Off Broadway On Campus

OBOC is the University of Rochester’s only musical theater performing group. Each semester, we present a musical revue with numbers from a great variety of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. The revues are produced, directed, choreographed, accompanied, musically arranged, costumed, and performed by students.

Auditions play a role in casting smaller numbers, but the group is open to anyone who enjoys musical theater. Celebrating our tenth anniversary this fall, our ranks have swelled to over seventy singers, dancers, and musicians!

Check out the side panels to learn more about the group. In the articles below, we keep each other up to date about musical theater happenings on campus, in the local area, and on the Internet.

Alumnus David Lu!! built a zoom-able panorama of the stage packed with OBOCians past and present, belting out “Seasons of Love. Take and a look and decide for yourself: Why are Rob W. and Calley so sad? Is Rob Rice ever not photogenic? What exactly is Dan Allan looking at? Is Caitlin pulling up her jeans to show some ankle? Has Phil worn those gloves the whole time since Be My Friend? Check it out.

Interested in joining our group? You should be! Simply come to our general interest meeting, and we’ll set you on the right path.

September 7th, 2009
May Room of Wilson Commons
10pm

Hope to see you there! If you have any questions, just contact any one of the executive board members and we’ll help you out.

Every OBOC show back to the fall semester of 1999 is now available on DVD.  The Songs & Shows page may help you remember which semester your favorite numbers were performed.

You can mail your requests to Dan Allan (currently at 311 East 30th Street, Apartment 3, Baltimore, MD 21218).  Please include your mailing address and specify which semesters you want.  I’m asking for $5/show, enough to cover materials and shipping with a little left over for my time.

While some effort has been put into digitally restoring the sound and video, you should expect some glitches.  VHS recordings don’t last with time as well as Mike Axler’s recollection of every JRB song does.

I will also make this most recent show available to alumni.  It may not be produced for awhile, so I will be shipping it separately when it is ready.

If I received your request during the alumni weekend please mail me a note anyway.  I think the most reliable way to do this is to ask everyone to send in their requests on paper with the check.  If you did let me know what you want already, in person or by email, I’ve started making your DVDs.