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Carol Burnett Launches Scholarship for Musical Theater Students

11/7/2025

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Carol Burnett has established the Carol Burnett Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television to support aspiring musical theater students.
The scholarship will benefit high-potential undergraduates in the Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program, with Alexa Cruz as the inaugural recipient.
Burnett also donated over 140 industry awards to the university, which will be displayed in the Freud Playhouse lobby.

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Carol Burnett has established the Carol Burnett Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television to support aspiring musical theater students.
The scholarship will benefit high-potential undergraduates in the Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program, with Alexa Cruz as the inaugural recipient.
Burnett also donated over 140 industry awards to the university, which will be displayed in the Freud Playhouse lobby.