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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


Stephen Colbert (Communication ’86) is hosting “A Starry Night” Saturday, a gala show as part of programming for the School of Communication’s CommFest weekend celebration.

Northwestern alumni reunite for a one-night celebration of School of Communication’s star-studded legacy

April 17, 2018

In the fall, Anthony Forchielli and his fellow MFA design students were posed with a challenge: turn the brand-new Ryan Fieldhouse into a glimmering theater worthy of some of the biggest stars in Northwestern...

Letter to the Editor: American Music Theatre Project’s operations, selection processes raise concerns

February 4, 2018

New musicals chosen for Northwestern University’s American Music Theatre Project workshops are presumably selected from America's developing theatre world. However, under current artistic director David...

Amanda Jane Cooper (left) and Jackie Burns star in Broadway’s “Wicked.” For the second year in a row, Northwestern ranked seventh in Playbill’s list of the most represented colleges on the Broadway stage.

Northwestern theater education leads Wildcats to Broadway success

December 11, 2017

Open any Broadway playbill right now and there’s a decent chance you’ll find a Wildcat’s name somewhere inside. For the second year in a row, Northwestern ranked seventh in Playbill’s list of...

Abbott Hall on Northwestern’s Chicago campus. The downtown space will house a new center for graduate theater programs, including the MFA in acting that is planned to be in place by 2019.

School of Communication to create master’s program in acting

October 22, 2017

When Barbara O’Keefe started as the dean of Northwestern’s School of Communication in 2000, she said creating a Master of Fine Arts program in acting was part of her first strategic plan. The School...

Communication Prof. David Bell work with students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Bell's American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern is teaming up with RCS to perform two musicals this August.

Former Waa-Mu Show writers reunited by musical project for Scotland’s Edinburgh Festival

June 21, 2017

A&E Since graduating from Northwestern, former Waa-Mu Show writers Desiree Staples, Ryan Bernsten and Christopher Anselmo had taken their careers in separate directions. Staples (Communication ’14)...

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