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Feb. 24, 2026 2:25 p.m.
Marianna Gailus as Sylvia Plath (left) and Cillian O’Sullivan as Ted Hughes (right) pose intimately with their foreheads pressed together. Written by Beth Hyland, the award-winning production “Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia” debuted at the Geffen Playhouse Feb. 4. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
“Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia” is a valentine, a dialectic and a seance, but it is not quite sure which one to believe in.
Written by Beth Hyland and directed by Jo Bonney, the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award-winning production “Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia” debuted at the Geffen Playhouse Feb.
By Mya Ward
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Feb. 23, 2026 9:39 p.m.This post was updated Feb. 24 at 9:40 p.m.
Gorillaz’s recent sound took listeners to new heights – the highest mountain.
On Sunday, the animated British band Gorillaz performed the entirety of their upcoming album at the Hollywood Palladium.
By Ana Camila Burquez
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Feb. 19, 2026 2:30 p.m.Theater review: ‘Richard III’ deftly reimagines Shakespeare’s classic through standout acting
Warning: Spoilers ahead.
With “Richard III,” a villainous rise to power feels prescient and profoundly entertaining.
A Noise Within in Pasadena is presenting an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Richard III” through March 8.
By Reid Sperisen
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Feb. 18, 2026 9:23 p.m.‘Numbskull Revolution’ marks punk filmmaker Jon Moritsugu’s return from pause
Punk cinema is alive in Los Angeles.
Filmmaker Jon Moritsugu, known to those around him as the godfather of punk cinema, screened “Numbskull Revolution” – his first feature in over a decade – for the UCLA Film & Television Archive at the Hammer Museum on Feb.
By Abby Shewmaker
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Feb. 18, 2026 4:02 p.m.UCLA alumnus Dakota Dry learns ‘How to Begin Again’ in debut album
This post was updated Feb. 18 at 8:50 p.m.
For Dakota Dry, “The Edge of Our Never Ending Universe” is a place she knows.
The singer-songwriter and alumnus graduated in 2024 with a degree in ethnomusicology and released her debut studio album, “The Edge of Our Never Ending Universe,” in November 2025.
By Reid Sperisen
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Feb. 16, 2026 3:14 p.m.Album review: Charli xcx’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ reaches peaks in production, falls in songwriting
This post was updated Feb. 16 at 9:08 p.m.
Pop’s reigning party girl reemerges as a restless poet, trading club classics for confined collapse.
Charli xcx’s second soundtrack album “Wuthering Heights” transpires like a descent into the shadows.
By Presley Liu
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Feb. 16, 2026 2:49 p.m.Rising artists: Newest tracks that bring winter chills, unique beats
This post was updated Feb. 16 at 9:24 p.m.
New year, new playlist.
Transitioning into the new year, emerging music artists released new projects. These up-and-coming acts, many of which were collaborations or cross-trained artists, delivered a wide palette of options for this quarter’s soundtrack.
By Victoria Munck, Maile Smith, Kai Echeverria, and Reid Sperisen
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Feb. 10, 2026 1:40 p.m.Album preview: Iconic artists warm up winter quarter with long-awaited releases
This post was updated Feb. 10 at 8:45 p.m.
This is the season for fresh new releases.
Wasting no time, this year is packed with anticipated music projects.
By Julia Kinion, Victoria Munck, Presley Liu, Josephine Murphy, and Reid Sperisen
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