer prior to its first season in fall of 2014. He is currently part of the orchestra staff for the Howard-Suamico School District. […]

Sam McLellan, a UW-Stevens Point graduate currently in the Broadway touring production of “Anastasia,” returned to his alma mater Wednesday to give a master class while the show performed at the Grand Theater in Wausau. McLellan said acting wasn’t always on his radar, though. “In high school, I was playing football and one of my […]

Enjoy music performed by students and community members at the three campuses of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point this May. Concerts at the Stevens Point campus are held at Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage St., Stevens Point, at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Tickets are $17 for the public, $15 […]

“Danstage 2022,” an evening of new dance created by faculty and guest artists, will close the spring season of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Department of Theatre and Dance on May 6-8 and 11-13. It features choreography by Assistant Professor Sarah Olson and Professor Michael Estanich as well as guests Pamela Luedtke and Aysha Upchurch. […]

A recent morning found Kiara Menzia, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, in a classroom creating music. Using a variety of instruments – a triangle, maracas, blocks of wood, she asked kindergartners which sounded like a certain farm animal. As part of her music education major, Menzia is spending Monday mornings this semester […]

Explore the dark and seedy life of 1929 Bohemian Berlin in the musical drama “Cabaret,” staged by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Department of Theatre and Dance April 15-16 and 21-23. A multiple Tony Award-winning show, “Cabaret” will be performed at Jenkins Theatre in the Noel Fine Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, […]

It’s not surprising that Lexie Lakmann chose a career in music. Her parents are music teachers in La Crosse. At age 14, she began singing and playing cello at weddings with her mom, who sings and plays piano. As she explored college, her dad, a trombone player and band director, suggested the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. […]

Musical theatre student makes early impact pursuing her passion When Kaia Fitzgerald was 5 years old, she got hearing aids. They were pink, sparkly and helped with her speech therapy for the hard of hearing. When she was 5, she also joined her church choir in Minneapolis. “I was talkative and liked to sing at young age. […]

Excellence in student achievement has been recognized at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: The Department of Theatre and Dance’s student-created fall production of “In This Moment: Reflections of Our Time” was among the winners of the inaugural Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Award from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in April. The award recognizes […]