Suzy Evans

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• Taking a risk made everything fall into place

  June 9, 2008 at 12:04 a.m.

  I almost applied to the Daily Bruin every quarter, until spring of my third year.

• Weekend Review: "A Chorus Line"

  June 2, 2008 at midnight

  As graduation looms, college seniors across the country can resonate with the lyrics: “I really need this job. Oh God, I need this job.” And while the current job market ...

• Screen scene: “Sex and the City: The Movie”

  May 30, 2008 at 12:40 a.m.

  Since I cannot represent every woman in reviewing this film, I will summon my inner Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha to give their opinions. After all, it is their movie.

• Play takes musical ‘Odyssey’ into cyberspace

  May 29, 2008 at 1:58 a.m.

  The night begins like any other dress rehearsal. Actors casually walk onstage to fix the spacing of a dance number. Members of the technical crew run back and forth to make last-minute adjustments before the evening’s scheduled run-through. The faint crackling of microphones can be heard alongside actors’ giggles from the green room.

• Theater Review: "Proof"

  May 14, 2008 at 12:45 a.m.

  If putting together the production of “Proof” at the Odyssey Theatre was an actual mathematical proof, then the logic would be very difficult to follow.

• Eden in bloom

  May 6, 2008 at 12:32 a.m.

  Flying 50 feet in the air over a smoke-filled stage, Eden Espinosa captivates the entire theater with her explosive vocals and spine-tingling riffs.

• Theater Review: "My Fair Lady”

  April 16, 2008 at 1:47 a.m.

  Some people argue that musical theater cannot be translated onto film. Even Stephen Sondheim, world-renowned musical composer and self-proclaimed film buff, hates the film version of “West Side Story.” And he wrote it.

• Blind author shares literary visions

  Feb. 20, 2008 at 12:16 a.m.

  Most 18-year-olds mark their initiation into adulthood by buying porn, cigarettes or lotto tickets. Ryan Knighton had to buy the reality that he was going blind.

• Food Review: West Burton Coffee and Tea

  Feb. 13, 2008 at 2:35 a.m.

  The abundance of coffee shops, cafes and all things caffeinated in Westwood may be slightly excessive. However, behind the craze rests the quiet haven of West Burton Coffee and Tea.

• Fine dining becomes affordable

  Feb. 4, 2008 at 12:01 a.m.

  Clubbing, clothing and celebrities are the quintessential categories that commonly characterize Los Angeles. And now, cuisine too is vying for recognition.