Friday, July 11

Hayden Everett notes key measures in dynamic process behind debut EP

Years of work for up-and-coming musician Hayden Everett culminated in just 18 minutes of music. The third-year ethnomusicology student released his self-titled debut EP on Sept. Read more...

Photo: Hayden Everett, a third-year ethnomusicology student, put years of work into his self-titled debut EP. Everett said his music journey has taken him from the stairwells and hallways of his dorm to recording studios in Brooklyn, New York – but initially he used a Kickstarter campaign to fund the project. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Musical review: ‘The Little Mermaid Live!’ smoothly mixes mediums to bring viewers under the sea

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 10:39 p.m. The land meets the sea, and live performance meets animation in ABC’s newest musical production “The Wonderful World of Disney presents The Little Mermaid Live!” Following the lead of networks like Fox and NBC, ABC dipped its toes into live theater with a hybrid adaptation of the Disney animated classic “The Little Mermaid.” Not to be confused with Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” this production features the voices of Auli’i Cravalho as Ariel and Queen Latifah as Ursula, both of whom have familiarity with the musical film scene. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of ABC/Eric McCandless)


Graduate student to direct ‘Romeo and Juliet’-based short film in sculpture garden

In a space that was once used for comedy, Zhou Ye set out to reimagine a classic tale of star-crossed lovers. Ye, a graduate student in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, will begin directing his first film of the quarter. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Zhou Ye is working on his upcoming short film, “Roman and Julie,” which is inspired by both William Shakespeare’s classic love story “Romeo and Juliet” and UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Latino Theater Company’s production of ‘La Víctima’ maintains relevance through decades

The Latino Theater Company’s international guest artist was scheduled to perform in October. Instead, she was detained and deported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The situation contextualized and reinforced the work of the Latino Theater Company’s production of “La Víctima,” said actress and UCLA graduate acting student Noelle Franco. Read more...

Photo: A group of migrants in northern Mexico waits for a train bound for the United States in 1915 during the opening scene of “La Víctima.” The show, put on by the Latino Theater Company, tells the multigenerational story of the Villa and Mendoza families during the era of the Great Depression. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Los Angeles Unveiled: Actress finds purpose in performing and community work rooted in identity

Hollywood has never been so accessible for Muslim creators. Los Angeles is the go-to spot for fostering creativity and making it big – and it’s also home to dozens of promising Muslim artists who’re breaking into the industry and redefining what it means to be Muslim. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Kausar Mohammed said she never considered acting to be a practical career since she rarely saw people who looked like her in popular media. But working with Spring Sing’s theater group Company at UCLA ignited her love for sketch comedy and helped her remember why she loved acting, she said. (Courtesy of John Kiefer)