This post was updated Jan. 11 at 8:44 p.m. Social media made reading cool again, but is BookTok enough to fight the literacy crisis? Viral TikTok trends have encouraged teens and young adults to pick up a novel instead of scrolling endlessly. Read more...
Photo: (Caitlin Brockenbrow/Daily Bruin contributor)
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.
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...
Photo: Members of the cast of “Skywatching Down the Well (井底天空),” three of whom are wearing blue and white tracksuits, gather around a table. UCLA’s CFan Chinese Theatre Group presented its three-act play Nov. 23 in Lani Hall at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Dec. 3 at 8:12 p.m. Emily Chu bridges the gap between everyday struggle and self-expression, blending genres in more ways than one. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year psychology student Emily Chu leans against a tree while holding an acoustic guitar. Chu released her latest single “could’ve been us” in August, which she described as one of her most personal works yet. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)
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)
This post was updated Dec. 3 at 8:20 p.m. A UCLA alumnus is inviting listeners to explore their own emotional terrain, blending melancholic poetry with a warm, intimate timbre. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Liam McGrath is pictured performing at the Big Bear Film Festival in September. The alternative folk singer-songwriter released his latest single, “Abel,” in February, since his last release in 2023. (Courtesy of Liam McGrath)
This post was updated Nov. 30 at 7:47 p.m. A new UCLA student-led alternative band is soon to showcase its budding creativity in Westwood. Consisting of five band members – guitarist Max Chaplin, lead singer Misha Ovcharenko, guitarist Luke Naphat, drummer Brady Quinn and bassist Aidan Levy – the band originated this fall quarter. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the five-member band afterthought. The band was created early fall quarter of this year, with guitarist Max Chaplin and lead singer Misha Ovcharenko being the first two members to connect. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)
