When telling a fairy tale, it’s just as fun setting the stage as it is describing the characters’ zany adventures. The design team of “Into the Woods,” the final Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program production of the year, relished the idea. Read more...

ucla school of theater, film & television Alan Estridge’s “At Wit’s Vend” features a candy bar as its protagonist. “At Wit’s Vend” Directed by Alan Estridge Screening on Saturday, June 12 and Wednesday, June 16 “At Wit’s Vend” is a setup in search of a punch line. Read more...

A Cambodian psychedelic rock band: Sounds like a hoax, but the Los Angeles-based Dengue Fever is anything but a joke. After winning Best New Artist at the L.A. Read more...

It takes a visionary with an ambitious agenda to invent an entire genre of music. Or maybe it just takes a self-indulgent art-school graduate with an intelligent sense of humor. Read more...

Let me get this straight: On May 25, MTV announced it will launch a new cable station that will show programming aimed at gay and lesbian audiences. Read more...

With “Made in Mexico,” UCLA Hammer Museum’s latest art exhibition, curator Gilbert Vicario poses the question “What Makes Art Mexican?” with no clear-cut answer in mind. Read more...

When it comes to labels, artists are no different from actors or musicians in that they all become a tad defensive. Their reputations are at stake, and creative minds tend to feel caged when their work is pigeonholed, especially according to their ethnic identities. Read more...