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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


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The 92nd annual Waa-Mu Show takes audience through a whirlwind of love stories with “Romance en Route”

May 4, 2023

Love is in the air at Cahn Auditorium.  The 92nd annual Waa-Mu Show, “Romance en Route,” is a romantic comedy musical following six characters’ interwoven experiences of love and heartbreak all...

Illustration in which the spotlight is focused on a white individual, while multiple non-white individuals are left out of focus.

Students and faculty address lack of racial diversity in Northwestern theatre, discuss potential solutions to challenges

November 7, 2022

Communication junior Alondra Rios was worried about the audition process for Arts Alliance at Northwestern University’s production of “In the Heights.” As the production’s director, she feared...

Two people stand in an art studio-themed set with red lighting and chairs in the background.

Painting the town red: Wirtz Student Performance Projects will present ‘Red’ this weekend

October 13, 2022

The mammoth 8-by-7 foot and 2-inch Rothko replica displayed hues of maroon and cranberry, a rectangle within a rectangle propped up on the edge of a red-lit set. Was it a door? A window?  “What does...

Two people talk in a stage office while three people eavesdrop outside.

The 91st annual Waa-Mu Show returned to the mainstage with ‘kooky’ comedy ‘A Peculiar Inheritance’

April 29, 2022

The 91st Annual Waa-Mu Show will return to in-person performances for the first time in two years this weekend, debuting “A Peculiar Inheritance,” which will run from April 29 to May 8 in Cahn...

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Annual Waa-Mu Show brings student-written musicals to the stage

January 18, 2022

More than 100 students work to put together the largest student-written musical in the country each year, the Waa-Mu Show. The Waa-Mu Show will soon celebrate its 91st year in production with the murder...

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Madeline Oberle