Thursday, 6/5/97 Pido brings Mozart’s ‘Marriage of Figaro’ to Los Angeles Conductor hopes to replicate his previous successes with L.A. opera By John Mangum Daily Bruin Contributor Critics and opera fans agreed that L.A. Read more...

Thursday, 6/5/97 Photographer captures bygone images of American Southwest Fitch documents abandoned frontier ruins, saves memories of an era By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff Somewhere, between tired truck stops and abandoned Southwestern shacks, a spirit breathes across America. Read more...

Thursday, 6/5/97 Student finances six-year-old dream of movie-making with winnings Messina features stories from his own life in ‘Grandma and Me’ By John Nein Daily Bruin Contributor It’s a crazy thing trying to finance a film. Read more...

Thursday, 6/5/97 Production measures up with great talent, stagecraft All-female cast delivers surprisingly entertaining, bold play By Alicia Cheak Daily Bruin Contributor The lights dim as figures clothed in black nuns’ habits make their entrances. Read more...

Thursday, 6/5/97 Revival of ‘West Side Story’ preserves charm of original Classic tale of star-crossed lovers comes back in international tour By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff There’s nothing new about the latest national tour of "West Side Story." The sets, costumes, choreography and even the most minute blocking are the same as they were 40 years ago. Read more...

Monday, 6/2/97 A cappella group awakens students to different sounds MUSIC: Long practices, different opinions can’t crimp musicians’ style By Terry Tang Daily Bruin Contributor Most artists who try to bring a song to life require an instrumental accompaniment in addition to catchy lyrics. Read more...

Monday, 6/2/97 Big-budget films should die out as costs get out of hand FILM: Viewers shouldn’t continue underwriting studios’ overspending It’s so perfect, it would be considered contrived if it were fiction. Read more...