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McBean’s favorite model—and muse—was Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), here photographed for a 1951 production of George Bernard Shaw’s <i>Caesar and Cleopatra.</i>

A new book collects theater photographs by Angus McBean

Fredric Wilson’s book The Theatrical World of Angus McBean collects British midcentury theater images.

by Craig Lambert

Boosting faculty-student ties

Boosting faculty-student ties

by Melanie E. Long

Late at night, Harvard Crimson staffers put to bed the last issue before winter break.

Super-active students are over-scheduled

College students today lead hyper-active, highly scheduled lives.

by Craig Lambert

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Awards honor Harvard clubs and SIGS

The winners of the 2010 HAA Clubs and SIGs Committee honors

Annual election of Overseers and HAA directors

This year's candidates for Overseer and Harvard Alumni Association elected director have been chosen.

Emma Dench

Emma Dench teaches Roman history and lit

Meet a scholar enthralled by the Romans.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Jamar Roberts in Judith Jamison’s <i>Among Us (Private Spaces: Public Places)</i>; Jamison speaks at Radcliffe on April 27.

Happenings at and around Harvard

Spring events at Harvard

A badminton rally in progress at the Malkin Athletic Center.

Badminton is very much alive at Harvard

Chasing a bird that flies indoors at 200 miles per hour

by Craig Lambert

For Molière’s <i>The Misanthrope</i> at Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Sprague’s sketch (shown) became a model later built as the play’s set.

Carl Sprague designs film and theater sets

Carl Sprague ’84 designs sets for local theater companies and Hollywood movies.

by Craig Lambert

Johnny Green, with his trademark white carnation and some of his musical works

American composer Johnny Green

Brief life of a conflicted musician: 1908-1989

by Sol Hurwitz

Quotation Q and A

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words