Gabi Fabozzi

Columbia Daily Spectator — A recently deceased patriarch exposed for a gay love affair with his financial advisor, an ailing mother with a redneck "rent boy," and a pseudo-incestuous sexual encounter make up just the first scene of "Becky Shaw." Coupled with acerbic dialogue, the outlandish situations posed in the Broadway show are sustained throughout the entire runtime.

Columbia Daily Spectator — Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member and New York City comedian Chloe Troast will be the headlining comic for the John Jay Memorial Annual Comedy Variety Show at the Ethel S. LeFrak '41 and Samuel J. LeFrak Theatre on April 10, the student organizers announced Tuesday evening.

Columbia Daily Spectator — Entering the theater, it's difficult to tell what you'll be getting into at "Burnout Paradise." Produced by No Guarantees Productions-led by Megan O'Keefe, Law '17, Business '17-the imaginative show opened on March 5 at the off-Broadway Astor Place Theatre, following its successful run at Brooklyn's St. Ann's Warehouse.

Columbia Daily Spectator — Roald Dahl, though perhaps your favorite childhood author, was a complicated man. Known for capturing both the whimsical and solemn moments of childhood in classics like "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Matilda," Dahl also publicly declared himself antisemitic in a 1990 statement to British newspaper The Independent.

Columbia Daily Spectator — Almost all Americans came from somewhere else. But as we become American, how and why do we choose to continue, abandon, or alter the traditions of our family?

Columbia Political Review — My grandmother is a felon. I don't believe I've ever told someone that. I haven't even told you , only quietly written it. Her first husband, the closest thing my mother had to a father, was also a felon who spent much of his life in federal prison.

Columbia Political Review — "People are out there taking photos of their names and faces and posting them online with death threats to their families and themselves. So I’m sorry if people are offended by them wearing masks, but I’m not going to let my officers and agents go out there and put their lives on the line and their family on the line because people don’t like what immigration enforcement is.” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons offered this as a response to growing outrage over ICE officials performing immigration arrests while being masked and concealing identifying information, like badge numbers and names. Recent internal data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shows a 500 percent increase in assaults while conducting immigration enforcement operations, equivalent to about one assault per day. The agency frames this statistic as the reason for ICE officers’ anonymity, touting the masks as a necessary shield from public outrage and violence.

Columbia Political Review — For decades, the geographic preclearance requirement in the 1965 Voting Rights Act protected voting rights in historically repressive states. The Act forced jurisdictions in many Southern states that had previously enforced disenfranchisement tactics like literacy and civics tests to have new voting procedures reviewed by the federal government, ensuring that discrimination on the basis of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” In 2013, the Supreme Court ruled in Shelby County v. Holder that geographic preclearance was unconstitutional. Subsequent modeling shows that this overturning of preclearance caused the turnout gap between Black and white voters to be five percentage points more than what would have been possible under preclearance. However, the reality has become Black voter suppression being conducted under the name of another group—former felons.

Columbia Daily Spectator — Acting is artifice, or so many would say. In sharp contrast to most theatrical productions, "My Joy Is Heavy" revels in a married couple's deeply personal experiences to explore themes of grief and joy. Its contents, like life, are a bit mixed.

Columbia Daily Spectator — One of the theatrical canon's most lauded heroines, Antigone, is back on a major stage, now wearing a black leather jacket and a punk plaid skirt. The world premiere of Anna Ziegler's adaptation of Sophocles' tragedy doesn't just bring the classic to the modern age but also exposes how Antigone and the politics of the female body have been with us all along.

Columbia Daily Spectator — In the Chain Theatre's 99-seat black box, a tale about Irish spirits, a so-called priest, and a Bog Witch plays out live on stage.

Columbia Daily Spectator — With minimal scenery and a small cast of Broadway regulars, "Night Side Songs" invites its audience to explore life and love amid illness. The new musical opened Sunday at Lincoln Center Theater's off-Broadway Claire Tow Theater.

Columbia Daily Spectator — Whether a frequent theatergoer or musical hater, it's unlikely you haven't heard at least one of the magical motifs or showstopping solos by renowned composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz. Following the two-part film adaptation of his longest-running musical, "Wicked," Schwartz is perhaps more popular than ever before.

Columbia Daily Spectator — Inside an intimate, 65-seat black box theater, a lucid story of family, female consumption, and a cooking show-inspired by Martha Stewart, BC '63-plays out in a single act.

Columbia Daily Spectator — Performing live in front of an entire audience is many people's worst nightmare. Now imagine no script or plan-just a group of fellow improvisers to fall back on-and you've got a typical Third Wheel Improv performance.

Columbia Daily Spectator — They meet while he's shaking in a neck brace, and she's dressed in a fur coat. They have no names, yet the audience still manages to learn a bit about their love and life with alcoholism.

Columbia Daily Spectator — In the era of AI companions, the question of humanity's relationship with technology has, perhaps, never been more pressing. Second Stage Theater's latest production, "Marjorie Prime," affirms this reality with its exploration of the growing phenomenon of humans turning to artificial intelligence for emotional support.

Columbia Daily Spectator — The audience surrounds a stark white stage as Wolf/Boy (Felicity Chen, BC '29) enters. He addresses the audience directly as his childish, unrestrained Wolf persona, sharing a secret: "I am not what you think you see."

Columbia Daily Spectator — Stark white sheets hung from the ceiling, and a live jazz band greeted the audience at the King's Crown Shakespeare Troupe's production of "Vincent Almost in King John" in the Austin E. Quigley Black Box Theatre. Playing from Nov. 14 to 15, the play reinvents William Shakespeare's classic history through a metanarrative about producing a Hollywood adaptation of "King John."

Columbia Daily Spectator — Music filled the halls of Broadway Presbyterian Church on Sunday as members of Amnesty International USA Local Group 11 celebrated the chapter's 50th annual benefit concert. The celebration included a piano performance and political letter writing.

Columbia Daily Spectator — Known for being the first openly nonbinary Tony Award winner in a leading acting category, actor J. Harrison Ghee opened LGBTQ@Columbia's Trans Awareness Week programming with a keynote address Thursday in Lerner Hall.

Columbia Daily Spectator — Before any notes were sung or instruments were tuned, the creative team behind the Columbia Musical Theatre Society's upcoming production crafted an intentional vision for its casting and production.

Columbia Daily Spectator — With live music playing and posters from previous festivals lining the lobby, the 15th Queens World Film Festival kicked off at the Museum of the Moving Image on Nov. 5. The festival's opening night included a feature film by a Columbia alum in the museum's Redstone Theater.

Columbia Daily Spectator — Straight from London's West End to the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Broadway, Manhattan Theatre Club's production of "Punch" highlights the benefits of restorative justice practices through an engaging and beautifully directed true story.