HOOLIGAN Theatre Company welcomed crowds to its very first production of the school year last weekend, bringing horror musical “Carrie: The Musical” to the Freud Playhouse for a total of four showings.

Shedding light on the life in Weilan Village, a small mountain town in Southwest China, original play “Skywatching Down the Well” produced by the Cfan Chinese Theatre Group at UCLA reimagines the Chinese idiom “The frog at the bottom of the well.” Written and directed by Dorothy Guo, a third-year theater student, the play was performed at UCLA Lani Hall on Nov.

From parades to field shows and playing classic tunes to modern hits, the Solid Gold Sound of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band brings pep and pride as it supports UCLA’s sports teams.

Sparkling saris and kurtas reflected auburn and turquoise colors across Ackerman Grand Ballroom as students gathered for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. Bruin Hindus, a UCLA student organization, held the celebration Nov.

Beneath the multicolored glow of stage lights, a haze rolls across the Freud Playhouse stage. Through a collaboration between UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television and the Herb Alpert School of Music, Opera UCLA will host three performances of “The Turn of the Screw” on Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

Death, typically a somber topic, is something that is celebrated among the Mexican community with vibrant colors, music, food and photos to honor those who have died.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor dazzled the dance floor with shimmering sequins Monday night. The British disco pop-star played at The Regent Theater for the first North American show of her tour promoting her new album “Perimenopop.” Ellis-Bextor gave a heartfelt performance – twirling across the stage, cracking jokes and encouraging audience participation.