In “N*gger Wetb*ck Ch*nk,” the rapid-fire, genre-defying tour de force that played in front of a fully-packed Freud Playhouse this past weekend, UCLA theater, the homegrown variety that is, might have finally found a voice truly to call its own. Read more...

“Shyness is Nice” Alliance Theatre Now through Dec. 21 Playwright Marc Spitz tells the story of two shy 30-year-old virgins on a mission to get laid. Read more...

Religious visionaries are usually depicted as bearded men with strange names living in Biblical times, not young runaways moonlighting as mushroom pickers in the woods of Washington. Read more...

GLASGOW, Scotland — All the telltale signs were there: nappy braids, purple Muppet-fur shoulder bags, and “McShit” T-shirts. Time to put away the G.O.P. geriatrics, kids; Michael Moore’s in town. Read more...

For comedians Dave Attell and Lewis Black, the road is home and room service is a man’s best friend. It’s not exactly “road sweet road,” but the two stand-up comics have built a high tolerance for the traveling life. Read more...

Rebecca Kapen Fowler Museum Nov. 20, 6 p.m. Fowler Out Loud! presents the concertmaster of the UCLA Philharmonic Orchestra in an evening of solo and chamber works for strings. Read more...

Short films ““ once Hollywood’s version of the three-minute pop song ““ are getting longer and longer. But “Movie Snacks” plays it right. For the price of nothing ““ in money, that is ““ and almost no time, students can catch some of UCLA’s most hidden tiny triumphs. Read more...