Friday, February 13

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...

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)


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)


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)


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)


‘Table 17’ pulls audiences in by breaking fourth wall, highlights Black art

This post was updated Nov. 16 at 9:45 p.m. “Table 17” is serving a theater experience worthy of a Michelin star. Earlier this month, the romantic comedy made its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse Gil Cates Theater, where it will remain Los Angeles’ hottest reservation until its final show Dec. Read more...

Photo: Actress Gail Bean reacts in surprise as actor Biko Eisen-Martin kneels and holds out a small jewelry box. The romantic comedy, directed by Zhailon Levingston, will be playing in the Geffen Playhouse Gil Cates Theater until its final show Dec. 7. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)


Opera UCLA revives haunting classic to new ears with ‘The Turn of the Screw’

This post was updated Nov. 21 at 4:35 p.m. Opera UCLA’s latest production plays to haunt the narrative. Over 70 years since its Venice premiere, Benjamin Britten’s chamber opera “The Turn of the Screw” will take new life in UCLA’s Freud Playhouse for three performances Nov. Read more...

Photo: Two cast members wearing white dresses sit on the floor. Opera UCLA’s new production, “The Turn of the Screw,” will feature three performances at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse starting Nov. 20. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


M.F.A. 2026 Preview Exhibition showcases graduate student work, range of mediums

This post was updated Nov. 11 at 9:06 p.m. UCLA graduate student artists are giving audiences a look into their minds this fall. The M.F.A. 2026 Preview Exhibition, hosted at the New Wight Gallery in the Broad Art Center, opened its doors Oct. Read more...

Photo: “Smiling Fish,” a whittled piece by Lucas Wrench, is one of the works featured in the M.F.A. 2026 Preview Exhibition. Throughout the different art mediums, each piece has a particular goal – from commentary pieces to works that aim to create physical reactions in viewers. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)