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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


Northwestern alumnus Alan Schmuckler wins Kleban Prize for lyricist work

Northwestern alumnus Alan Schmuckler wins Kleban Prize for lyricist work

January 25, 2018

Alan Schmuckler’s first foray into songwriting began in high school. Using clunky Windows 95 software in his basement, Schmuckler began to write ditties and parody lyrics that were not meant to be shared...

Cast members of “Atlantic: A Scottish Story” perform a showstopper at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland.

Musical project immerses Northwestern student actors into Scottish theater scene

October 4, 2017

A&E Communication senior Reed Lancaster hails from England, attends college in the U.S. and, over the summer, played a Scot. As Quinn in “Atlantic: A Scottish Story,” one of two musicals produced...

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)...

Adhana Reid (center) and theater prof. Melissa Foster (right) speak during a panel on diversity and inclusion in the Waa-Mu show at Harris Hall last month. The panelists said theater productions on campus should cast actors of color in non-stereotypical roles and represent the American population more accurately.

In Focus: A New Waa-Mu

November 21, 2016

During “Gold,” the 84th Waa-Mu Show, Communication senior Adhana Reid found herself on stage, singing a song she never felt comfortable with. "There were a number of microaggressive things that...

Northwestern students work with Broadway-level professionals in new musicals produced by the American Music Theatre Project.

Students collaborate with Broadway-level professionals on new sports musical

November 9, 2016

A&E In the American Music Theatre Project’s upcoming staged reading, theater and sports will meet to tell the story of one of the most renowned sports figures of the 20th century. “Rockne”...

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