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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


“La La Land,” produced by a team including NU alum Jordan Horowitz, is a romantic musical centered on a jazz musician and an aspiring actress. The movie has resonated widely with audiences, earning about $135 million in domestic box office sales.

City of Stars: Producer Jordan Horowitz rises to new heights with ‘La La Land’ fame

February 23, 2017

Jordan Horowitz’s first memory of his stint in the Northwestern film scene was portraying a high school agent who helped students find dates for the prom. Now, Horowitz, 36, (Communication ’02)...

Performers rehearse for the upcoming production of “Body Awareness.” Lipstick Theatre’s female-centric winter show opens Thursday in Shanley Pavilion.

Lipstick Theatre show discusses personal implications of politics

January 26, 2017

Rather than tackling a single politicized theme, Lipstick Theatre’s winter show considers a range of topics, including queerness, disability, neurodiversity and representation in art, said producer Lindsey...

Vertigo Productions’ fall mainstage production opens Thursday night in Shanley Pavilion. “The Queens” features two actresses portraying a pair of lionesses trapped in a cage and left to starve.

Upcoming Vertigo production deals with issues of mortality

October 26, 2016

A&E Shanley Pavilion will transform into a zoo cage this weekend, where two trapped lionesses will face their looming mortality. “The Queens,” an original play written by Communication senior...

Performers rehearse for the Spectrum Theatre Company’s fall mainstage production. “NSFW” opens Oct. 20 in Shanley Pavilion.

‘NSFW’ aims to open up dialogue about female objectification in the media

October 19, 2016

A&E When she picked up the script for “NSFW,” director Isabel Perry said she never imagined how relevant it would become. Amid preparation for the show, the Washington Post leaked footage from...

Performers rehearse for the upcoming production of “Grounded.” The Jewish Theatre Ensemble’s fall mainstage production opens Thursday in Shanley Pavilion.

‘Grounded’ focuses on female empowerment, human empathy

October 12, 2016

A&E In The Jewish Theatre Ensemble’s fall mainstage production, all it takes is a single performer and a plexiglass box to tell a story about drone warfare, female empowerment, mental health and...

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