Syracuse University News

On December 21st 1988, Pan American World Airways Flight 103 exploded in the skies above Lockerbie, a small town in Scotland. All 259 people on board the Boeing 747 were killed, as were 11 people on the ground.

Broadway PR firm Polk & Co.'s founder and president, Matt Polk, has just announced that Tom D'Ambrosio, Wayne Wolfe, Frances White and Colgan McNeil will be joining the public relations, media strategies and social media firm. Beginning January 6, 2014, the four press agents, formerly of The Hartman Group, will join the existing company of five including press agents Jessica Johnson and Michelle Bergmann.

Stage & Screen, a collaboration between Coolidge Corner Theatre and Huntington Theatre Company that explores the depictions of shared themes in Huntington productions and acclaimed films continues its second season of collaboration on Monday, January 6 at 7pm with Secretary starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader. The screening will be followed by a conversation moderated by Boston Globe columnist Meredith Goldstein with Venus in Fur director Daniel Goldstein and actors Andrea Syglowski and Chris Kipiniak.

On December 21st 1988, Pan American World Airways Flight 103 exploded in the skies above Lockerbie, a small town in Scotland. All 259 people on board the Boeing 747 were killed, as were 11 people on the ground.

The Board of Trustees of The Public Theater just announced that Arielle Tepper Madover has been elected as The Public's new Board Chair. Madover, who joined the board in 2009, has been an active member of the Executive Committee, serving as Board Vice-Chair for the last year and Chair of The Public's Commercial Projects Committee since 2011. She was Co-Chair of The Public's 2013 Gala and the 50thAnniversary Gala in 2012, achieving the highest grossing galas in Public Theater history. A Tony Award-winning producer, Madover will serve a three year term effective immediately.

Asolo Repertory Theatre will open its 2013-2014 season with SHOW BOAT, based on the novel by Edna Ferber, music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. This winner of the 1994 Tony Award for best revival features a score of timeless classics, including 'Ol' Man River, 'Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man' and 'Make Believe.' Previews will be held tonight, November 12 - 14 and the show will run from November 15 - December 29. Opening night will be held on Friday, November 15 at 8pm.

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Show Palace Entertainment presents IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, today, November 28 through December 25, 2013.

Syracuse Stage will present A Christmas Carol, tonight, November 23 through December 29, 2013.

Syracuse Stage will present A Christmas Carol, November 23 through December 29, 2013.

Show Palace Entertainment presents IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, November 28 through December 25, 2013.

Short Story Theatre, a local storytelling troupe of writers and performers, will present an evening of storytelling tonight, November 14, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at Cellar Gate Wine Bar, 524 Sheridan Road in Highwood. Storytellers include former network news producer, adman and songwriter Rick Leslie of Highland Park, novelist Ron Levitsky of Lake Forest, and writing coach Denise Kirshenbaum of Wilmette.

12/1 @ 7pm: Lessons and Carols, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12/7 @ 8pm: Annual Candlelight Concert, Barnard-Columbia Chorus, Ascension Church, NYC, NY 12/16 @ 7:30pm: Messiah Sing, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC, NY

You loved him as the father on TV's 'The Wonder Years.' Now meet him in a new role: The Godfather.

NBCUniversal, in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, announced today the launch of “Next Steps for Vets (http://veterans.nbcnews.com/),” a web portal that features tools and resources to help veterans

Millersville University welcomes back The Newstead Trio, which has captivated audiences worldwide, from New York; London; Budapest; Lhasa, Tibet; Florence, Tuscany; Shanghai and Beijing. The Newstead Trio, which features pianist Xun Pan, cellist Sara Male, and violinist Michael Jamanis, regularly played at 42 North Prince Street when the building was the PA Academy of Music. This return performance, scheduled for Thursday, November 14th at 7:30 PM, marks their first performance as a trio in this location in nearly five years.

It's going to be a high-energy holiday in the Philadelphia/ Wilmington region when The Media Theatre produces Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' November 20 through January 5. Emmy nominated actor Kyle Lowder, of NBC's 'Days of Our Lives' and CBS' 'Bold and the Beautiful', puts on the Dreamcoat and adds his powerful vocals to power ballads 'Close Every Door' and 'Any Dream Will Do' in The Media Music Theatre Company's production. Scroll down for a first look at Kyle in costume!

You loved him as the father on TV's "The Wonder Years." Now meet him in a new role: The Godfather.