Saturday, July 11

Simon’s dramatic, comedic creation hits Geffen

Everyone knows his name, everyone knows his comedic style and, everyone knows about his success. Neil Simon has dazzled audiences with a number of funny, offbeat Broadway plays, Oscar-nominated screenplays, and even a Pulitzer- Prize-winning drama. Read more...


UCLA vocalist has no trouble teaching

Juliana Gondek is to frequent flyer miles as Steve Lavin is to frequent flying objects. Gondek, a UCLA professor of voice and opera studies since 1997, traveled extensively during her touring days as a top-flight singer. Read more...


Hot Hot Heat burns up the stage in Seattle

Drummer Paul Hawley has just played in what he calls one of the top three Hot Hot Heat shows of the band’s short career. About 1,400 fans came to see his band and the Walkmen perform a double bill at Seattle’s Graceland, a venue with a 1,200 person occupancy. Read more...


More than Modern

What is it like to work for a genius? For Daniel Roberts, a dancer with the legendary Merce Cunningham Dance Company, speaking about his job is often easier than actually doing it. Read more...


More than Modern

Merce Cunningham not only creates respected work, he collaborates with people whose work he respects. Sculptor Charles Long was asked by the modern dance choreographer to create sets for “Way Station,” a piece that will be performed by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company Friday night at Royce Hall. Read more...


Homer, Bart lead nation more than George Sr., Jr.

Each weekday thousands of UCLA’s academia sit in front of their TV sets, winding down from their horribly gruesome lives in order to watch all three re-runs of “The Simpsons.” That’s right ““ for many of us, 6, 7:30 and 11 p.m. Read more...


Briefs

Film Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s 1959 film “Suddenly, Last Summer,” starring Elizabeth Taylor, screens at the James Bridges Theater 7:30 p.m. today as part of the “Out of the Past” UCLA Film and Television Archive series showing film restoration efforts. Read more...