Articles Tagged ‘Broadway’

Mormon star anticipates performances

By Stephanie byrd · Daily Trojan

September 9, 2012 at 5:43 pm

Mormon star anticipates performances

Jared Gertner takes the lead in The Book of Mormon at the Pantages Theatre.

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Billy Elliot explores emotional depths

By jaime brookstein · Daily Trojan

April 24, 2012 at 10:19 pm

Billy Elliot explores emotional depths

The Pantages Theatre’s production of Billy Elliot proves stellar with brilliant choreography and awe-inspiring performances.

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New outlets provide initiative for narrative-driven music

By CARRIE RUTH MOORE · Daily Trojan

March 23, 2012 at 11:07 am

With the luxury of downloading, which enables music-lovers to purchase only an artist’s best songs, it’s remarkable to find an album that can be played from start to finish. As though they understand how the market works, record companies use radio and music videos to enthuse audiences about one or two hit songs before releasing [...]

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Woody Allen adapting ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ for Broadway

By ARMEN KARAOGHLANIAN · Daily Trojan

February 29, 2012 at 1:49 pm

Woody Allen will be adapting his 1994 film, Bullets Over Broadway, into a musical that will open on Broadway in 2013. Julian Schlossberg and Letty Aronson, his producing team, who were also behind the filmmaker’s 2011 Broadway show, Honeymoon Hotel, announced the project. Bullets Over Broadway is generally considered to be one of Woody Allen’s [...]

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Play provides social commentary on race

By giovanni osorio · Daily Trojan

February 9, 2012 at 10:58 pm

Play provides social commentary on race

Clybourne Park pushes audiences to reflect on their personal views, drawing comparisons between 1950s racism and modern views.

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Spring Awakening lives up to the original

By carrie ruth moore · Daily Trojan

February 1, 2012 at 9:37 pm

Spring Awakening lives up to the original

Cardinal Theatre Productions’ Spring Awakening impresses with stunning acting, emotive lighting and brilliant costumes.

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No Broadway debut for Franco

By jaspreet singh · Daily Trojan

August 31, 2011 at 8:55 pm

Oscar-nominated actor James Franco has gotten cold feet about making his Broadway debut this fall. The 33-year celebrity old was slated to star opposite Oscar winner Nicole Kidman in the revival of the 1959 Tennessee Williams play, Sweet Bird of Youth. The play tells the story of a drifter using an aging actress to get [...]

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Rock of Ages entertaining, but not perfect

By clare sayas · Daily Trojan

February 16, 2011 at 8:51 pm

Rock of Ages entertaining, but not perfect

The musical features former American Idol contestant Constantine Maroulis as Drew.

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Broadway stage brings hippies to life with Hair

By Sophia lee · Daily Trojan

January 12, 2011 at 9:54 pm

Broadway stage brings hippies to life with Hair

The Pantages production delivers a fun performance along with 1960s issues.

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Dr. Dre, Iovine give $70 mil for new academy

A new type of undergraduate experience will be added to the university as music icons Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are together giving $70 million ...

UPDATE: LAPD, DPS hold open forum for students

Video from the scene, courtesy of USC Black Student Assembly.   Students, alumni, faculty and community members voiced their concerns at an emotional open forum between the ...

Students hold sit-in in response to LAPD presence at party

[gallery link="file" ids="67092,67091,67090,67089,67088,67087,67086,67085,67084"] Photos by Razan Al Marzouqi   More than 100 students gathered in front of Tommy Trojan for a sit-in Monday afternoon in response to events ...

Opinion

Syrian conflict explodes

On May 16, President Barack Obama told the public about evidence that shows chemical weapons being used in the ongoing Syrian crisis, according to BBC ...

Extra-curriculars, internships as important as grades

As summertime rolls around and the sun and ocean begin to beckon eager pupils, one last roadblock stands in the way of true vacation bliss: ...

’SC sets example in lowering dropout rate

A report sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reveals that the nation’s higher education system is facing a dropout crisis. Produced in part ...

Sports

Women of Troy fall in the round of 16

With a 15-match winning streak against the Cardinal and after bouncing the team from the NCAA quarterfinals last season, the No. 5 USC women’s tennis ...

Trojans can’t pull off unprecedented ‘5-peat’

An outstanding four-year championship run ended for the USC men’s tennis program on Saturday, May 18, in Urbana, Ill., as the No. 4 Trojans were ...

USC suffers sweep to rival UCLA

When USC and UCLA took the field this weekend for their annual three-game clash, it was hard to envision two more different teams and programs. ...

Lifestyle

Into Darkness falls short after high expectations

Possibly for the first time, it’s cool to be a Trekkie. After an explosive re-emergence into popular culture, the Star Trek franchise is again revolutionizing science ...

Daft Punk transcends genre in RAM

After eight long years, the eccentric French electronic music duo Daft Punk is re-entering the electronic music fray. Their new album, Random Access Memories, was ...

Midnight builds on strengths of preceding films

Movie trilogies have a bit of a reputation for being films that rely heavily on action and excitement. They’re usually big money earners, which is ...

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In Photos: Washington comes to USC

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 ...

In Photos: Armenian Genocide

Photos by Ani Kolangian [gallery link="file" ids="66554,66555,66556,66557,66558,66559,66560,66561,66562"]

In Photos: Springfest 2013

Photos by Priyanka Patel. [gallery link="file" ids="65587,65586,65585,65584,65583,65582,65581,65580,65579,65578,65577,65576"]