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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Arts and Entertainment

A tableau vivant of “A Sunday at La Grande Jatte” concludes the first act of “A Sunday in the Park with George.”

‘Sunday in the Park with George’ makes suboptimal setting picturesque

November 13, 2023

As a venue, Shanley Pavilion is far from perfect: it doesn’t fit many people, large wooden poles obstruct the view at some angles and there aren’t many places for actors to enter and exit the stage...

Three women confusedly watching a woman draped in an American flag as she talks on a cell phone.

Hell to the chief: ‘POTUS’ crafts a chaotic comedy of errors

November 12, 2023

The first word we hear in “POTUS” is so vulgar, I cannot repeat it. Yet, the unnamed fictional president uses a variation of it to describe his wife. That’s just the first mishap in this brash,...

Directed by Daryl D. Brooks, “Assassins” runs at Theo Ubique Theatre through Dec. 17.

Theo Ubique ensemble makes the most of Sondheim’s imperfect ‘Assassins’

November 7, 2023

Few composers have achieved the same household recognition as the late Stephen Sondheim. Even the most Broadway-averse know the lyrics to “I Feel Pretty” or “America.” But his 1990 musical, “Assassins,”...

A person plays guitar and sings into a mic against a lit background

Slaughter Beach, Dog had Thalia Hall ‘Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling’

November 7, 2023

Slaughter Beach, Dog frontman Jake Ewald exclaimed the group “sure as hell felt like a band” at its concert in Thalia Hall Sunday night. The audience could obviously confirm Ewald’s feeling, which...

Viewings of cardboard sculptures making different gestures and performing various actions

Art theory and practice students show off art in Kresge Hall showcase

November 7, 2023

With apple cider and donuts in hand, Northwestern community members filed into the bottom floor of Kresge Hall to enjoy an arts showcase by art theory and practice students on Wednesday. At the open...

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