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May 10, 2026 10:33 p.m.
Cast members of “Exit the King” are shown, with a red and gray stage design in the background. The production kicked off at A Noise Within Theatre at the beginning of May. (Courtesy of Craig Schwartz)
“Exit the King” might be grim, but it won’t make audiences want to exit the theater.
A production of the absurdist comedy – written by Eugène Ionesco in 1962, translated by Donald Watson and directed by Michael Michetti – kicked off May 3 at Pasadena’s A Noise Within Theatre, where it will run through May 31.
By Reid Sperisen
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May 10, 2026 10:26 p.m.Under the bright stage lights, high school filmmakers used creativity and advocacy to highlight topics often left in the dark.
Taking place at the UCLA James Bridges Theater on April 26, the sixth annual Open Mind Film Festival brought together high school filmmakers from across the United States to show films focused on themes of mental health and wellness.
By Daniela Fogliano
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May 9, 2026 5:48 p.m.Spring Sing 2026: The Situations harmonizes boy band image, multimusical members
The Situations promise a modern boy band with a twist.
The Situations is a five-piece band that sits at a genre-blending intersection of its bandmates’ respective musical journeys.
By Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon
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May 8, 2026 2:47 p.m.Mark Foster receives 2026 Spring Sing George and Ira Gershwin Award
This post was updated May 10 at 10:05 p.m.
The Student Alumni Association announced Mark Foster as the recipient of the 2026 George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement.
By Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon
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May 8, 2026 12:00 p.m.Spring Sing 2026: Anique prepares to enter the valley, open up her heart
Anique is prepared to take listeners on a trip to the valley and a tour of her heart.
Fourth-year sociology student Anique Wertheimer, who releases music mononymously as Anique, said she grew up in Los Angeles and attended Spring Sing each year with her family.
By Christopher Baker
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May 7, 2026 5:11 p.m.Winner Takes All: Which dazzling 2026 Met Gala costume shined the brightest?
This post was updated May 7 at 8:04 p.m.
Art came to life at the fashion event of the year.
The Met Gala, an annual fundraising festival held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, took place Monday and saw a star-studded line of actors, models and celebrities in show-stopping looks.
By Reid Sperisen, Emily Berkowitz, Victoria Munck, Daniela Fogliano, and Mya Ward
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May 7, 2026 4:03 p.m.Eve Mori transforms a playhouse, brings new generations to the past in ‘Himeyuri’
This post was updated May 7 at 7:56 p.m.
Serving as a bridge between the past and present, Eve Mori has transformed Freud Playhouse into a place where a new generation can watch history vividly come to life.
By Daniela Fogliano
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May 7, 2026 3:31 p.m.Spring Sing 2026: Lily Zager feels ready to perform a new, emotional piano ballad
Lily Zager is ready to debut her song at the piano for Spring Sing this year.
Since childhood, third-year music history and industry student Zager fell in love with music, at first in musical theater and then in the studio – producing and recording her own music – she said.
By Kai Echeverria
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