When most people his age were rockin’ to “Fraggle Rock” during their diaper years, Wade Robson had already begun working toward his future dance career. As soon as the dancer/choreographer discovered how to use his legs, his career had begun. Now 20 years old, the renowned choreographer for Britney Spears and *NSYNC will be offering […]
Author Archives: Siddarth Puri
Who wants to get loaded?
UCLA students can now stop watching a show about a fake millionaire and can instead learn how to become a real one. Twenty-something Peter Bielagus’ recent book “Getting Loaded: Making a Million While You’re Still Young Enough to Enjoy It” aims to give readers a new perspective on financial planning and saving. Tonight, money-hungry and […]
Theater group combats Asian stereotype
They’re not just good at math and chemistry. They’re not always in the library studying atomic physics, and no, they’re not always playing the violin or video games. These kinds of stereotypes identifying Asian Americans are what UCLA’s Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company looks to debunk in hopes of increasing visibility in a […]
Performance “˜Proof’ of entertaining radio
Video has not killed the radio star ““ at least not yet. The L.A. Theatre Works radio theater presentation of David Auburn’s play “Proof” disproves the idea of the classic ’80s song. Part of the L.A. Theatre Works radio theater performances, David Auburn’s “Proof” is presented in the classic radio style with actors reading the […]
Graduate student presents politics through cartoons
Is the school out of toilet paper again? If so, it’s not because of the depleted supply of South American trees, but because the government is probably spending too much money on the military and not enough on schools and necessities. So says Joel Andreas, a Ph.D. student in sociology at UCLA, in the second […]
Simon’s dramatic, comedic creation hits Geffen
Everyone knows his name, everyone knows his comedic style and, everyone knows about his success. Neil Simon has dazzled audiences with a number of funny, offbeat Broadway plays, Oscar-nominated screenplays, and even a Pulitzer- Prize-winning drama. Simon continues his prolific playwriting with the world premiere of his “Rose And Walsh,” which opened this week, not […]
“˜Dance and Disability’ to portray life stories of artists
While Orwell’s farm friends may have believed “Two legs bad, four legs good,” Homer Avila is proving that one leg is good enough in his performance in “Dance and Disability.” Avila, who lost one leg to cancer a few years ago, uses his other leg to keep afoot his determination to dance. The purpose of […]