‘A Complete Unknown’ poster. COURTESY | Instagram As folk musician Woody Guthrie laid on his deathbed, Bob Dylan handed his gifted harmonica back to Guthrie to signify his departure from the folk genre, as depicted by Timothée Chalamet and Scoot McNairy in the new biopic movie about Dylan, “A Complete Unknown.” The movie, released on Christmas Day, shows...
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Professors’ Picks: Roger Butters, associate professor of economics
Roger Butters in 1973 Courtesy | Roger Butters “Pray” (1988) by Underworld “Pray,” by Underworld, from the “Underneath the Radar” album. The tune is simple and pure and does not get in the way of the lyrics. There’s even a part in the harmony for those of us who sing bass, a rare thing in popular music. The...
Q and A: Nicholas Nestorak
(Left) James Holleman, professor of music and director of orchestras and choirs (right) alumnus Nicholas Nestorak ’11. Courtesy | James Holleman Nicholas Nestorak is a tenor soloist in the opera circuit, joining the Metropolitan Opera roster in 2021 and making his first debut last season as Pang in their production of “Turandot.” Nestorak graduated from Hillsdale College in 2011...
‘Wicked’ movie fills the musical’s ruby red slippers
“Wicked” movie poster. COURTESY | Amazon After “Wicked” lost the Best Musical Tony Award in 2004, theater fans everywhere have waited for the wider recognition and acclaim that the musical truly deserves. “Wicked”— the fourth-longest-running Broadway musical — has one of the catchiest soundtracks on Broadway and an iconic original cast featuring Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth...
