This post was updated Jan. 13 at 8:14 p.m. AFTeR PARTY’s newest musical aimed to bring light and laughter in lieu of finals week stress. The newly formed UCLA theater company debuted its first show, “Merrily We Roll Along,” during week 10 of fall quarter. Read more...
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January 8, 2:32 pm
Second Take: Harsh critical response to ‘Wicked: For Good’ shows overexposure does not go unpunished
This post was updated Jan. 8 at 7:52 p.m. Video advertising killed 2025’s star movie. After the success of 2024’s “Wicked,” which became the highest-grossing musical film adaptation, the popular assumption was that the sequel would be an effortless success. Read more...
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December 5, 1:42 pm
Dancesport Club at UCLA brings competitive ballroom into the limelight
This post was updated Jan. 6 at 8:29 p.m. Members of Dancesport Club at UCLA are strutting into ballrooms of new opportunities. Founded in 2016, DCU helps dancers of all skill levels explore the world of competitive ballroom dancing. Read more...
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December 3, 12:21 pm
Q&A: Livvy Marcus explores the value of ‘Suffs’ when ‘women’s rights are under siege’
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 8:38 p.m. Livvy Marcus is telling a story of empowerment – both on and off the stage. Making her national tour debut, the actress and musician is currently playing suffragist Doris Stevens in “Suffs,” the Tony Award-winning musical about the American women’s suffrage movement. Read more...
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December 2, 5:03 pm
CFan’s ‘Skywatching Down the Well’ explores pull of humble roots, branching out
This post was updated Dec. 6 at 5:34 p.m. Even though the sky’s the limit, “Skywatching Down the Well (井底天空)” celebrates the freedom in staying grounded. Read more...
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December 1, 3:42 pm
Theater review: ‘Suffs’ musical empowers audiences with nuanced retelling of women’s suffrage
If “Hamilton” is the musical of America’s fathers, then “Suffs” is the mother of modern theater. The Tony Award-winning musical’s first national tour marched its way into the Hollywood Pantages Theatre on Nov. Read more...
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November 18, 10:50 pm
HOOLIGAN Theatre Company performs ‘Carrie: The Musical’ Dec. 6, 7
HOOLIGAN Theatre Company is out for pig’s blood in its production of “Carrie: The Musical.” In the stage adaptation of author Stephen King’s debut novel “Carrie,” Protagonist Carrie White, a seventeen-year-old girl facing religious abuse, discovers her telekinetic abilities and – after being doused in pig’s blood at her senior prom – murders her fellow classmates. Read more...