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NU Alum Daniel Fish’s “Oklahoma” won a 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

Everything’s goin’ his way: How Daniel Fish made “Oklahoma!” cool again

January 22, 2020

The Monthly When I asked theater director Daniel Fish (Communication ‘89) what attracts him to taking a fresh spin on a classic work, he stopped me in the middle of my question. “This notion...

“Ragtime,” the 76th annual Dolphin Show. Students are calling for more inclusive casting in student processes.

Students call for color-conscious casting at Northwestern

January 15, 2020

When RTVF professor Henry Godinez graduated from a classical acting program, his first TV role was a Columbian drug dealer who burst into a family’s birthday party and massacred a room of children. He...

Vertigo Productions to feature student comedians in ‘A New Shack Laugh Track’

Vertigo Productions to feature student comedians in ‘A New Shack Laugh Track’

January 15, 2020

Winter quarter can be rough. Communication junior Anthony Roytman said it’s important to give people the opportunity to start it off with laughter. As the special events and new music chair for Vertigo...

Third Coast Percussion. The group is nominated at the 62nd Annual Grammys for their 2019 album “Perpetulum.”

“Third Coast Percussion” talk career, Grammy nomination

January 15, 2020

This is the second in a series of profiles of Northwestern Alumni nominated at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. When Third Coast Percussion receives a Grammy nomination, the first person Peter Martin...

10 things to do in Chicago this winter

January 15, 2020

Bug Location: Steppenwolf Theatre Date: January 23 - March 8, 2020 Among filmgoers, Tracy Letts is probably most recognizable as the dad in “Lady Bird,” but he has had a long and fruitful...

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