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P.T. Barnum Awards
'''The P.T. Barnum Series in Entertainment''' is an annual ceremony honoring alumni of '''[[Tufts University]]''' for their work in the field of media and entertainment. The show alternates between New York City and Los Angeles, respectively titled '''"From Ballou to Broadway"''' and '''"From the Hill to Hollywood."'''

The series began as a 2005 collaboration of The Hill to Hollywood Network of the Los Angeles Tufts Alliance, the [http://ase.tufts.edu/cms/ Film and Media Studies Program (CMS)] at Tufts University,<ref>http://ase.tufts.edu/cms/</ref> the [http://ase.tufts.edu/drama-dance/ Tufts Department of Drama and Dance],<ref>http://ase.tufts.edu/drama-dance/</ref> and the [http://www.tuftsalumni.org/who-we-are/office-of-alumni-relations/ Tufts Office of Alumni Relations]<ref>http://www.tuftsalumni.org</ref> in celebration of [[P.T. Barnum]]’s love of entertainment and creativity, and the desire to honor members of the Tufts 
community for their advancement of and success within the media and entertainment industries.  The 2015 P.T. Barnum Series expanded the ceremony's focus to include celebrating younger, up-and-coming Tufts alumni working in these industries through the inaugural P.T. Barnum Young Alumni Showcase.

The 15th annual P.T. Barnum Series in Entertainment will be held in Los Angeles in September, 2019.

=From the Hill to Hollywood 2019=
Emcee:
*Barbara Wallace Grossman, AG84, professor of theatre and interim chair of the department of theatre, dance, and performance studies
Panel Moderator: 
*Adam Felber, writer, actor, and radio personality
Young Alumni Showcase:
*Sam Cantor, musician
*Cinthia Chen, interdisciplinary artist
*Ben Haven Taylor, cinematographer 
*Eli Lloyd, comedian
*Benjamin Hosking, filmmaker
*Allentza Michel, artist and community organizer ⏎
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==From Ballou to Broadway 2018==
Award recipients:
* Judy Bowman, casting director
* David Gelles, producer
* Andrew Polk, actor
* Joshua Seftel, filmmaker, producer
Keynote:
* Robert O'Hara, playwright
(contracted; show full)* Courtenay Valenti, Executive Vice President, [[Warner Brothers Pictures]]
* Jon Levin, literary agent, [[Creative Artists Agency]]
* [[Ameesha Patel]], Bollywood actress

==References==
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[[Category:Tufts University]]