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4 unusual facts about University of North Carolina School of the Arts


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Hunter, Ross and Lyon met at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, teaming up with Jensen and Hall in 2006 after meeting them in New York.

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

The production was directed by Dean of Drama Gerald Freedman, the assistant director of the original production, and conducted by UNCSA Chancellor and world renown conductor John Mauceri.

The gala opening of the Stevens Center featured the school's symphony orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein, with Isaac Stern as soloist and Gregory Peck as the Master of Ceremonies.

It has also been reported that Arthur Laurents changed portions of the dialogue for the UNCSA production.


Atli Örvarsson

He earned three platinum and two gold records as a member of the Icelandic band Sálin hans Jóns míns before studying film composing at Berklee College of Music and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Gemze de Lappe

In Spring 2011, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts presented an accurate recreation of the original Broadway production of Oklahoma! De Lappe recreated the original choreography, two-time Tony Award nominated actor Terrence Mann directed, and John Mauceri, the school's chancellor and former director of the Hollywood Bowl orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.


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