Music is a universal language, and the best way to understand a language is to learn more about its creators and immerse yourself in the culture. Local emerging artists Patrick Watkins, singer and music producer, and Michael Reich, lyricist, met about a year ago through a promoter Watkins previously worked with at Superstar Productions. They […]

One doesn’t need a music major to appreciate performances by NSU’s Vocal Ensemble and Mako Band. Those interested in NSU’s musical ensembles can attend the Department of Performing and Visual Arts’ Spring Music Concert on March 20 at 2 p.m. in the Don Taft University Center Performing Arts Theatre. The Spring Music Concert is an […]

Written by: Natalie Payan Robert Eggers is a production and costume designer known for his work on the short drama “The Tell-Tale Heart” in 2008 and the short action film “Hansel and Gretel” in 2007. His first feature film as a director, “The Witch,” focuses on how witches and black magic tear apart a Puritan […]

Written by: Natalie Payan Tiffany Engen has not only performed in Broadway plays like “Legally Blonde,” “Rock of Ages” and movies like “Hairspray” and Sugar & Spice,” but she’s also had roles in shows such as “Smash,” Nickelodeon’s “The Naked Brothers Band” and “The Daily Show,” among others. Now, Engen will showcase her diverse acting […]

Written by Natalie Payan Katie Travis is no novice in the theater world, as she played Cosette in “Les Misérables” at the St. Louis MUNY with Hugh Panaro and Norm Lewis in July 2013, performed in “Titanic,” “Jekyll and Hyde” and “The Most Happy Fella,” among others, and won the Lys Symonette Award in 2014 […]

Karena Washington started out at NSU as a marine bio major, but the rhythm was too hard for her to resist, so she switched her major to music. Now, she plays the saxophone with NSU’s pep band, performing at volleyball and basketball games and at other events. The pep band’s repertoire includes “Forget You” by […]

Sarah Amengual nabbed the iconic role of Maria in Broadway classic “West Side Story” in 2010; six years later, South Florida residents will have the opportunity to watch her reprise her role on the Miami stage. Amengual, a South Florida native with a B.F.A. from the University of Miami, will play Maria in the Actor’s […]

Daxton Bloomquist may have started following his dream to work in musical theater later than most, but he still nabbed the role of Elder McKinley in “The Book of Mormon.” In high school, Bloomquist participated in school productions and always enjoyed performing, but it wasn’t until his sophomore year of college that Bloomquist decided to […]

  The next best-selling trilogy is making “waves” in the box office. Miami native and best-selling author Rick Yancey wrote a science-fiction, apocalyptic series of novels geared toward a young adult audience that was so well received that it’s been adapted for the big screen. The film stars Chloe Grace Moretz as Cassie Sullivan, the […]

Caskey, Orlando native, has been on the radar for quite some time now. With article features in Complex magazine, Hip Hop DX, All Hip Hop and many others, it’s no surprise that Birdman tracked the 23-year-old rapper down to sign him to Cash Money Records. With the completion of his Black Sheep Tour, Caskey finally […]