Performing & Recorded Arts

Harvard’s stages and studios come alive in this collection of music, theater, and performance coverage.

Pony Plunges

Scrapbooking a woman who rode horses into the sea

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard Goes Gaga

A star-studded panel celebrates the launch of the Born This Way Foundation.

Wallace Shawn and André Gregory: Together Again

Their version of Ibsen's The Master Builder will become a film.

Al Franken: You Can Call Me Senator

The satirist and comedian Al Franken has a new role: statesman.

by Jesse Kornbluth

Tommy Lee Jones, Harvard Arts Medalist

The actor, Class of 1969, will receive his award in April.

Vermont Folk Songs, Plugged In

A musical Vermont couple record local music collected decades ago.

by Craig Lambert

Filmmaker Meets Painter

The film Raising Renee is the product of a collaboration forged at the Radcliffe Institute.

by Pat Harrison

Heloise and Abelard at Harvard

Composer John Austin debuts his first opera at Memorial Church.

by Elizabeth C. Bloom

Claire Danes Honored as Woman of the Year

The Homeland actress was at the center of the annual Hasty Pudding parade.

Jason Segel and Claire Danes Win Hasty Pudding Honors

The nation’s oldest undergraduate drama troupe picks its Man and Woman of the Year.

The Future of Theater

Harvard playwrights, directors, producers, actors, and artistic directors speculate about theatrical prospects for the future.

by Craig Lambert