Not all movie theaters are 24-screen megaplexes replete with screaming teenagers and $10 soda.

For a first-time visitor to the University of Miami campus, the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre may seem pretty, well, bland.

In the pantheon of American musical theatre, few works match the color and joy of Hello, Dolly! Between April 22 and May 2, the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre will host the University of Miami theatre department's production of the beloved musical.

Throughout his four years at UM, Joe Butler has starred in a number of musicals at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, performed at one of the most prestigious summer theatres in America, become a member of a major actors union and is eligible for membership in another, and has even appeared in a commercial.

When the Las Artes de Mexico Film Series kicks off this Thursday, February 28, five critically-acclaimed examples of Mexican film will be shown at the Bill Cosford Cinema.

A beloved comic strip classic is coming to life at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre this month when the University of Miami Department of Theatre Arts' production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown hits the stage. The Tony Award-winning musical begins its run Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. and continues until March 7.