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All That Jazz: A “Grand” Night

Jordan Dearing-Harmen’19 receives the Louis Armstrong Jazz award and the John Phillip Souza award, the first student in Academy history to receive both. (Riley Hennessey’19/Media) Friday, May 3, marked Academy’s annual All That Jazz concert. The theme, “Jazz by Moonlight,” fit well with the mood of the night. Consisting of an array of pieces featuring

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Masquerade: Let the Spectacle Astound You

Senior Liam McCann plays Jimi Hendrix’s “Angel.” (Kayla Podgurski’19/Media)   On April 26, at 7:30 pm, Treble Choir and Camerata put on their annual Cabaret concert in Academt’s Dining Hall. The seniors get to pick the theme: this year’s was Masquerade. While performing the song “Cabaret” from the eponymous musical and “Masquerade” from Phantom of

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Endgame: The Conclusion of a Decade-Long Epic

(Wikimedia Commons) In its eleven years of existence, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (colloquially known as the MCU) has become a cultural experience of unprecedented magnitude.  To date, the MCU has released 22 movies, earned close to 19 billion dollars, and witnessed a generation of kids grow up alongside the country’s favorite superheros. It is an

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Talking about the Teaser: “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”

Logotype of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. (Wikimedia Commons) Few film franchises have garnered as much popularity as Star Wars over the years, and while the series has been in existence for more than four decades, it certainly isn’t anywhere close to being finished. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will, however, bring both Disney’s

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An Origin Story with Subpar Action: Shazam!

A CA Shazam! Statue at San Diego Comic-Con 2018 (Gage Skidmore/ Wikimedia Commons) It’s no secret that the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) needs some freshening up. Constantly overshadowed by Marvel’s inability to make an unpopular movie, the company that spawned household names like “Batman” has found it hard to find its footing in creating a

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Everything is “Rent” 

All photos are courtesy of Dr. Andy Morris. (Collage by Andrew Barren’22) On Thursday, April 11 to Saturday, the 13th, the Schoedinger Theater was packed with audiences, who came to see Academy’s musical, Rent. On Saturday night alone, only 30 tickets were left at 5 pm. Instead of playing a sound track through speakers, director

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Captain Marvel: A Decent Performance Amidst Fierce Opposition

Brie Larson meets with former female pilot at the National Air and Space Museum. (Wikimedia Commons) Captain Marvel, the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), premiered Friday, March 8th, and quickly rocketed to a record-breaking $455 million international opening weekend. The origin story about Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), a pilot turned Kree supersoldier