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

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A sign reading, “The 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. shows of ‘Assassins’ have been canceled,” stands in front of an auditorium’s closed doors.

Student body weighs impact to Black community, controversy over racial slur as Lovers & Madmen cancels final ‘Assassins’ shows

March 3, 2025

Content warning: This article discusses racism and the use of the N-word.  The Northwestern student body erupted into public discussion regarding the use of the N-word in Lovers & Madmen’s production...

Actors wearing blue jackets talk and face each other.

Mee-Ow Show kills with ‘Knives Mee-Owt’

March 3, 2025

Before the quarter’s final Mee-Ow Show Saturday, Communication senior and co-Director Brenden Dahl warned audience members sitting on the Shanley Pavilion floor that they were in a “splash zone.”  “Knives...

A group of actors smile while saluting in white costumes.

Lovers & Madmen promises a killer show with ‘Assassins’

February 28, 2025

Lovers & Madmen brings America’s most infamous criminals to life this weekend with “Assassins.” The Tony Award-winning musical chronicles the story behind America’s presidential assassins and...

Actors sing on stage under purple undertones with the words, “The Waa-Mu Show.”

The Waa-Mu Show to return with four musicals among other changes to NU’s longest theatrical tradition

February 24, 2025

The Waa-Mu Show, Northwestern’s student-written musical and oldest theatrical tradition, was just that for 92 years — one musical. Last year, it became a trilogy.  And this year’s “Arch Madness,”...

A person dramatically raises their arms, wearing a fur coat and crown of flowers.

Wirtz’s ‘February House’ brings 1940s Brooklyn bohemian brownstone to life

February 23, 2025

The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts’ production “February House” invites audiences into a brownstone for two and half hours, whisking viewers away to an artsy corner of 1940s...

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