Entertainment

This page consists of any and all popular occasions in entertainment media and pop culture. From Hollywood, California, to our very own Roanoke College, reporters of the entertainment page cover music, films, both visual and performance art, and other similar recent events.

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Inauguration Music

As many eyes turned towards the inauguration on January 20th, I wanted to share about an overlooked aspect of the festivities. Since 1801, “The...

Paint the Town Blue

Hey Maroons! Hope y’all had a relaxing winter break! Over said break, the second season of an artistically crafted show, “Arcane,” concluded as well....

Frozen-Mania

It is a snowy winter so far in Roanoke! Perhaps it has taken you back to memories of obsessions with the Disney movie, Frozen,...

Checkmate!

Welcome back to Noke, Maroons! To kick off the semester, this week has a plentiful amount of fun and exciting activities that you absolutely...

Holiday Encore

Hey Maroons! Cannot even believe that it is already the end of the semester. What a time it was to be alive. To kick...

Jolly Jingles

Do you know where popular holiday music came from? Holiday music is everywhere in movies and musical theatre, including quite a bit of Christmas...

‘Tis The Season

As the fall semester comes to a close, the holidays are starting to brighten up all across campus. Alongside these festive decorations are an...

St.Chroma

Tyler, the Creator has recently dropped “CHROMAKOPIA” and it has been received fairly well! This is Tyler’s eight studio album which was released on...

Wicked!

The long-awaited movie “Wicked” is set to premiere today, November 22nd. It will be the first of a two-part series adaptation, starring Cynthia Erivo...

Audition Time

Hey Maroons! As it is gearing close to the end of the semester, there are preparations for the next theater productions on the horizon....

Inside the Machine

Brewing within the theatre department, the upcoming production of Machinal is steadily approaching! For those of you who aren’t aware, Machinal is written by...

Roa-Chella

Hey Maroons! As the spooky month of October leaves, a new one arises (of which is my personal favorite), November! A time for giving...

Traditsye

As we end the Hebrew month of Tishrei, a month full of major holidays, I would like to take the time to reflect on...

History Homecoming

By Sabrina Rogers   Hey Maroons! Hope everyone had a wonderful fall break. Speaking of the Autumnal season, it is rearing close to more activities here...

A Series of (Un)fortunate Events

By Zachary Bayers   As Halloween creeps closer, activities on campus are beginning to grow spookier and even more unsettling than ever before. Some students say...

Season Selection Time!

By Kathryn McElfresh The time has come for the Season Selection Committee to start their debates for the productions of the 2025-2026 academic year. Next...

Alexa, Play “Greenlight” by Lorde!

Theater at Roanoke College performed their first show of the season! “John Proctor is the Villain” by Kimberly Bellflower is a play about teenage...

In Memoriam

The world of show business has been hit quite hard recently with the loss of multiple major stars. James Earl Jones and Maggie Smith...

A Concert to Remember

The unfortunate circumstances of Hurricane Helene canceled a portion of family weekend events such as the R Shushok Shindig, however Saturday was still packed...

Cats: The Musical

By Kathryn McElfresh For those that do not know me, you may have noticed in my last article my love for musicals, which is my...