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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 2, 5:03 pm

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)

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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 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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November 16, 7:41 pm

‘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)

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November 16, 3:42 pm

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)


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