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

The Daily Northwestern


Dean E. Patrick Johnson on left, Heather Headley on the right, background contains purple paint splotches.

School of Communication hosts Dialogue with the Dean featuring actress Heather Headley

February 16, 2022

School of Communication Dean E. Patrick Johnson hosted a Dialogue with the Dean Tuesday featuring former Northwestern attendee Heather Headley, winner of a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.  Johnson...

 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...

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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...

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