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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

Five actors pose animatedly in front of black backdrop with white boxes drawn on. Balloons and other props are visible in the background.

Neo-Futurist performance group TBD tells the truth in unique ways

March 2, 2022

Emotional whiplash and utter honesty is what TBD, a Neo-Futurist-inspired performance group, promises its audience. Since 2015, TBD has held a quarterly mainstage show along with occasional special...

NU Declassified: When SURG meets showtunes

NU Declassified: When SURG meets showtunes

November 1, 2021

This summer, three Northwestern Communication students used grant funding to write a musical, “Home for the Summer.” The show is based off of their experiences as queer students from small towns...

Three people stand on stage, hugging and smiling. Behind them are more people dancing in front of a brick background.

Captured: Arts Alliance’s ‘Godspell’ takes center stage in Shanley Pavilion

October 8, 2021

Arts Alliance is putting on “Godspell” this weekend, Oct. 8 to 9. As in-person theatre returns, Shanley Pavilion will be filled with song and dance once more, with live audiences gearing up for the...

Waa-Mu’s 89th Zoom production “State of the Art.” 2020-21 members are currently preparing for this May’s show.

The Waa-Mu team plans for 90th annual show

October 14, 2020

Amid the uncertainty of a global pandemic, The Waa-Mu Show, Northwestern University’s musical written, arranged and produced by students, is charging toward its 90th annual show this May. “I'm...

Students performed a musical about Hans Christian Andersen at Wirtz Center for the Peforming Arts last July.

Theatre students, professors explore online acting classes

April 23, 2020

It can be difficult to imagine NU theatre alum Julia Louis-Dreyfus preparing for her parts over Zoom, but that’s been the reality for students taking acting classes. Theatre students have had to...

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