Bryant Fleming was looking forward to the fall semester at the University of the Arts, where the rising senior was to choreograph a production of “Sister Act" — the same musical comedy that led him to fall in love with theater in high school.
Instead, the musical theater major was left heartbroken and angry over the Philadelphia school's abrupt announcement Friday that it planned to close its doors in just seven days. The decision shocked students, parents and faculty alike and raised questions about governance at the venerable city institution. University officials have not said how or why they suddenly ran out of money to pay the bills.
