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SAMANTHA BLONSAssistant A&E Editor She dressed that afternoon in a black cat outfit with white pointy ears on the top of her head, to match all her friends from dance class. She had practiced the routine in class over and over. At 3 years old, Hayley McClelland took the stage as a dancer for the first time. She has never looked back. McClelland, a Pepperdine alumna and … [Read more...] about Tip-top tap star stamps her mark on dance world

OLESYA SALNIKOVAStaff Writer At Pepperdine’s recent production of the Irish satire, “Playboy of the Western World,” the actor’s thick accents, combined with the tavern-like set caught my attention right away and got me thinking. It seems that people have stopped going to plays and have become so enthralled with Broadway musicals and other “popular” performances, that they have … [Read more...] about Get over stage fright, go play

JESSIE REIMERStaff Writer Steadfast “American Idol” fans have long anticipated the debut album of Season 5 “Idol” runner-up, Katharine McPhee. Under RCA Records, McPhee released her 12-track, self-titled album on Jan. 30. Considering the recent success of fellow “Idol” contestant Chris Daughtry’s Band “Daughtry,” McPhee had the potential for insta-success among her loyal TV … [Read more...] about ‘Idol’ sound absent from McPhee’s album

LAURA JOHNSONA&E Assistant Except for maybe a bout of athlete’s foot, dancers and fungus are not things thought of usually in tandem. But in the case of the Pilobolus Dance Theatre Company, fungus and dance unabashedly unite. The show, full of awesome innovation and spectacular creativity, does not actually feature fungus on stage. Rather, the meaning of the strange name … [Read more...] about Pilobolus puts the fun in fungus

CARISSA MARSHA&E Editor Today marks the first day of February, the month of gloom and doom — well, as far as the weather and Valentine’s Day is concerned. In just two weeks, mischievous Cupid will be buzzing about, striking panic into the hearts of single girls and tied-down guys everywhere who are scrambling for a way to celebrate the day of love. While the stress of … [Read more...] about Conquer Valentine stress