This post was updated April 18 at 7:39 p.m.
Theater’s biggest names will be springing into action this season.
As the sun shines brighter, vibrant productions will be flowering across Los Angeles stages.

Kimmy Miller is turning her puppetry passion into a profession.
The first-year theater student said her fascination with the art form started at a young age.

UCLA’s Pilipino Council of the Mabuhay Collective is celebrating culture and community through the Mabuhay Benefit Festival.
The 15th annual benefit festival will take place Friday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom.

Alumnus India Carney is celebrating young artists.
Taking place this evening at The Nimoy, the singer, songwriter and producer’s two-night series, “Riding the Rollercoaster: An Artist’s Life in Los Angeles,” will feature a performance from Carney’s band as well as some of LA’s new musicians.

This post was updated Feb. 13 at 7:29 p.m.
Aatmi Mehta is using henna as an art form to convey tradition and self-expression.
The second-year public health student runs a small business specializing in henna.

This post was updated Feb. 4 at 8:45 p.m.
Live performances will be igniting stages across Los Angeles this winter.
This season, audiences can escape the blistering season and enter a sultry musical journey.

This post was updated Jan. 17 at 9:58 p.m.
From recording studios to securing gigs, Lily Zager and the Zager Band are exploring all that UCLA has to offer.

This post was updated Nov. 28 at 7:46 p.m.
Naoko Takahatake is painting a fresh perspective for her new role.
As the newly appointed director and chief curator of the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at the Hammer Museum, Takahatake is in charge of sifting through more than 45,000 prints, drawings and photographs spanning from the Renaissance to the present.