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CAP UCLA presents an Evening with Taylor Mac to introduce "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music" at The Theatre at Ace Hotel. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging)

CAP UCLA presents an Evening with Taylor Mac to introduce "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music" at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, America - 24 May 2017
Artist Taylor Mac and UCLA Center for the Art of Performance Artistic Director Kristy Edmunds during CAP UCLA presents an Evening with Taylor Mac to introduce "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music" at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging)
CAP UCLA presents an Evening with Taylor Mac to introduce "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music" at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, America - 24 May 2017
Artist Taylor Mac and UCLA Center for the Art of Performance Artistic Director Kristy Edmunds during CAP UCLA presents an Evening with Taylor Mac to introduce "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music" at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging)
CAP UCLA presents an Evening with Taylor Mac to introduce "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music" at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, America - 24 May 2017
From left, actor Roger Guenveur Smith, writer Josh Kun, artist Taylor Mac and Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA Artistic Director Kristy Edmunds during CAP UCLA presents an Evening with Taylor Mac to introduce "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music" at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging)
CAP UCLA presents an Evening with Taylor Mac to introduce "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music" at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, America - 24 May 2017
From left, Artist Taylor Mac and actor Matt Bomer during CAP UCLA presents an Evening with Taylor Mac to introduce "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music" at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging)
CAP UCLA presents an Evening with Taylor Mac to introduce "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music" at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, America - 24 May 2017
From left, Artist Taylor Mac and actor Matt Bomer during CAP UCLA presents an Evening with Taylor Mac to introduce "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music" at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging)