Category: Arts & Entertainment

Into the Woods: Off the Screen and Onto the Stage

  By Brigid Walshe `19 A&E Staff Crowds filed into the Angell Blackfriars Theatre this past weekend to see the final performances of Into the Woods, and many were left with a smile. The musical is the second musical that Providence College’s Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film has done on their new musical theatre […]

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PC’s The Voice Shows Students Can Hit a Chord

  By Kerry Torpey `20 A&E Staff   McPhail’s may not have the biggest stage and Fr. Dominic is no Carson Daly, but Providence College’s edition of The Voice was still able to hit all the right notes. On April 22, the Providence College Board of Programmers hosted their first annual singing competition inspired by […]

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Summer Concerts Promise a Treat for Every Taste

  By Ryan Cox `18 A&E Staff   For music junkies, summertime is synonymous with concert season; it seems like artists of all genres come out in full force between May and August to treat their fans and share their music. Southern New England boasts many concert venues, and so the area becomes a hotbed […]

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Lana is New, Not Necessarily Improved

  By Blaine Payer `18 A&E Staff   Lana Del Rey used to be queen of somber, melodic music, but the 31 year-old pop-rock star seems to have turned a page in her career. On April 11, the singer-songwriter released the cover for her fourth album, Lust for Life, which s displays with a full-mouth […]

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Girlboss Brings Ambition to Netflix

  By Elizabeth Jancsy `18 A&E Staff   It is the year 2006 in sunny San Francisco, and a 23 year-old girl by the name of Sophia has found herself in a rut. She has no job, no respect from her father, and if she doesn’t think of a way to earn money fast, she […]

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A British Take on an American Classic

by Elizabeth Jancsy ’18 A&E Staff The American classic has made its way across the pond, as London’s National Theatre prepares to open its doors for the premiere of Angels in America on April 11, 2017. Written by Tony Kushner, this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play follows the relationships of two couples, Prior and […]

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Bob Dylan: A Living Legend Now Enshrined

by Joe Clancy ’18 A&E Staff Bob Dylan, the backwoods-born, folk-singing, outspoken, and recently awarded Nobel Laureate, continues to build upon his quirks. The latest addition to Dylan’s eccentric story is the creation and opening of an archive dedicated solely to him. Normally, it would seem strange that a musician would have a museum dedicated […]

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It’s Back and So Are Your Nightmares

by Kerry Torpey ’19 A&E Staff The prayers of horror movie fans everywhere were answered on March 29, as the first trailer for the latest remake of the hit Stephen King novel It debuted. Having already smashed records with just a trailer release, It has quickly become one of 2017’s most highly anticipated films. It […]

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Fleet Foxes Back After Six-Year Hiatus

by Blaine Payer ’18 A&E Staff After six years of silence following their 2011 Grammy-nominated album, Helplessness Blues, the indie-folk band Fleet Foxes has ended their hiatus. The group is expected to begin touring in May, coinciding with the release of their highly anticipated third album, Crack-Up. With a new single released in early March […]

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Samurai Jack Only Gets Better With Age

by Michael Welch ’17 A&E Staff “Fifty years have passed…but I do not age.” Samurai Jack is back and he’s aged like a fine wine. After 13-year hiatus, Jack has returned to screens, this time on the Adult Swim Channel. The classic cartoon aired 13 years ago, but never had its well-deserved finale after five […]

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