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Alumnus Cornell Christianson grew up watching sci-fi movies and collecting comic books, which inspired his musical “It Came From Beyond.” The off-Broadway show opened April 10 at St. Luke’s Theatre and will run every Tuesday until July. (Courtesy of Cornell Christianson)

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Alumnus&#8217; sci-fi musical inspired by aliens, monsters and Soviet Union

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Cornell Christianson uses a scene from the sci-fi film “Invaders from Mars” as the backdrop for his latest musical. Set in front of images of a sandy hill, characters are captured by aliens who have just descended from their spaceship.

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Alumnus’ sci-fi musical inspired by aliens, monsters and Soviet Union

By Bilal Ismail Ahmed

May 1, 2018 9:49 p.m.