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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


 Heather Headley is the 2020 Alumnae Award recipient. The Tony award winning actress has credits in Broadway's "The Lion King" and "Aida" as well as Netflix's "Sweet Magnolias."

Meet this year’s NU Alumnae of the Year Award recipient: Tony award winner Heather Headley

October 28, 2020

Heather Headley left her junior year at Northwestern fully expecting to return the following September. That year, she made her Broadway debut instead. Headley’s credits include “Ragtime,” “The...

Curtis Moore (leftmost) and Thomas Mizer (rightmost) with LeRoy McClain and members of the cast of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

Northwestern alumni Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore nominated for Emmy for original song from “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

September 23, 2020

In the first episode of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” season three, 1960s jazz singer Shy Baldwin, portrayed by LeRoy McClain, sings “One Less Angel” to a crowd of army officers who are joyously...

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...

The new Broadway show "Hamilton" in previews at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City.

Northwestern music alumnus part of ‘Hamilton’ success since the start

March 1, 2017

When Stephen Colbert asked the crowd during the 2016 Kennedy Center Honors if “anyone (can) get me tickets to ‘Hamilton,’” crew member Ian Weinberger said he truly realized he was part of a Broadway...

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