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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

Chris Jones poses with his book “Rise Up!” at a Bookends & Beginnings event. Jones’ book charts works of American theatre that have influenced present-day society like “Hamilton.”

Chris Jones, author of ‘Rise Up!,’ says ‘Hamilton’ musical ‘entered the zeitgeist of a nation’

February 27, 2019

“Hamilton” may be the most successful work of theatre he has ever known, said Chris Jones, the Chicago Tribune chief theater critic. In his opinion, no other Broadway show has “entered the zeitgeist...

The company of “Les Misérables” performs “Master of
the House” with J. Anthony Crane as Thénardier and Allison Guinn as Madame Thénardier.

National tour of ‘Les Misérables’ arrives in Chicago, features NU alumni

October 4, 2017

A&E Anthony Crane (Communication ’93) said he remembered seeing the Broadway production of “Les Misérables” for the first time as a teenager. Some 30 years later, he now has a very different...

Alex Weisman.

Northwestern alum cast in ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ on Broadway

October 4, 2017

A&E After Inauguration Day, Alex Weisman (Communication ’10) needed an escape. To brighten his day, Weisman picked up a copy of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” returning to the...

Students rehearse for an upcoming production of “Stick Fly.” The play will begin this Friday and will explore issues of race and privilege.

Northwestern alum’s renowned play “Stick Fly” to premiere on campus

May 10, 2017

After a Broadway run in 2011, “Stick Fly” will premiere at Northwestern this weekend in Josephine Louis Theater. Put on by The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, the show aims...

Lyric Opera singers rehearse for the upcoming production of “My Fair Lady.” Two Northwestern alumni and an NU professor will perform in the musical.

Lyric Opera recreates Parisian version of musical ‘My Fair Lady’

April 26, 2017

A&E The Lyric Opera of Chicago will re-create a Parisian version of the timeless Broadway musical “My Fair Lady,” a large-scale production that includes a chorus of more than 50 singers. “My...

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