Logo Provided By "The Great Gatsby" Team Feature Written By: Ray Wisda The Stranahan Theater’s production of Broadway’s "The Great Gatsby: A New Musical" arrives with all the shimmer, perfume, and excess of a hothouse flower – lush, fragrant, and just a little overwhelming. Adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel, the production leans into spectacle while trying to preserve the story’s fragile emotional core. In doing so, it also introduces "The Great Gatsby" to a new g

By: Juan Drown and Aidden Johnson Lights out on Songfest 2026. The University of Toledo’s second-oldest tradition returned last Saturday for its 89th year with the theme being “Lights, Camera, Rockets”. Participants selected songs used in movies in accordance to the theme. Songfest initially started as an intra-fraternal competition in 1937; over the decades, it has widened to additional divisions, for the sororities and other student organizations. Songfest is a shared c

Written By: Ray Wisda TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo Wind and Symphonic Ensemble is preparing to take the stage Monday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Doermann Theater. For two first-year performers, the upcoming concert is both a challenge and a chance to grow. The group will perform a series of challenging classical pieces, including all four movements of Clare Grundman’s Hebrides Suite, and James Swearingen’s The Light Eternal. Alyx Oiler, a freshman trumpet player, joi