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  • Yacht Rock! (Part II)

    Class Schedule: Thursdays, April  24  & May 1 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM

    All aboard! By 1980, Yacht Rock artists ruled the charts with their mixture of jazz, R&B, and smooth production. Which artists picked up the torch from the 1970s artists, and how did sounds change? What led to the decline in popularity of the genre? How did Yacht Rock make a comeback that led to the 2024 HBO documentary, a Sirius XM channel, and much more? Plus, the class will endeavor to create the ultimate Yacht Rock playlist and answer the question: what qualifies as Yacht Rock? Explore the history of the genre through multimedia presentations and class discussion.

    This two-session virtual course, taught by Kit O’Toole, explores the origins and rise of Yacht Rock, the smooth R&B and jazz-inspired genre.

    Zoom Link will be provided upon registration.

  • Yacht Rock!

    Class Schedule: Thursdays, January  23 & 30| 7:30 – 9:00 PM
    This two-session virtual course, taught by Kit O’Toole, explores the origins and rise of Yacht Rock, the smooth R&B and jazz-inspired genre.
    The term “Yacht Rock” exploded in popularity since the eponymous satirical web series debuted 20 years ago. But what exactly is the genre? How did it start, and which songs qualify as Yacht Rock? The first of two courses examines the roots of the genre—where did it originate, who were its founders, and how did it in popularity? Part one explores Yacht Rock from its earliest years through 1980. The class will sail the R&B and jazzy seas of smooth sounds through multimedia presentations and class discussion.
    Zoom Link will be provided upon registration.

  • Singin’ in the Rain

    The “Greatest Movie Musical of All Time” is faithfully and lovingly adapted by Broadway legends, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from their original award-winning screenplay in Singin’ in the Rain. Each unforgettable scene, song and dance is accounted for, including the show-stopping title number! Hilarious situations, snappy dialogue and a hit-parade score of Hollywood standards make Singin’ in the Rain the perfect entertainment for any fan of the golden age of movie musicals. (source: MTI)

  • Theatre Fest Fall 2024 – Musical Theatre Majors and Minors Showcase

    Presented by Monmouth University’s Department of Music and Theatre Arts.
    Director: Mary Jodry, ‘27

    The Musical Theatre Majors and Minors Showcase is a cabaret-style performance featuring some of Monmouth University’s best musical theatre performers. This showcase has a combination of musical theatre solos and group numbers showing the students’ vocal, acting, and dancing abilities. By attending this showcase, you will witness a group of musical theatre performers collaborating to not only create a one-night performance but also exemplify the future of the Monmouth University theatre program!

  • Theatre Fest Fall 2024 – Alpha Psi Omega Presents: To Be or Not to Be: Hamlet, an Abridged Staging

    Presented by Monmouth University’s Department of Music and Theatre Arts.
    Director: Julianna Chesla. ‘27

    To Be or Not To Be: Hamlet, an Abridged Staging, performed exclusively by members of Alpha Psi Omega, Rho Rho Chapter. This organization consists of the elite members of the Monmouth University Music and Theatre Arts Department, who through their hard work and dedication qualified to join this national theatre honor society. Join us for an intimate, staged reading of a Shakespearean classic.

  • Theatre Fest Fall 2024 – Spark Sessions: A Night of Original Works by MU Players

    Presented by Monmouth University’s Department of Music and Theatre Arts.
    Director: Nora O’Rourke, ‘25
    Featuring original works by Kailey O’Connell,’28; Timothy Pakrad,’25; Chris Rodriquez,‘25 and Juno Snider, ’27.

    Spark Sessions: A Night of Original Works by MU Players is an exciting event showcasing a collection of student-written one-act plays and poems. The event highlights the creativity and diverse voices of Monmouth’s emerging playwrights.

  • Blue Hawk Records – Album Release Event

    The Record Label Strategies class along with the rest of the Blue Hawk team would like to invite you to celebrate the release of our 24th compilation album “Open 24 Hours”! Join us for some live music, food, and a giveaway!

  • Women in Music 2024

    Join Blue Hawk Records at the 2nd annual Women in Music industry event for a discussion about navigating through the industry with some of the most successful women in the field, in celebration of women’s history month. We have four amazing panelists joining us from some of the best-known companies in the music industry such as Atlantic Records, Roc Nation, Primary Wave, and SiriusXm and Pandora.

  • Wit

    BY MARGARET EDSON
    Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

    THE STORY: Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., a renowned professor of English who has spent years studying and teaching the brilliant and difficult metaphysical sonnets of John Donne, has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. Her approach to the study of Donne: aggressively probing, intensely rational. But during the course of her illness—and her stint as a prize patient in an experimental chemotherapy program at a major teaching hospital—Vivian comes to reassess her life and her work with a profundity and humor that are transformative both for her and the audience. (source: Dramatists Play Service)

    Winner of the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play.

    In her extraordinary first play, Margaret Edson has created a work that is as intellectually challenging as it is emotionally immediate.

    “[A] brutally human and beautifully layered new play…you feel both enlightened and, in a strange way, enormously comforted.” —The New York Times.

    “A dazzling and humane new play that you will remember till your dying day.” —New York Magazine.

  • Wit

    BY MARGARET EDSON
    Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

    THE STORY: Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., a renowned professor of English who has spent years studying and teaching the brilliant and difficult metaphysical sonnets of John Donne, has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. Her approach to the study of Donne: aggressively probing, intensely rational. But during the course of her illness—and her stint as a prize patient in an experimental chemotherapy program at a major teaching hospital—Vivian comes to reassess her life and her work with a profundity and humor that are transformative both for her and the audience. (source: Dramatists Play Service)

    Winner of the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play.

    In her extraordinary first play, Margaret Edson has created a work that is as intellectually challenging as it is emotionally immediate.

    “[A] brutally human and beautifully layered new play…you feel both enlightened and, in a strange way, enormously comforted.” —The New York Times.

    “A dazzling and humane new play that you will remember till your dying day.” —New York Magazine.