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After a decades-long hiatus, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra resumed their annual residency this summer at Interlochen Center for the Arts. During their visit, members of the orchestra performed with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and taught master classes. Visit Classical IPR to listen to the DSO’s July 27 concert which was recorded live from Kresge Auditorium.

A second season of The Interlochen Collection premiered on Sunday, Aug. 11. This Classical IPR program features performances from Interlochen Center for the Arts’ vast collection of archival audio. The first episode of season two featured actress Linda Hunt (IAA 62-64) narrating Deems Taylor’s Through The Looking Glass with the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra during a 1964 performance at New York’s Lincoln Center.

Allan Heinberg (IAC/NMC 80) signed a deal with Netflix to write and produce a TV series based on Neil Gaiman’s comic book series, The Sandman.

Brian Resnick (IAC 90, IAA 90-92) was a co-producer of the Broadway musical Hadestown, which won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical.

Kyle Taylor Parker (IAC 01-02) will release his debut album, Broadway Soul, on Aug. 16. Parker will celebrate the release with a performance at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 on Sept. 2.

Mariama Lockington’s (IAC 99-00, 02, IAA 02-03) novel “For Black Girls Like Me” was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux on July 30, 2019.

Aidan Kahn (IAC 05, 07-08) appeared in the recent Hallmark film Summer Love as Josh.

“A is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies from A to Z” by John Robert Allman (IAC 07) will be released on Nov. 12, 2019. A portion of the proceeds from the book will be donated to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Claud Mintz (IAA 16-17), who performs as Claud, recently released a music video for their song “Wish You Were Gay.” The video, which has received more than 500,000 views, was directed and produced by Christina Xing (IAA 15-17). Shane Bagwell (IAA 15-17) was director of photography and John Chigas (IAC 14, IAA 14-16) was the gaffer.