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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


Greg Berlanti (Communication ’94) has been instrumental in the development of several shows adapted from DC Comics. The Northwestern alumnus credited his college experience for shaping his skills as a writer, director and producer.

Northwestern alumnus Greg Berlanti powers through Hollywood, from teen dramas to comic universes

November 16, 2016

A&E Greg Berlanti — best known as the showrunner of shows such as “Arrow” and “The Flash” — always wanted to fly. “In my mind, when I was five or six or seven, I thought, ‘Oh, someday...

Kate Shindle (Communication ‘99) returns to Chicago with the national tour of the hit musical “Fun Home.” Shindle stars as Alison, the first lesbian protagonist in a Broadway musical.

NU alumna Kate Shindle tours country with Broadway production of ‘Fun Home’

October 26, 2016

A&E Stardom was not on Kate Shindle’s agenda while she attended Northwestern. Although she was single-minded in pursuing a full-time career in professional theater, Shindle (Communication ‘99)...

Heather Headley

Northwestern alumna Heather Headley replaces Jennifer Hudson in Broadway’s ‘The Color Purple’

May 12, 2016

A&E After more than a decade away from Broadway, Heather Headley is back. But rather than being calm and collected about replacing Oscar-winning singer Jennifer Hudson in the musical “The Color...

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,...

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