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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


Sheldon Harnick.

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ lyricist, alumnus Sheldon Harnick still active in theater world at 91

March 2, 2016

A&E As a child, Sheldon Harnick wrote comedic poems that were published in his grammar school’s newspaper. Now, two Tony Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, and two Grammy’s later, Harnick, 91, continues...

Q&A: Prof. Matt Hawkins directs Sondheim musical that addresses gender, social stereotypes

February 11, 2016

A&E “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” a Stephen Sondheim musical that originally premiered on Broadway in 1962, will open Friday at Northwestern’s Ethel M. Barber Theatre. Traditional...

Zach Piser (Communication ‘15) performs in Sit & Spin’s  2012 production of “The Wiz.” Piser will make his Broadway debut in “Wicked” on Feb. 2.

Recent Northwestern graduate cast in ‘Wicked’ on Broadway

January 28, 2016

A&E Performing in a Northwestern production of “Into the Woods” in August 2015, Zach Piser (Communication ‘15) had no clue that in a short six months, he would be standing on a much more acclaimed...

Brian d’Arcy James.

Spotlight on ‘Spotlight’: Brian d’Arcy James’ Broadway odyssey arrives in Hollywood

January 14, 2016

A&E At a community production of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” nine-year-old Brian d’Arcy James got to thinking. The Saginaw, Michigan, native wondered what it was like to be an actor,...

Q&A: How Communication senior Cassie Bowers dressed the cast of ‘Titanic’

January 22, 2015

The Daily sat down with the costume designer for The Dolphin Show, Communication senior Cassie Bowers, to talk about her work to dress the cast of "Titanic" on stage, despite the challenges. On the...

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