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Always in style, alumna takes her talent from school to store

Karen Prall, dance lecturer, featured in Dance On Detroit

WSU graduate students create space to ignite conversations on diversity and inclusion

Art + business: New Lyft mural project gives students experience of being for-hire artists

Theatre and Dance at Wayne State Presents Annual December Dance Concert at Detroit’s Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts

The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, a program within the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University is proud to present its annual December Dance Concert at Detroit’s Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts (350 Madison St, Detroit, MI 48226), December 7 at 7:30 p.m. and 8 at 3 p.m.   

Theatre and Dance at Wayne Presents the Final Performance of Charles Dickens' "a Christmas Carol" at the Bonstelle Theatre

Ebenezer Scrooge returns to the Bonstelle Theatre one final time to delight audiences with this heartwarming tale of family and redemption. After four years of bringing joy for the holiday season, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” takes its final bow at the Bonstelle Theatre from December 4 to December 15 as Wayne State University prepares for the construction of the new Gateway Performing Arts Center.

Check out CFPCA's latest Expressions publication! 

Mauer Broadcast by Composer Lisa Bielawa and Artist Sheryl Oring

A Q&A with Assistant Professor Billicia Hines, director of the WSU Black Theatre and Dance Collective

2019 National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) Conference

The Encore Years: Arthur Bryant

New displays in College of Engineering labs draw connections between engineering and art

Craig Lucas’ Dark Christmas Comedy, "Reckless," Arrives at Wayne State University Just in Time for the Holidays

The outrageously funny story begins on Christmas Eve when Rachel’s husband reveals he’s hired a hitman to kill her. She scrambles out the kitchen window, fleeing for her life, and escapes into the snowy night. She meets and joins up with Lloyd, who’s changed his name to avoid alimony payments and who now lives with a paraplegic named Pootie — who also pretends to be deaf in order to get double disability. But downtrodden Rachel’s luck changes when she wins $100,000 on a game show and begins a series of wild escapades with several psychiatrists and, eventually, an ill-fated reunion with her husband. Soon, she begins to wonder whether the modern world might not be a vast conspiracy designed to systematically undermine her own increasingly shaky sanity. And who hasn’t felt that way during the holidays? 

Theatre and Dance at Wayne State Brings Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright Lynn Nottage’s Sweat to the Detroit Stage

Filled with warmth, humor and tremendous heart, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat.

Theatre students meet renowned actress and comedian Lily Tomlin

New Art History Courses for Winter 2020

WSU Dance's very own, Lisa LaMarre Wilmot, published in the Journal of Dance Education

Department of Music presents its 53rd annual Salute to Detroit Concert celebrating 100 years of music at Wayne State

Wayne State University welcomes Bosmat Nossan, Israeli choreographer, to Serve as Fall 2019 Allesee Guest Artist in Residence-in-Dance

The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance at Wayne State University welcomes renowned Israeli choreographer Bosmat Nossan as the Fall 2019 Allesee Guest Artist-in-Residence, October 1 through 11, 2019.

Sir Noël Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” is a Sidesplitting Scream at the Hilberry Theatre

The Maggie Allessee Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present "Blithe Spirit" by Sir Noël Coward. Beginning in the 1940s, this beloved comedy has gone on to perform on Broadway, the West End, and in local theatres around the world ever since. Performing at the Hilberry Theatre September 20 to October 6, Blithe Spirit will leave audiences laughing and dying for more.

Theatre and Dance at Wayne Offers Special Two-Show Family Deal for “a Christmas Carol” and “Mary Poppins” Plus a Chance to Win a “Mary Poppins” Prize Package

Theatre and Dance at Wayne, the producing company of the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance at Wayne State University, is offering families a special discount when purchasing tickets to both of this season’s family-friendly productions, “A Christmas Carol” and “Mary Poppins” and a chance to win official “Mary Poppins” merchandise plus a tea party at The Whitney mansion!

NYT Review: "‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ Offers a Party, and a Playlist, for the Ages" - features WSU Dance Alum Sonya Tayeh

Grad Student Wins National Parks Arts Residency

Alumnus Matt Lambert and Associate Professor Lauren Kalman awarded Center for Craft Curatorial Fellowship

Dr. Joo Won Park, Music Technology professor, gets featured by Clevelandclassical.com

Passing of distinguished professor of Communication and internationally recognized debate educator, George William Ziegelmueller

Flute Performance Alumna, Shantanique Moore, announced as Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Fellow

Professor Loraleigh Keashly among WSU inaugural Distinguished Service Professors

CFPCA joins WSU’s annual STEM Day to combine creativity and technology

Grad Student Presents Research at Conference

Wayne State University’s Mackenzie house begins its move on April 1

An interview with retiring Director and Professor Dr. Blair Anderson on Theatre and Dance’s production of Angels in America

Theatre students seek financial support to study and perform abroad

Wayne State Art Collection to receive $10K grant from National Endowment for the Arts

Warriors win big in DIA Student Design Summit

J9 Media Solutions wins PRSA East Central District’s Diamond Award of Merit 

Janine Krasicky Sadaj is an alumna of CFPCA with a degree in public relations.

Communication Assistant Professor wins WhatsApp grant to fight fake news

Wayne State University Department of Music presents its 52nd Annual Salute to Greater Detroit Concert

RECAP: Gateway Performance Complex Groundbreaking

Journalism Alumnus and Wife Commission Bust of Madame Curie for WSU’s Polish Room

"Dance: A Seaside Romp on Rockaway Beach"

Vocal Performance Major, Brianna Wetherington, awarded the David DiChiera Scholarship Award

Wayne State University Department of Music Students Compete for Prestigious David DiChiera Endowed Scholarship

Russell Miller, Associate Chair and Professor of Jazz, debuts his new arrangement of the Hymn to Wayne

WSU board approves $65 million performance complex for Midtown Detroit

WHO Guideline on “Communicating Risk in Public Health Emergencies”

Dean Seeger Wins Prestigious Gerald M. Phillips Award from the National Communication Association

Wayne State University Department of Music presents its 51st Annual Salute to Greater Detroit Concert

CFPCA Board of Visitor Sue Nine to receive the Special Lifetime Achievement award for 2017

CFPCA alumnus Jeffrey Tambor was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star! #creativewarriors

Ford Motor Company Fund awards $50,000 for David DiChiera Scholarship in Vocal Performance and Related Music Programs at Wayne State’s College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts

Minnesota Orchestra Names Wayne State Department of Music Alumnus Jason Tanksley to Serve as Rosemary and David Good Fellow

The Billy Joel Professor: Associate Professor of Music History, Dr. Joshua Duchan, debuts his new book, “Billy Joel: America's Piano Man”

Congratulations CFPCA and University Television for their EMMY winning collaboration on the promotional video Be Inspired!

Department of Communication Chair Announcement

Jack Lessenberry Journalism Area Head Receives SPJ Detroit Lifetime Achievement Award!

Have you selected a residence hall? Check out The Thompson -- specialized housing exclusively for CFPCA undergraduate students! 

Congratulations Communication and Theatre/Dance Faculty Members Doug Risner, Karen Prall and Katheryn Maguire!

CFPCA alumna making strides at Ford Motor Company

CFPCA Alumna Alex Way and her band on WDIV's “Music Mondays” segment for Live In the D!

Kresge names WSU long-time Harp Instructor and Music Education Instructor, Patricia Terry-Ross, 2017 Eminent Artist! ​​​​​​​

Open Fall 2017 for Residency: The Thompson Home!

Barbara Tarbuck, a stage and screen actress and Wayne State alumna dies at 74

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