Theatre

Sweeney Todd thrills and wows

By Katherine McCormick · Daily Trojan

January 28, 2013 at 10:36 pm

The USC Musical Theatre Repertoire’s production of Sweeney Todd was excellent on all accounts, particularly the performances, set and production design. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a musical about a barber named Benjamin Barker. At the start of the show, he returns from fifteen years living as a convict in Australia [...]

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Strangler promises a bloody good time

By Marianne Zumberge · Daily Trojan

January 28, 2013 at 10:09 pm

Strangler promises a bloody good time

Written by a USC alum, the play succeeds thanks to strong casting and complex writing.

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Pride and Prejudice stays true to script

By Sarah french · Daily Trojan

January 27, 2013 at 5:07 pm

Pride and Prejudice stays true to script

The play marks the 200th anniversary of the release of Jane Austen’s beloved novel.

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Plaza Suite laughs about love and loss

By Charlotte Spangler · Daily Trojan

January 24, 2013 at 10:49 pm

Plaza Suite laughs about love and loss

The three-part play, which is an update of the Tony-nominated 1968 production of the same name, explores relationships.

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Are You There God? tackles puberty

By Jacqueline Mansky · Daily Trojan

December 4, 2012 at 9:39 pm

Are You There God? tackles puberty

Are You There God? It’s Me, Karen Carpenter tells a funny tale of crushes and periods.

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Santaland offers compelling holiday tale

By sarah french · Daily Trojan

November 27, 2012 at 9:46 pm

Santaland offers compelling holiday tale

The Blank Theatre’s production of David Sedaris’ The Santaland Diaries provides touching but hilarious Christmas entertainment.

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MACHA’s Janis Joplin musical revives ’60s era

By marianne zumberge · Daily Trojan

November 15, 2012 at 9:30 pm

MACHA’s Janis Joplin musical revives ’60s era

MACHA Theatre’s Room 105 chronicles the life and death of singer Janis Joplin.

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Hair cast discusses musical’s relevance

By Charlotte spangler · Daily Trojan

November 8, 2012 at 8:39 pm

Hair cast discusses musical’s relevance

Members of the “tribe” prepare for this weekend’s opening of Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical at the Massman Theatre.

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Barn offers cheap, worthy entertainment

By marianne zumberge · Daily Trojan

November 6, 2012 at 9:03 pm

Barn offers cheap, worthy entertainment

The Independent Shakespeare Company’s Red Barn regales audiences with genuine hilarity and knockout performances.

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Salesgirl revels in absurdity

By marianne zumberge · Daily Trojan

November 5, 2012 at 9:42 pm

Salesgirl revels in absurdity

The unique approach to Death of a Salesgirl makes the play a theatrical treat.

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The following incidents were reported in the USC Dept. of Public Safety Daily Incident Log between Monday, June 10, and Tuesday, June 11.  Crimes against a ...

Opinion

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As people spend more time with computers, their reliance on websites and Internet service providers grow. And yet, the government’s ability to monitor these technologies ...

Whistle-blower program needed for internships

A Federal District Court judge in Manhattan ruled last Tuesday that Fox Searchlight Pictures had violated federal law by not paying production interns on the ...

Students must continue work on USChange

Many members of the USC community voiced their concern following the May 4 incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department shut down a party ...

Sports

USC football APR scores still below national average

Last week, the NCAA announced the Academic Progress Rate multi year scores that cover the four-year period between the 2008-09 and 2011-12 academic years, and ...

USC names Ron Allice’s replacement

For 15 years, Caryl Smith Gilbert has been molding champion track and field athletes and leaders east of the Mississippi. Beginning next season, however, she ...

Nellum earns another top distinction

USC senior Bryshon Nellum, who closed out his USC career with an NCAA championship in the 400 meter last week in Oregon, was named the ...

Lifestyle

Summer recipes bound to relax and chill

With the official start of summer just around the corner and a glimpse of those long, hot L.A. days bound to overwhelm us, it’s the ...

Event celebrates LA’s Chinese culture, history

Chinatown Summer Nights has mastered the blend of L.A.’s trendiest music and marketplaces with the historic cultural neighborhood in the program’s fourth season. Alight with ...

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Hopping onto the tech bandwagon is no easy feat these days. The competition that goes on in Silicon Valley for bright engineers and marketing superstars ...

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In Photos: Washington comes to USC

The Schwarzenegger Institute held an immigration reform forum titled "Washington comes to USC", with U.S Senators John McCain, Michael Bennet and former President of Mexico ...

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