▁G ael ▁Gre ene , ▁novel ists ▁Bre tt ▁Ellen ▁Block , ▁Elizabeth ▁Kost ova , ▁Mar ge ▁Pier cy , ▁Brad ▁M elt zer , ▁Betty ▁Smith , ▁and ▁Charles ▁Major , ▁screen writer ▁Jud ith ▁Gu est , ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize - win ning ▁poet ▁The odore ▁Ro eth ke , ▁National ▁Book ▁Award ▁w inners ▁Keith ▁Wald rop ▁and ▁Jes m yn ▁Ward , ▁composer / author / pu pp ete er ▁Form an ▁Brown , ▁and ▁Ali re za ▁J af ar za de h ▁( a ▁Middle ▁East ▁anal yst , ▁author , ▁and ▁TV ▁comment ator ). ▁ ▁In ▁Hollywood , ▁famous ▁al umn i ▁include ▁actors ▁Michael ▁D unn , ▁Dar ren ▁Cr iss , ▁James ▁Earl ▁Jones , ▁David ▁Alan ▁G rier , ▁actress es ▁Lucy ▁Li u , ▁G ilda ▁Rad ner , ▁and ▁Sel ma ▁Bla ir , ▁television ▁director ▁Mark ▁C end row ski , ▁and ▁film maker ▁Lawrence ▁Kas dan . ▁Many ▁Broadway ▁and ▁musical ▁theatre ▁actors , ▁including ▁G av in ▁Cre el , ▁Andrew ▁Ke en an - B ol ger , ▁his ▁sister ▁Cel ia ▁Ke en an - B ol ger , ▁and ▁Taylor ▁Lou der man ▁attended ▁U - M ▁for ▁musical ▁theatre . ▁The ▁musical ▁theatre ▁group ▁Star K id ▁Produ ctions ▁had ▁their ▁start ▁at ▁the ▁University , ▁and ▁st aged ▁multiple ▁produ ctions ▁there . ▁ ▁Musical ▁gradu ates ▁include ▁oper atic ▁sop rano ▁Jess ye ▁Norman , ▁singer ▁Joe ▁D ass in