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In the national tour of “The Color Purple,” a Tony Award–winning musical, Mariah Lyttle ’19 plays Celie, the show’s protagonist.

Ithaca College’s fall semester Main Stage Theater lineup explores the theme of breaking convention with “Everybody,” “Sister Act,” “Hedda Gabler” and “The Antigone Project.” Contributing writer Linnea Carchedi spoke with members of the shows’ creative teams to discuss the productions.

Violet Karl, on a journey about pain and healing, sings that she wishes to look like anyone but herself.

Ithaca’s historic Bool’s Flower Shop will be the stage for a site-specific production of “Little Shop of Horrors,” complete with the fresh scents of blooming roses and fertilizer.

A wealthy woman and her maid take in a handsome beggar and go to absurd and hilarious lengths to compete for his love.

Though a musical seems grandiose and monumental under the pageantry of performance and bright stage lights, every production begins with just an idea.

It’s not every day that songs like “Nasty Women Grab Back” and “Feminist AF” are performed in the James J.

Comedic writing, combined with relatable content, adds a lighthearted tone to ICTV’s first musical TV show, “Subject to Change,” which will tackle issues relevant to the daily lives of college students.

“I had never met her before,” Mulligan said. “Some of my colleagues are friends with her, and they said, ‘Oh, you’re going to love her.’”

“I’ve always been developing a vision for how you would do this. I never knew if I was able to pull it off.”

“I think this is one of those musicals and one of those pieces of art in general that anyone can go in and escape from their own lives”

I was kind of planning on transitioning to communications. When I got “Saigon,” that’s when I left school and that’s what got me back into theater.