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Broadway star teaches master class at Mason

On Sept. 27, Mason’s "ARTS by George!" and the Center For the Arts gave musical theater students the chance to participate in a special master class and talk with actress and Broadway star Laura Benanti about “making it big.”

Benanti spoke with students about the professional world of acting through an actor’s eyes and gave valuable advice on maintaining a job and being happy.

Review: Arrested Development returns

As the video begins, I’m greeted with Ron Howard’s voice as he introduces the scene in front of me. A man in a sweater vest, taking in the smoke of an older woman, rushes to the balcony to blow out the smoke for his mother who is under house arrest.

Review: FOX's "Glee" tackles school shooting

I’m sure I’m not the only one out there who feels that the most recent season of “Glee” lacks the thunder the show had in its previous seasons. Many fans were skeptical that the show would even continue to be that great, when last season saw the departure of more than half of the show’s original “golden” cast.

Others were hopeful and continued to stick around to watch season four. Anyone who has been watching this season and was a die-hard fan probably isn’t one anymore after seeing what “Glee” has had to offer recently.

Review: Season 2 of NBC's "Smash" looks promising

What do American Idol finalist Katherine McPhee and “Will and Grace” star Debra Messing have in common? It’s NBC’s hit series “Smash,” which started its second season on Tuesday, Feb. 5!

Review: Season 2 of HBO's "Girls" continues to stay true to its core themes

“And all the roads we have to walk are winding… and all the lights that lead us there are blinding… There are many things I would like to say to you but I don’t know how…” The lyrics to “Wonder Wall” by Oasis, which closed this week's fourth episode of HBO's "Girls" could not speak any truer to its main themes. Four episodes into the second season that began on Sunday Jan.

Actor Stacy Keach launches Mason's new theater project

Golden Globe winner and Tony award nominee, actor Stacy Keach is embarking on a new journey. This time, he will be improving the acting chops of the actors at George Mason University’s Theater Department.

Review: Surprises and upsets at this year's Emmy Awards

The sixty-fourth annual Primetime Emmy Awards aired on Sunday, the results of which bored as much as surprised viewers with the announcement of television’s most esteemed accolades. Overall, the comedy awards failed to bring a breath of fresh air into a stale show’s reign of the category; however, the drama awards surely caused a stir of debate among the world’s water cooler: the internet.

Patriots take an 8 seed in NCAA Tournament

George Mason University’s Patriots have received an 8 seed in the East region of the NCAA Tournament. The Patriots will go on to play the Wildcats of Villanova on Friday.

This year the NCAA Tournament will be slightly different expanding to include 68 teams instead of the previous 64 teams.  The additional four teams will be required to participate in a new first round known as “The First Four."

Jeff Probst comments on new Survivor season

Editor's Note: Jeff Probst has hosted "Survivor" since its 2000 launch, and on the eve of a new season premiere (tonight, 8 p.m. EST on CBS), C2M contributor Anthony Cusumano talked to Probst about what to expect from this latest edition.