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Feb. 3, 2026 11:32 a.m.
Carol Burnett (left) and Alexa Cruz (right) pose together. On meeting Burnett, Cruz said people emphasized that her name being put alongside Burnett’s spelled future success for her career. (Courtesy of Sebastian Hernandez/UCLA)
For one UCLA student, a celebrated alumnus has offered an extra boost to her educational pursuits.
Alexa Cruz, a first-year theater student with an emphasis in musical theater, is the inaugural recipient of the Carol Burnett Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship in Musical Theater.
By Reid Sperisen
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Jan. 13, 2026 6:58 p.m.This post was updated Jan. 13 at 8:14 p.m.
AFTeR PARTY’s newest musical aimed to bring light and laughter in lieu of finals week stress.
The newly formed UCLA theater company debuted its first show, “Merrily We Roll Along,” during week 10 of fall quarter.
By Izzy De Leon
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Dec. 5, 2025 1:42 p.m.Dancesport Club at UCLA brings competitive ballroom into the limelight
This post was updated Jan. 6 at 8:29 p.m.
Members of Dancesport Club at UCLA are strutting into ballrooms of new opportunities.
Founded in 2016, DCU helps dancers of all skill levels explore the world of competitive ballroom dancing.
By Julia Divers
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Dec. 3, 2025 12:21 p.m.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.
By Victoria Munck
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Dec. 1, 2025 3:42 p.m.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.
By Caitlin Brockenbrow
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Nov. 18, 2025 10:50 p.m.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.
By Julia Kinion
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Nov. 16, 2025 7:41 p.m.‘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.
By Victoria Munck
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