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(From left) Diana, played by Lily Kutner, goes to the hospital to talk to Dr. Madden, played by Rose Dubois, to talk about an outburst at home about her son in a production of “Next to Normal” at the Student Theater at Agganis Arena. “Next to Normal” is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway show put on by student organization BU On Broadway. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

REVIEW: BU On Broadway’s ‘Next to Normal’ exceeds normal

Priyal Patel March 25, 2024
Boston University On Broadway delivered an exceptional opening performance of “Next to Normal" at BU’s Student Theater on Thursday.
Boston University on Broadway performs a dress rehearsal of Spring Awakening on Wednesday. BUOB performed four sold-out shows from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2. ERIN MOSIER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

REVIEW: BU on Broadway sizzles in raunchy ‘Spring Awakening’

Declan Nerney December 4, 2023
Boston University on Broadway premiered its rendition of “Spring Awakening,” on Nov. 30 at the Student Theater at Agganis Arena, the first of four sold-out shows.
Homeless individuals use umbrellas and tarps as shelter. Boston struggles to handle the substantial homeless population on Massachusetts Avenue. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP STAFF

Mass and Cass sees growing number of homeless encampments

Zach Schwartz September 26, 2022
The City has not announced any new initiatives for tackling specifically Mass and Cass despite a growing unhoused population on the intersection.
Composer and pianist Thomas Weaver performs with the Boston-based Pharos Quartet at Boston University’s Marsh Chapel Saturday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU faculty, alumni perform saxophone pieces both new and old

Molly Farrar January 29, 2020
Boston-based saxophone group, the Pharos Quartet, performed with composer and pianist Thomas Weaver on Saturday in Marsh Chapel, that featured both reimagined classical pieces and newly commissioned contemporary pieces.
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