SFSU Magazine: More Scenes from Assassins

Student actor Nicole Helfer raises a gun in the air and Student actor Kirk Livingston leans in to get a brush of powder on his face from student makeup artist Elana Hendler.

Three students sit at the soundboard with headphones on during the production of Assassins and theatre Arts Professor Todd Roehrman makes a few final adjustments to a hat he’s designing in the costume shop.

The Star File

Student performers at SFSU are encouraged to push boundaries and take creative risks while they receive a solid foundation in the fundamentals of theater, music and dance. After graduation, they are ready to continue their artistic pursuits in the professional world.

Alumnus Paul Gemignani, the musical director of the Broadway production of "Assassins," which won five Tony Awards in June, is among the many successful directors, dancers, singers, and stars of stage and screen who got their start at SFSU.

Here are a few alumni from the SFSU star file:

Annette Bening, actor
Ed Bullins, playwright
Henrietta Davis, opera singer
Paul Desmond, jazz saxophonist
Danny Glover, actor
Ella Jenkins, folk singer
Kitty Margolis, jazz singer
Johnny Mathis, singer
Sharon McNight, singer/actor
Kent Nagano, music director/conductor
Ronnie Schell, actor/comedian
Daniel Sullivan, Broadway director
Jeffrey Tambor, actor
Wesla Whitfield, singer
B.D. Wong, actor



		More Scenes from Assassins The Star File Student performers at SFSU are encouraged to push boundaries and take creative risks while they receive a solid foundation in the fundamentals of theater, music and dance. After graduation, they are ready to continue their artistic pursuits in the professional world. Alumnus Paul Gemignani, the musical director of the Broadway production of "Assassins," which won five Tony Awards in June, is among the many successful directors, dancers, singers, and stars of stage and screen who got their start at SFSU. Here are a few alumni from the SFSU star file: Annette Bening, actor Ed Bullins, playwright Henrietta Davis, opera singer Paul Desmond, jazz saxophonist Danny Glover, actor Ella Jenkins, folk singer Kitty Margolis, jazz singer Johnny Mathis, singer Sharon McNight, singer/actor Kent Nagano, music director/conductor Ronnie Schell, actor/comedian Daniel Sullivan, Broadway director Jeffrey Tambor, actor Wesla Whitfield, singer B.D. Wong, actor Back to "Assassins"