Two celebrated playwrights aboard a trans-Atlantic ocean liner have no ending yet for their new musical comedy, which is to debut on Broadway in four days. In the meantime, their composer, being a fool for love, has tossed his score overboard and is...
In spearheading the restoration of Paul Rudolph Hall, the School of Architecture dean left a mark on Yale. We look forward to his next. It was a time to commend Charles Gwathmey ARC ’62 for his restoration success, and a time to rejoice, as hoards of...
Following its renovation and restoration, undertaken with the support of Sid R. Bass, Paul Rudolph’s renowned 1963 Art & Architecture Building was rededicated and officially renamed Paul Rudolph Hall in a two-day celebration of the acclaimed architect...
An exhibition of book jacket designs from the Yale University Press will be on view at the Whitney Humanities Center Nov. 5-Dec. 19 as part of the publishing house’s centenary celebration.The exhibit features book jackets from the past decade, with titles...
Bertolt Brecht’s “MAN=MAN,” a play inspired by silent cinema, clown and song, is currently being staged by the School of Drama, through Saturday, Nov. 1.“MAN=MAN” tells the tale of a peaceable porter transformed by a gang of soldiers into a ruthless...
Portraits of English painters that once formed part of a collection of prints and drawings in the library of Horace Walpole will be featured in an exhibition at the Lewis Walpole Library.Titled “Portraits of Painters: Drawings by George Vertue and Horace...
“Happy Now?” by Lucinda Coxon, described as a “painfully truthful, darkly comic take on contemporary life and how to survive it,” will make its American premiere Oct. 24-Nov. 15 at the Yale Repertory Theatre, 1120 Chapel St. (at York St.).The play will be...
The galleries of the Yale Center for British Art will serve as the stage for the production of an unconventional play that raises questions about art, wealth, culture and the value of human life.Titled “England,” the two-act play is by British playwright...
Yale Opera will open its season this month with the performances of scenes from some of the world’s most popular operas.There will be two nights of performances, with a different program offered each night. The performance on Friday, Oct. 31, will feature...
Battell Chapel will be the setting for an unusual presentation of poetry and whirling dervishes on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 4 p.m.The internationally recognized sacred Whirling Ceremony, known as SEMA, will be preceded by a reading from the poetry of...