An Asian American actor stands before a panel during an audition, plunging into a scene eagerly, before being cut off by the director: "So ... listen, Suk Kim is a foreign exchange student. So can we please see an Asian accent? I don"˜t have much time here." Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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May 14, 6:44 pm
Screen Scene: “Why Am I Doing This?”
Arts, Music
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May 13, 9:21 pm
Bands will face off at Spring Sing
For the bands competing at this year's Spring Sing, the definition of a great performance goes well beyond just getting up on stage and playing a song. Read more...
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(Clockwise) Third-year theater student Megan Pfefferkorn of The Trees, Justin Lucas, second-year ethnomusicology student and Eli Shkurkin, second-year philosophy student of the band Blue Wail, singer Kyle Gibson of Girls Are Robots and a third-year English student, and guitarist Nick Papageorge of thatwasthen rehearsed on May 7 for their upcoming performances in Spring Sing. MORGAN GLIER, SCOTT DEE and PARICHA DUANGTAWEESUB/daily bruin
Arts, Lifestyle
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May 13, 9:04 pm
Exhibit examines the value of graffiti
Los Angeles is losing something. Last fall, local officials began an aggressive campaign to rid the Los Angeles River Basin of graffiti, slathering vibrant and animated paintings and tags with sheets of gray paint. Read more...
Photo: One of the works in “Lost Angeles” is by art history student Jacob Patterson. Courtesy of JACOB PATTERSON
Arts
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May 13, 9:03 pm
Festival aims to revive musical theater culture
In an era of 3-D movie technology and superhero action films, the Festival of New American Musicals strives to showcase one of America's most unique and longstanding traditions. Read more...
Photo: Cheridah Best, Lisa Tharps, Charlene Modeste, Christine Horn, Kim Yarbrough, Julanne Chidi Hill and Kelly M. Jenrette star in the Celebration Theatre’s West Coast premiere of “The Women of Brewster Place.” Courtesy of DAVID ELZER
Arts, Film & TV
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May 13, 4:54 pm
Screen Scene: “Princess Kaiulani”
The late 19th century period piece "Princess Kaiulani" is based on the true story of diplomacy in defense of a nation, and at many times, it comes across as trite. Read more...
Arts, Music
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May 12, 10:35 pm
Company crew ready to deliver laughs at Spring Sing
Spring Sing, which takes place Friday at Pauley Pavilion, is usually well known for its plethora of musical acts. Yet what holds the show together are the skits and videos in between, which also serve as segues into the next musical performance. Read more...
Photo: Students from the MC group Company perform during last year’s Spring Sing on May 8, 2009. Company will perform Friday evening at Pauley Pavilion.
Arts, Film & TV
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May 12, 9:01 pm
Screen Scene: Letters to Juliet
When viewers make the decision to go see a romantic comedy, they can generally expect to see the same generic storyline, set in a different city, with different lead actors, and hopefully embellished with decent acting or outrageous jokes. Despite the authors' best efforts at originality, "Letters to Juliet" definitely follows the prescribed storyline and does little else. Read more...