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SARAH PYEAssociate Editor The way a particular company treats the title song in “Oklahoma!” says a lot about the production overall. In the current revival tour, which stops at the Pantages through Sunday, this idea certainly holds true: The title number, coming at the end of the second act, is solid, well-sung and enjoyable. And yet the song, much like the production overall, … [Read more...] about Musical sticks close to classic

Amy LarsonStaff Writer Imagine walking into a building of complete strangers. No one recognizes you, and no faces look familiar either. But, by the time you leave that same building, you have made friends that you will not forget as long as you live. That is precisely what happens in “The Weir,” a production that Pepperdine students will be performing this week. Written by … [Read more...] about Student theater production explores human relationships

JAMES RISWICKAssistant A&E Editor Keane is yet another band coming from the British Isles that is putting the American music biz to shame. While state-side record contracts give way too much attention is given to Lindsey Lohan and Ashlee Simpson, across the pond, bands like Franz Ferdinand, Snow Patrol, Muse and Keane (to name a few) are putting out innovative rock that is … [Read more...] about Brit-pop band shares ‘Hopes and Fears’

Mary WisniewskiAssistant A&E Editor Terrence Mealick’s “The New World” is a new world in itself. Scenes cut quickly from shot to shot, and dialogue is limited due to language barriers between the English and the Native Americans. However, these limitations make a strong movie by revealing what it may be like to go somewhere one has never gone before — a little confusing and … [Read more...] about Entering ‘The New World’

Scott ReynoldsStaff Writer If Dr. Frankenstein had hidden his creation under the hood of a car, he would have called it S4. Audi has created a monster, but many will never know it. The Audi S4 is a 344-horsepower beast of a car with the same clean, timeless lines of one of Audi’s top sellers, the A4.  Comparing the S4 to the A4, however, may be just a bit worse than comparing … [Read more...] about Audi S4 beauty is beast under the hood