Juilliard alumni are remarkable and inspiring individuals—people whose varied talents have taken them in many different directions. This special section of The Juilliard Journal focuses the limelight on just a few of them, including a bona-fide Scrabble champion, an alumna whose publishing company helps ensure that the music of women composers gets heard, and several rising young stars in Hollywood. Our aim is twofold: We want not only to showcase the success of our alumni, but also to enlighten current students about the wide range of opportunities for professional life after Juilliard. We hope that Center Stage will be recurring periodically in the future, and we welcome your comments on our first issue. Let us know what you think by e-mailing us at alumni@juilliard.edu.

	The Road to Hollywood
	We all know their names so well: Robin Williams, Kevin Kline, Laura Linney (just to mention a few of the high profile alumni of Juilliard’s Drama Division). But what does it take to become a star these days? Hard work, perseverance, and a little of what we all wish for in life—lucky breaks. More...

	Lend Me Your Ears: Focus on Mary Anthony Cox
	As Juilliard’s head ear-training faculty member, alumna Mary Anthony Cox has made a remarkable contribution to the School, bringing immense wisdom and vitality, as well as a fascinating personal history both in the United States and abroad. More...

	Giving a Voice to Women Composers
	When Sylvia Foodim Glickman left Juilliard with two degrees in piano performance, she didn’t know it was with a mission to champion the works of women composers. But her company, Hildegard Publishing, is helping make sure the music of women composers gets heard. More...

	Steps Toward Greater Confidence
	Immersing an inner-city kid in a regimented, seven-year dance instruction program may not be easy—for either student or teacher—as Lisa Townsend (B.F.A. ’82, dance) well knows. But the path is one that can bring great rewards for both. More...

	Where Thought and Feeling Meet
	At first glance, music, Scrabble, and the legal profession don’t have obvious connections. But having been actively involved in all three for many years, Lynn Cushman finds there is more in common among them than she had first imagined. More...