
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 | 8 P.M. | CONTE FORUM

2025 Featured Artist:
Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo is a GRAMMY®, Emmy®, and Tony® Award–winning actress, singer, author, and producer. Since bursting onto West End and Broadway stages in 2015 with The Color Purple, she has taken the world by storm. Erivo is currently starring as Elphaba in Universal Pictures’ celebrated film series adaptation of Wicked.
2025 Featured Artist:
Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo is a GRAMMY®, Emmy®, and Tony® Award–winning actress, singer, author, and producer. Since bursting onto West End and Broadway stages in 2015 with The Color Purple, she has taken the world by storm. Erivo is currently starring as Elphaba in Universal Pictures’ celebrated film series adaptation of Wicked.
Benefactor Tables: Pops on the Heights 2025
Patrons sponsoring Benefactor Tables provide scholarship support to hundreds of students each year. Gold, Platinum, and Founders’ Circle benefactors have the opportunity to name their scholarship in honor of their family, allowing for a personal connection between the benefactor and their Pops scholar.
Individual Tickets: Pops on the Heights 2025
Join us on September 26 for an unforgettable evening of stunning live performances and celebration of student scholarship support.
Update: Pops on the Heights 2025 is sold out.
The Cleary Legacy
Deeply passionate about philanthropy, higher education, and the arts, the late Barbara and James F. Cleary ’50, H’93, founded BC’s annual Pops on the Heights scholarship gala in 1993. Jim—a Boston College Trustee and founder of the Fides and President’s Circle annual giving societies—and Barbara worked tirelessly to help grow the event to become the University’s largest annual fundraiser, which has raised nearly $160 million. Today, Jim and Barbara’s children—Kara ’84, MA’91; Kristin ’89, JD’93; and James Jr., P’18—continue their parents’ legacy as Pops benefactors.
The Cleary Legacy
Deeply passionate about philanthropy, higher education, and the arts, the late Barbara and James F. Cleary ’50, H’93, founded BC’s annual Pops on the Heights scholarship gala in 1993. Jim—a Boston College Trustee and founder of the Fides and President’s Circle annual giving societies—and Barbara worked tirelessly to help grow the event to become the University’s largest annual fundraiser, which has raised nearly $160 million. Today, Jim and Barbara’s children—Kara ’84, MA’91; Kristin ’89, JD’93; and James Jr., P’18—continue their parents’ legacy as Pops benefactors.
Media: Boston College Pops on the Heights
Read more about how one epic night can impact the lives of so many.