For many adolescents, graphic novels serve as an unexpected bridge to art, literature, storytelling, and occasionally to independence and adulthood. This is the liminal space that Michi Barall, SoA ’20, sought to examine in her new play “Drawing Lessons,” where she explores the tumult of youth through the eyes of a young graphic artist.

A techno rendition of “Tomorrow” from “Annie” plays as audience members take their seats at the Lyceum Theater. The remix of a classic ditty, which is canonically sung to Franklin D. Roosevelt, invites them to a new Oval Office where sex and madcap antics abound. Even before the curtain rises, the message is clear: Move aside FDR, there’s a New Deal in town, and her name is Mary Todd Lincoln.

If the lord of the underworld is an angry child, it’s fitting that the River Styx is a kiddy pool. It’s shallow, and the water is clear enough to see to the bottom, but as rain begins pouring in, the continued stillness reveals its true depth to be imperceptibly great. It’s chilling to think what could be swallowed and forgotten in its unending calm.

The ’80s were alive in Roone Arledge Auditorium last weekend: eyeshadow bright enough to signal the International Space Station, jean jackets and scrunchies galore, and so much high-energy dancing it seemed like an aerobics workout video had come to life. Grab your Trapper Keepers and your Walkmans. It’s time for “Footloose.”

Eleven female priests, their lesbian bodyguards, the Black Panthers, and a horde of angry deacons walk into a cathedral. It sounds like the setup to a bad joke, but it’s actually the setup to a new documentary.

Five student musicians and groups took the Wang Pavilion stage on Feb.8 at Battle of the Bands. Join Sarah Shapiro and Sophia Cordoba to hear their unique sounds, including the recently announced winner Chandra, who has secured her spot as a student headliner at Bacchanal on Apr. 6.

Who knew that Jerusalem syndrome—the psychological condition whereby pilgrims to the Holy City begin to experience messianic delusions—could teach us all so much about the importance of hope and family. With the holiday season fast approaching, a new musical comedy of the same name provides the perfect dose of mishaps and miracles to get you in the spirit.

Diwali lights burned bright red in Roone Arledge Auditorium on Saturday as over 750 eager students flooded in to celebrate, dance, and enjoy traditional South Asian cuisine at the festival of lights in Columbia’s Hindu Student Organization’s largest celebration in club history.