The sweet-country-bumpkin-trying-to-make-it-in-the-big-city story is told all over again, but it’s actually fun. Although utterly predictable, “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” now running at the Ahmanson Theatre, takes audiences back to the Roaring ’20s with great choreography, perfect costume styling, and a few amazing talents. Read more...

“Salamanticus” Miles Playhouse Through June 20 Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble presents an outlandish, fantasy-like spectacle featuring martial arts, clowns, tango, acrobats and other random performances that don’t fit together. Read more...

With his latest work “Cannonball,” graduate playwrighting student Jed Hayes aims not only to update Sophocles’ Theban trilogy (in much the way “West Side Story” breathed new life into “Romeo and Juliet”), but also to overcome his fear of failure. Read more...

Fowler Out Loud Fowler Museum Today, 6 p.m. A night of Indian classical music featuring UCLA Indian Music Ensemble students. Free. For more information go to www.fowler.ucla.edu. Read more...

When 22-year-old student Marci K stepped off the stage of Westwood Brewing Company on May 25, she was instantly bombarded with hugs from dozens of her ethnomusicology peers. Read more...

With “Shrek 2,” the latest big-screen animated hit, grossing more than $125 million in its first five days at the box office, one might think there is currently a huge demand for animated films in Hollywood. Read more...

Upon awarding Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 9/11″ the Palme d’Or prize last Sunday at the annual Cannes Film Festival, film jury member Tilda Swinton said of the film, “It is sophisticated cinema. Read more...