Students booed the opening act of Bruin Bash 2015. This year, several students jumped from the upper bleachers in Pauley Pavilion to get closer to the artists midway through the show. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Bash 2016 featured three main acts plus a number of surprise guest artists. (Nate Nickolai/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Ari Afsar fangirled during her callback for the Chicago musical “Hamilton” because she got to sing for Tony Award-winning director Thomas Kail. The UCLA alumna sang two songs from the show and one from her book, and was asked to stay longer. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Ari Afsar lands one of her first professional roles in musical theater as Eliza Hamilton in “Hamilton.” She previously performed on “American Idol” and in ScatterTones a cappella at UCLA. (Forever Photography)
Katie Speare filmed herself standing behind a sheet of Plexiglas smeared with makeup at age 16. Sound clips from 1950s makeup commercials droned on while two hands scrubbed the makeup off the sheet. Read more...
Photo: Incoming student Katie Speare was inspired to create a film about her experience speaking with Cambodian locals after taking a trip to the country. The documentary will be featured in the AMC All American High School Film Festival in October. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)
High art is a strange and unfamiliar world for many – only admired by stuffy, old-fashioned types whose works in music and theater often defy comprehension. Read more...
Photo: Stephanie DePrez conducts the music for contemporary musical “I Love You Because,” combining Broadway, jazz and classical music elements. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
James Bass flicks his baton to cue musicians when he performs with a choir. But in rehearsal he emerges as a teacher, his choir room becoming his classroom and his vocalists his students. Read more...
Photo: Before coming to the West Coast, James Bass conducted choirs in Florida and Michigan. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
Wendy Liu’s breakfast in her hometown of Taipei, Taiwan, often includes Taiwanese egg rolls made from a fried flour and corn starch batter wrapped around an egg. Read more...
