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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...

Photo: Livvy Marcus as suffragist Doris Stevens smiles at Dudley Malone (Brandi Porter) during a scene at a bar. The play “Suffs” is inspired by the real-life Stevens’ memoir, “Jailed for Freedom,” and will be running at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through Dec. 7.

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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...

Photo: Members of the cast of “Suffs” pose dramatically on the low-lit stage wearing suffrage sashes. The Tony Award-winning musical’s first national tour arrived at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre on Nov. 18, where it will stay until Dec. 7. (Courtesy of Hollywood Pantages)

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November 23, 5:33 pm

Movie review: ‘Wicked: For Good’ enchants with elevated magic, emotion as spellbinding sequel

Warning: mild spoilers ahead. One year after shattering records and glass ceilings, “Wicked: For Good” flies even higher than its predecessor. Director Jon M. Chu’s highly anticipated sequel landed in theaters Nov. Read more...

Photo: Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) pose together with golden horns and floral arrangements in the background. Following the “intermission” between films, “Wicked: For Good” finds Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) in hiding from the Wizard’s Guard after being falsely labeled the Wicked Witch of the West, leaving her best friend Glinda to step in. (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)

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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...

Photo: Members of the cast of HOOLIGAN Theater Company’s fall production, “Carrie: The Musical,” are pictured in a classroom with a chalkboard in the background. Adapted from Stephen King’s iconic novel and its 1976 movie adaptation, the show follows Carrie White who is bullied at school by her classmates. (Courtesy of HOOLIGAN Theatre Company)

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November 18, 5:21 pm

Asian American theater company LCC spotlights community, creative exploration

This post was updated Nov. 18 at 9:09 p.m. Lapu, the Coyote That Cares Theatre Company is giving its members the confidence and community support they need to pursue creativity. Read more...

Photo: Members of Lapu, the Coyote That Cares Theatre Company are pictured. LCC’s production “WATCH US FALL” came to Royce Hall on Nov. 14 and 16 and featured two one-act plays, “One Last Time” and “When My Brother Comes Home,” as well as an additional short film. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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